Madagascar 2 Reviews

- Release date: November 7, 2008
- Directors: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
- Producers: Mireille Soria, Mark Swift
- Distributors: DreamWorks Animation and Paramount Pictures
- Tagline: "The crate escape"
- MPAA rating: PG
- Run time: 94 minutes

Madagascar 2, the sequel to the 2005 animated film Madagascar, opens in U.S. theaters on November 7, 2008. It features the original Central Park Zoo animals, who jet off to Africa to explore their roots. They ultimately miss their home and begin to wonder if their lives were better in New York City.
Prior to the U.S. premiere, the movie received three out of four positive critics' reviews on the Rotten Tomatoes website.
Madagascar Fast Facts
1. Madagascar earned $532.7-million worldwideNational Post: Madagascar Cast Returns... (November 1, 2008)
2. Rotten Tomatoes: 55%
3. Biggest opening day ever for an American film in RussiaFOXNews: DreamWorks Animation's Madagascar ... (October 31, 2008)
4. Biggest film opening ever in the UkraineFOXNews: DreamWorks Animation's Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Moves It, Moves It to Russia and Ukraine (October 31, 2008)
Reviews
- "These numbers are confirmation of the worldwide popularity of the characters from the original film and the strength of the storytelling in the sequel. We are looking forward with enthusiasm to its worldwide release and domestic opening on November 7th."—Jeffrey Katzenberg, Chief Executive Officer of DreamWorks Animation
Cast Information
- Ben Stiller as Alex the Lion
- Quinn Dempsey Stiller as Baby Alex
- Chris Rock as Marty the Zebra
- Thomas Stanley as Baby Marty
- Jada Pinkett-Smith as Gloria the Hippopotamus
- Willow Smith as Baby Gloria
- David Schwimmer as Melman the Giraffe
- Zachary Gordon as Baby Melman
- Cedric the Entertainer as Maurice the Aye-aye
- Andy Richter as Mort the Goodman's Mouse Lemur
- Sacha Baron Cohen as Julien the Ring-Tailed Lemur
- Sherri Shepherd as Florrie, Alex's mom
- Alec Baldwin as Makunga, Zuba's main rival
- will.i.am as Moto Moto