Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced byClark Spencer
Starring
Cinematography
  • Nathan Detroit Warner (layout)
  • Brian Leach (lighting)
Edited byJeremy Milton
Music byHenry Jackman
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • November 5, 2018 (2018-11-05) (El Capitan Theatre)
  • November 21, 2018 (2018-11-21) (United States)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$175 million
Box office$529.3 million

Ralph Breaks the Internet is a 2018 American animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. The film was directed by Rich Moore and Phil Johnston and written by Johnston and Pamela Ribon. John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, and Ed O'Neill reprise their character roles from the first film, with Gal Gadot, Taraji P. Henson, and Alfred Molina joining the cast. Alan Tudyk also returns, voicing a different character. The sequel to Wreck-It Ralph (2012), the film follows Ralph and Vanellope von Schweetz as they travel to the internet to get a replacement for the Sugar Rush cabinet's broken steering wheel and prevent Mr. Litwak from disposing of the game.

Discussions about a sequel to Wreck-It Ralph began in September 2012, and the new installment went through three different scripts before the filmmakers settled on the final plot. When the film was officially announced in June 2016, most of the original cast confirmed they had signed on, with new cast members added in 2018. The film's title of Ralph Breaks the Internet was announced in March 2017.

Ralph Breaks the Internet premiered in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on November 5, 2018, and was released in the United States on November 21. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $529 million worldwide against a $175 million budget. It was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 91st Academy Awards, 76th Golden Globe Awards, 46th Annie Awards, and 24th Critics' Choice Awards.