A Quiet Place: Part II

***A Quiet Place: Part II*** is a 2020 American horror film written and directed by John Krasinski. It is the sequel to *A Quiet Place* (2018).

## Storyline

### Plot

Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats lurking beyond the sand path.

### Genres

* Drama
* Horror
* Sci-Fi
* Thriller

### Motion Picture Rating

* **M** (Australia)
* **14** (Brazil)
* **14A** (Canada)
* **15** (Denmark)
* **K-16** (Finland)
* **16** (Germany)
* **13+** (Indonesia)
* **15A** (Ireland) (theatrical rating)
* **15** (Ireland) (video rating)
* **T** (Italy)
* **G** (Japan)
* **B** (Mexico)
* **16** (Netherlands)
* **M** (New Zealand)
* **15** (Norway)
* **M/14** (Portugal)
* **PG13** (Singapore)
* **15** (South Korea)
* **12** (Spain)
* **16** (Switzerland)
* **R-12** (Taiwan)
* **15** (UK)
* **PG-13** (USA)
* **C16** (Vietnam)

## Images

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## Cast and Crew

### Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)

* Scott Beck (characters)
* John Krasinski (written by)
* Bryan Woods (characters)

### Cast

* Emily Blunt - Evelyn Abbott
* Millicent Simmonds - Regan Abbott
* Noah Jupe - Marcus Abbott
* Cillian Murphy - Emmett
* Djimon Hounsou

### Producers

* Michael Bay (producer)
* Andrew Form (producer)
* Brad Fuller (producer) (as Bradley Fuller)
* John Krasinski (executive producer)
* Allyson Seeger (executive producer)

## Details

### Release Dates

* March 8, 2020 (New York City, New York) (premiere)
* May 20, 2021 (New Zealand)
* May 26, 2021 (Indonesia)
* May 26, 2021 (Iceland)
* May 27, 2021 (Australia)
* May 27, 2021 (Portugal)
* May 28, 2021 (Canada)
* May 28, 2021 (China)
* May 28, 2021 (India)
* May 28, 2021 (Lithuania)
* May 28, 2021 (Norway)
* May 28, 2021 (USA)
* June 3, 2021 (UK)
* June 3, 2021 (Ireland)
* June 3, 2021 (Russia)
* June 4, 2021 (Poland)
* June 4, 2021 (Turkey)
* June 10, 2021 (Czech Republic)
* June 10, 2021 (Hong Kong)
* June 10, 2021 (Mexico)
* June 10, 2021 (Saudi Arabia)
* June 10, 2021 (Singapore)
* June 10, 2021 (Slovakia)
* June 11, 2021 (Finland)
* June 11, 2021 (Sweden)
* June 16, 2021 (Spain)
* June 16, 2021 (France)
* June 16, 2021 (South Korea)
* June 17, 2021 (Brazil)
* June 18, 2021 (Japan)
* June 24, 2021 (Germany)
* June 24, 2021 (Italy)
* June 24, 2021 (Netherlands)
* July 1, 2021 (Denmark)
* September 17, 2021 (Argentina)
* September 17, 2021 (Bulgaria)

### Trailer Release Dates

* Trailer 1 - January 1, 2020
* Trailer 2 - February 24, 2020
* Trailer 3 - May 6, 2021

### Home Media Release Dates

* July 27, 2021 (USA) (DVD)
* July 27, 2021 (USA) (Blu-Ray)
* July 27, 2021 (USA) (4K UHD Blu-Ray)
* August 30, 2021 (UK) (DVD)
* August 30, 2021 (UK) (Blu-Ray)
* August 30, 2021 (UK) (4K UHD Blu-Ray)

## Release

### Overview

*A Quiet Place: Part II* had its world premiere at the Lincoln Center in New York City on March 8, 2020. Paramount Pictures plans to release the film in theaters on May 28, 2021. The studio will also release the film on Paramount+ 45 days after its theatrical release.

Originally set for March 20, 2020, the film's release was then postponed to September 4, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Without a streaming service from 2020 to early 2021, Paramount auctioned off multiple upcoming feature films but decided to keep *A Quiet Place: Part II*. The change to April 23, 2021 was the studio's second postponement, and the change to September 2021 was the third postponement. After the postponements, it was moved earlier in the year to May 28, 2021.

Prior to the March 2020 plans, Paramount had initially planned to release the film on May 15, 2020.

### Initial postponement

The studio initially planned to release the film in theaters globally starting on March 18, 2020, before it delayed the film's release due to the pandemic. Paramount had already spent around 60% of its budget for global prints and advertising, and *Deadline Hollywood* wrote that the film's delay was "truly a shocker" because the P&A expense seemed to indicate that rescheduling was not an option. Director John Krasinski said he wanted moviegoers to see the film together and that with the pandemic, it was not the right time to provide that experience. *A Quiet Place: Part II* is among the majority of theatrical releases not changing to a streaming release. CNBC wrote that in particular, the film and *In the Heights* were considered films best experienced with a crowd.

