Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Director: Jeff Nichols
Writer: John Malone & Chad Taylor
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jovan Adepo, Taron Egerton, Vera Farmiga, Harris Dickinson, Liv Tyler, Kelsey Asbille
Budget: $161,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $223,991,034
Foreign Box Office: $299,777,877
Total Profit: $78,500,232
Reaction: A pretty sharp drop off at the box office from the first film in the series. While that may appear worrisome on paper, it did not take us at the studio by surprise. The film had an unprecedented amount of cast turnover, with only Chiwetel Ejiofor (and Russell Crowe in video footage form) returning from the first film. Thankfully the film still turned in a pretty impressive profit (and cost a little less due to lower talent costs).
"The world building on display is truly remarkable. Easily the best film since Avatar at building its alien world and characters with such rich details and personal touches." - Perry Manson, CinemaBlend.com
"Director Jeff Nichols and writers Malone and Taylor have crafted a grand sci-fi film in terms of both scale and quality. Like the first Scion film, this one raises complicated moral and ethical questions its characters must answer - with some fun action and intrigue in between." - Jeff Stockton, The Roundup
"While Scion 2 is definitely a unique sci-fi/fantasy story, it really feels like the title should be 'Scion 2 Part 1' with how incomplete the story feels in the end. Phoebe is still no closer to saving the human species, and the film ends on a cliffhanger." - Mark Plainsview, ReelViews
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