Daddy 's Home 2 - Wikipedia Daddy 's Home 2 This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 November 2017. Daddy 's Home 2 Theatrical release poster Directed by Sean Anders Produced by Will Ferrell Adam McKay Chris Henchy John Morris Screenplay by Sean Anders John Morris Based on Characters by Brian Burns Starring Will Ferrell Mark Wahlberg Linda Cardellini John Cena John Lithgow Mel Gibson Music by Michael Andrews Cinematography Julio Macat Edited by Brad Wilhite Production companies Gary Sanchez Productions Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date November 5, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 05 ) ( Regency Village Theater ) November 10, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 10 ) ( United States ) Running time 100 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $69 million Box office $87.7 million Daddy 's Home 2 is a 2017 American Christmas comedy film directed by Sean Anders and written by Anders and John Morris. It stars Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, John Cena, John Lithgow, and Mel Gibson. It is a sequel to Daddy 's Home ( 2015 ). Unlike its predecessor, Red Granite Pictures was not involved in the film 's production. The plot follows Brad and Dusty ( Ferrell and Wahlberg ), now co-parenting Dusty 's kids, who have to deal with their own fathers ( Lithgow and Gibson ) visiting for the holidays. Principal photography on the film began in Massachusetts in March 2017. It was released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on November 10, 2017, received generally unfavorable reviews and has grossed $73 million worldwide. Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Filming 4 Release 4.1 Box office 4.2 Critical response 5 References 6 External links Synopsis This article needs an improved plot summary. ( November 2017 ) Following the events of the first film, Brad and Dusty ( Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg ) must deal with their intrusive fathers, Don and Kurt ( John Lithgow and Mel Gibson ) during the holidays, along with Dusty 's conflict with his stepchild 's biological father, Roger ( John Cena ). Cast Will Ferrell as Brad Whitaker, Don 's son, Sara 's husband, Dylan and Megan 's stepfather, and Griffy 's father Mark Wahlberg as Dusty Mayron, Kurt 's son, Sara 's ex-husband, Karen 's husband, Dylan and Megan 's father and Adrianna 's stepfather Linda Cardellini as Sara Whitaker, Brad 's wife, Dusty 's ex-wife, mother of Dylan, Megan, and Griffy John Cena as Roger, Karen 's ex-husband, and Adrianna 's father John Lithgow as Don Whitaker, Brad 's father, Sara 's father in law, Dylan and Megan 's step grandfather, and Griffy 's grandfather Mel Gibson as Kurt Mayron, Dusty 's father, Sara 's ex-father in law, Karen 's father in law, Dylan and Megan 's grandfather, and Adrianna 's stepgrandfather Scarlett Estevez as Megan Mayron, Dusty and Sara 's daughter, Dylan and Griffy 's sister, Brad 's stepdaughter, and Adrianna 's stepsister Owen Vaccaro as Dylan Mayron, Dusty and Sara 's son, Megan and Griffy 's brother, Brad 's stepson, and Adrianna 's stepbrother Alessandra Ambrosio as Karen Mayron, Dusty 's wife, Adrianna 's mother, and Dylan and Megan 's stepmother Didi Costine as Adrianna, Dusty 's stepdaughter, Karen and Roger 's daughter, and Dylan and Megan 's stepsister Chesley Sullenberger as Brad 's stepfather Production In April 2016, the sequel was announced, with Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg reprising their roles, Sean Anders and John Morris writing the script, and Anders directing. In January 2017, it was reported that Mel Gibson and John Lithgow were being sought to play the main characters ' fathers in the film. The two were later confirmed to star, along with Linda Cardellini, John Cena, Owen Vaccaro and Scarlett Estevez, reprising their roles. Filming Principal photography began on March 20, 2017. Scenes were filmed in Concord, Massachusetts, Framingham, Massachusetts, and Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Release The film was released on November 10, 2017. Box office As of November 26, 2017, Daddy 's Home 2 has grossed $72.7 million in the United States and Canada, and $15 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $87.7 million, against a production budget of $69 million. In the United States and Canada, Daddy 's Home 2 opened alongside Murder on the Orient Express, and was projected to gross around $20 million from 3,575 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $10.7 million on its first day, including $1.5 million from Thursday night previews at 2,500 theaters, up from the $1.2 million made by the first film. It went on to debut to $30 million, finishing second at the box office, behind holdover Thor : Ragnarok ( $57 million ). In its second weekend the film made $14.4 million ( a drop of 51.3 % ), finishing 4th behind Justice League, Wonder and Thor : Ragnarok. Critical response On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 18 % based on 67 reviews, with an average rating of 3.9 / 10. The site 's critical consensus reads, `` A formulaic comedy that 's unlikely to spread much yuletide merriment, Daddy 's Home 2 can only muster a few stray yuks from its talented cast. '' On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film holds a weighted average score of 30 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating `` generally unfavorable reviews ''. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` A -- '' on an A+ to F scale, up from the `` B + '' earned by the first film. Alonso Duralde of TheWrap was critical of what he described as the film 's sloppiness and laziness, saying, `` Director Sean Anders and his co-writer John Morris execute what are supposed to be the laughs with blunt force. The jokes announce themselves with heavy footsteps, and almost none of them land, stranding a talented cast with terrible material that they 're straining to sell. '' Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun - Times gave the film 1 out of 4 stars, saying : `` After enduring last week 's lousy and lazy A Bad Moms Christmas, I would have bet it would be many a year before we 'd see another holiday comedy more sour and cynical and profoundly unfunny. I sit corrected. '' Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com gave the film 2.5 out of 4 stars, writing, `` I found the sequel better than the original -- the writing sharper, the jokes fresher and smarter, the comic interaction between the lead characters consistently engaging. I mentioned this to my incredulous wife, who said, ' So you 're saying it 's the Godfather, Part 2 of the Daddy 's Home series '. '' References Jump up ^ `` Daddy 's Home 2 ''. AMC Theatres. Retrieved October 22, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Daddy 's Home 2 ( 2017 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 26, 2017. Jump up ^ Fleming, Mike, Jr. ( April 22, 2016 ). `` Will Ferrell & Mark Wahlberg Set ' Daddy 's Home ' Sequel At Paramount ''. Deadline. Retrieved March 20, 2017. Jump up ^ Fleming, Mike, Jr. ( January 30, 2017 ). `` Mel Gibson, John Lithgow Circling ' Daddy 's Home ' Sequel ''. Deadline. Retrieved January 30, 2017. Jump up ^ Kroll, Justin ( February 15, 2017 ). `` Mel Gibson and John Lithgow Join ' Daddy 's Home ' Sequel ''. Variety. Retrieved March 20, 2017. Jump up ^ Fleming Jr, Mike ( March 10, 2017 ). `` John Cena Back For ' Daddy 's Home 2 ' ''. Deadline. Retrieved November 17, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Daddy 's Home 2 '' ( PDF ). Directors Guild of America. Retrieved March 20, 2017. Jump up ^ Lee, Ashley ( February 1, 2017 ). `` Paramount Sets ' Daddy 's Home 2 ' for November Release ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 2, 2017. Jump up ^ Anthony D'Alessandro ( October 25, 2017 ). `` ' Thor ' Rocks On With $10.8 M Tuesday ; Will Continue To Strike Lightning In Second Weekend With $60 M ''. ^ Jump up to : Anthony D'Alessandro ( November 11, 2017 ). `` ' Daddy 's Home 2 ' Higher Than ' The Orient Express ' In A ' Ragnarok ' - Ruled Weekend -- Early Sunday AM Update ''. Retrieved November 11, 2017. Jump up ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony ( November 19, 2017 ). `` ' Justice League ' Encounters Kryptonite At The B.O. With $96 M Opening : Why The DC Movie Weakened -- Sunday AM Update ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved November 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Daddy 's Home 2 ( 2017 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved November 22, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Daddy 's Home 2 reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved November 22, 2017. Jump up ^ Alonso Duralde ( November 9, 2017 ). `` ' Daddy 's Home 2 ' Film Review : Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell Listlessly Pack This Stocking With Coal ''. TheWrap. Retrieved November 9, 2017. Jump up ^ Roeper, Richard ( November 9, 2017 ). `` In ' Daddy 's Home 2 ' universe, no one acts human and no one is funny ''. Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved November 10, 2017. Jump up ^ Glenn Kenny ( November 10, 2017 ). `` ' Daddy 's Home 2 ' ''. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved November 11, 2017. External links Daddy 's Home 2 on IMDb Films directed by Sean Anders Never Been Thawed ( 2005 ) Sex Drive ( 2008 ) That 's My Boy ( 2012 ) Horrible Bosses 2 ( 2014 ) Daddy 's Home ( 2015 ) Daddy 's Home 2 ( 2017 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daddy%27s_Home_2&oldid=812230883 '' Categories : 2017 films English - language films 2010s comedy films American Christmas films American comedy films American films American sequel films Films about dysfunctional families Films directed by Sean Anders Films shot in Massachusetts Gary Sanchez Productions films Paramount Pictures films Screenplays by Adam McKay Hidden categories : Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from November 2017 All Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention Articles using small message boxes Articles containing potentially dated statements from November 2017 All articles containing potentially dated statements Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch فارسی Français Հայերեն Italiano Magyar Русский Türkçe Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 26 November 2017, at 19 : 35. 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Question: who is roger in daddy's home 2
Answer: John Cena