The film was initially scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom and Australia on March 19, 2020, and in the United States and Canada, including Dolby Cinema and IMAX, on March 20, 2020. Paramount initially stated on March 6 that it would not reschedule the film in response to the pandemic, but on March 12, the studio pulled the film from release worldwide with the intent of scheduling it later in the year. In April 2020, it announced the release date of September 4, 2020. The September release date would have been the start of the US holiday weekend Labor Day Weekend. *Deadline Hollywood* wrote at the time that the weekend is "summer [box office's] finale" and "typically the deadest period ever for moviegoing" but that the studio anticipated pent-up demand after pandemic fears subside.

### Second and third postponements

In July 2020, Paramount changed the film's release date from September 4, 2020 to April 23, 2021. At the time of announcement, movie theaters in the United States and Canada had been closed for nearly four months, and the pandemic was continuing to spread across the United States. The second postponement followed other studios' decisions at the time to indefinitely delay the Warner Bros. film *Tenet* and the Disney film *Mulan*. *Variety* reported, "While those films had been long positioned to help revive moviegoing, sources say that Paramount did not want 'A Quiet Place 2' to stay on Labor Day weekend and have the pressure of being the first new movie out of the gate during the pandemic."

In January 2021, Paramount postponed the film's release from April 23, 2021 to September 17, 2021. At the time of postponement, COVID-19 infections had surged in the United States in recent months. Variety wrote of the circumstances in the United States and Canada, "Around 65% of movie theaters remain closed, and cinemas that have stayed open have struggled to sell tickets." The postponement followed other studios' postponements of their films, such as *No Time to Die*, *Ghostbusters: Afterlife*, *Morbius*, *Cinderella*, and *The King's Man*. On the September 2021 release date, *A Quiet Place: Part II* would have been scheduled to open against *Death on the Nile*, *The Boss Baby: Family Business*, and *The Man from Toronto*. On March 4, John Krasinski announced on Twitter that the film's release date had been moved up earlier to May 28, 2021, on the Memorial Day weekend in the United States.

### Streaming service

In February 2021, Paramount announced that *A Quiet Place: Part II* would become available on its streaming service Paramount+ 45 days after its theatrical release. *Deadline Hollywood* reported that it was "a clear sign that Paramount is committed to theatrical, but still open to the future of streaming". Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, movie theater operators sought for films to be theatrically released for 90 days before being released on home media. As a result of the pandemic, Warner Bros. released its 2021 films on HBO Max on the same day as in theaters, and Universal Pictures made its films available on video-on-demand 17 days after their theatrical releases. *Variety* reported, "Paramount's strategy may be received the most favorably among film exhibitors," with *A Quiet Place: Part II* among Paramount's tentpole films having the 45-day frame and its other titles having a 30-day frame.

### Move-up

On March 4, 2021, director John Krasinski announced that release date would be moved earlier from September 17, 2021 to May 28, 2021, which is the start of Memorial Day weekend in the United States. Earlier in the day of announcement, Universal Pictures had postponed the action film *F9* from Memorial Day weekend to June 25, 2021. *Deadline Hollywood* reported that Paramount was encouraged by theaters reopening in New York City starting the weekend of March 5, 2021 and by plans for theaters in Los Angeles to also reopen in the near future.

## Reception

### Box office

*A Quiet Place: Part II* grossed $225,800,713 worldwide on a $61 million budget.

### Critical response

The film has a 7.7 rating on IMDb and a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

## Company Credits

### Production Companies

* Buffalo FilmWorks
* Paramount Pictures
* Platinum Dunes
* Sunday Night

### Distributors

* Paramount Pictures (2021) (USA) (theatrical)
* Eagle Pictures (2021) (Italy) (theatrical)
* Paramount Pictures (2021) (Germany) (theatrical)
* Paramount Pictures (2021) (France) (theatrical)
* Paramount Pictures (2021) (UK) (theatrical)
* United International Pictures (2021) (Argentina) (theatrical)
* United International Pictures (2021) (Singapore) (theatrical)
* Universal Pictures (2021) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
* Paramount Home Media Distribution (2021) (USA) (DVD)
* Paramount Home Media Distribution (2021) (USA) (Blu-Ray)
* Paramount Home Media Distribution (2021) (USA) (4K UHD Blu-Ray)
* Paramount Home Media Distribution (2021) (UK) (DVD)
* Paramount Home Media Distribution (2021) (UK) (Blu-Ray)
* Paramount Home Media Distribution (2021) (UK) (4K UHD Blu-Ray)

### Special Effects

* Industrial Light and Magic (visual effects and animation by)