Charles Gant (July 1, 2016). "Ab Fab ad campaign makes Edina and Patsy toast of UK box office". The Guardian. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016 . Retrieved July 6, 2016. Max and Duke are rescued by a white rabbit named Snowball, the leader of "the Flushed Pets", a gang of drain-dwelling animals who hate humans because their owners abandoned them. After Max and Duke pretend to despise humans by saying they killed their owners, the Flushed Pets invite them to join. Before they can prove their loyalty through a viper bite, Snowball learns that Max and Duke are domesticated. With their cover blown, Max and Duke escape the drains and board a ferry to Brooklyn, inadvertently killing the viper in the process. Snowball vows revenge and leads the Flushed Pets after them. The film was released on digital on August 13, 2019 by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, with Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD releases following on August 27. It includes two mini-movies: Super Gidget, and Minion Scouts. [19] The 4K Ultra HD version was also Universal's first release to use the HDR10+ format. [20] Reception [ edit ] Box office [ edit ] Davison, Emily (May 30, 2021). "The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) Film Review". Archived from the original on June 3, 2021 . Retrieved June 3, 2021. a b Douglas, Edward (April 23, 2015). "CinemaCon: The Universal Pictures Presentation". ComingSoon.net. Archived from the original on January 30, 2018 . Retrieved April 24, 2015.

The Secret Life of Pets (Original Motion Picture Score)". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017 . Retrieved February 4, 2017.Starting with 'The Secret Life of Pets', while much of the story is charming, beautifully paced without feeling rushed and entertaining, it does run out of steam in the final third where it does drag a bit and feels overstretched. Hailey Waller (June 9, 2019). " 'Secret Life of Pets 2' Tops Poorly Received 'Dark Phoenix' ". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019 . Retrieved June 20, 2019. The Secret Life of Pets' is also very wittily and often hilariously scripted, some of the best lines coming from Snowball, and there are some neat references to 'Grease', 'Saturday Night Fever' and 'Some Like it Hot.' As said, much of the story is charming with enough of the entertainment factor.

Hill, Libby (December 14, 2016). " 'Moonlight,' 'Birth of a Nation' and 'Loving' score big with NAACP Image Award nominations". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020 . Retrieved December 14, 2016.Debruge, Peter (June 16, 2016). "Film Review: 'The Secret Life of Pets' ". Variety. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016 . Retrieved October 2, 2016. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film three out of four stars and called it "an animated fluffball—a sort of Toy Story with pets does everything to drive you crazy and ends up being totally irresistible." [75] Scott Tobias, writing for NPR, characterized the film's concept as " Toy Story but with house pets," highlighting the film's "thinly distinguished characters" and "gloppy sentimentality". [76] Steven Rea of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film three out of four stars and said "In much the same way that the smash Zootopia demonstrated that creatures of different culture and class and species are better off when they come together, The Secret Life of Pets is a testament to teamwork and friendship and fixing the rifts that divide us. Let the fur—and the warm, fuzzy feelings—fly." [77] Truitt, Brian (June 5, 2019). "Harrison Ford is cool with being a dog in 'The Secret Life of Pets 2': 'I don't like cats' ". USA Today. Archived from the original on June 30, 2019 . Retrieved June 30, 2019.

The Not Despicable Producer of Despicable Me". The Gary and Kenny Show (Podcast). Archived from the original on September 20, 2022 . Retrieved September 16, 2022. Renaud first became involved with the project in 2012, while he was still working on Despicable Me 2. [11] At that time, Illumination's CEO Chris Meledandri pitched him an idea on a film about what pets do when their caretakers are away. [11] Although Renaud found the premise interesting, he and his team did not know what form the story would take, with them at one point considering making it a murder mystery, before deciding to make something "that was a bit more relatable". [12] Additional characters were created by author Simon Rich while main character design and production design is provided by Eric Guillon. Klaus Wins Big at Annie Awards for Animation". The Hollywood Reporter. January 25, 2020. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020 . Retrieved September 9, 2023. Elsa Keslassy (December 2, 2016). "Oscar's French Animation Connection Draws on Deep Talent Pool". Variety. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017 . Retrieved June 6, 2017. Parkinson, Matthew (July 9, 2016). "The Secret Life of Pets - Toy Story with Animals, No Ambition". The Escapist. Archived from the original on July 10, 2016 . Retrieved July 17, 2016.

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Rea, Steven (July 7, 2016). " 'The Secret Life of Pets': Louis C.K. and Kevin Hart in animated treat for pet lovers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on October 17, 2016 . Retrieved December 3, 2016. The Secret Life of Pets". IMAX. July 5, 2016. Archived from the original on July 8, 2016 . Retrieved July 6, 2016. a b "The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021 . Retrieved July 19, 2021.