Smurfs 2

The Smurfs 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Raja Gosnell
Produced by	Jordan Kerner
Screenplay by	J. David Stem David N. Weiss Jay Scherick David Ronn Karey Kirkpatrick
Story by	J. David Stem David N. Weiss Jay Scherick David Ronn
Based on	The Smurfs by Peyo
Starring	Hank Azaria Neil Patrick Harris Brendan Gleeson Jayma Mays Jonathan Winters Katy Perry Christina Ricci J. B. Smoove Anton Yelchin George Lopez John Oliver
Narrated by	Tom Kane
Music by	Heitor Pereira
Cinematography	Phil Meheux
Edited by	Sabrina Plisco
Production company	Sony Pictures Animation Kerner Entertainment Company
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	July 31, 2013 (2013-07-31)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$105 million
Box office	$347.5 million

The Smurfs 2 is a 2013 American 3D live-action/computer-animated comedy film and a sequel to the 2011 film The Smurfs. It is loosely based on The Smurfs comic-book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo. It is the second and final installment of a projected duology, produced by Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film is directed by Raja Gosnell, who helmed the first, with all the main cast returning. New cast members include Christina Ricci and J. B. Smoove as members of the Naughties, and Brendan Gleeson as Patrick Winslow's stepfather. The film was released on July 31, 2013 and is dedicated to Jonathan Winters, who voiced Papa Smurf and died on April 11, 2013.

Its gross of $347 million was seen by Sony as a disappointment, which Box Office Mojo labelled as "an unprecedented drop for a closely-timed family sequel" and attributed to the negative reception of the first film and to the strong competition coming from another family sequel Despicable Me 2.

In preparation for her birthday celebration, the Smurfs read the story of Smurfette, how she was created by Gargamel to destroy them, only for Papa Smurf to rescue her and turn her fully into a Smurf. Meanwhile, she is having nightmares about reverting to her original form and betraying her fellow Smurfs by turning them over to Gargamel. The Smurfs are preparing a surprise party, but as Smurfette tries to find out what her fellow Smurfs are planning, none of them are saying a word. She takes this to mean that everyone has forgotten her birthday.