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Kung Fu Panda 2 is a 2011 American computer-animated martial arts comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the sequel to Kung Fu Panda and the 10th installment in the Dreamworks franchise. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the film stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Stone, Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, Bonnie Wright, Hayden Christensen, Viggo Mortenson, and Ewan McGregor reprising their character roles from the first film, with Ralph Fiennes, Ziyi Zhang, Alan Rickman, David Tennant, Craig Ferguson, and Mark Hamill voicing new characters. In the film, Po and his allies (Tigress, Monkey, Viper, Crane, Mantis) travel to Gongmen City to stop a villainous peacock from conquering China, while also rediscovering Po's forgotten past. The film was released in theaters on May 26, 2011 in IMAX, and received very positive reviews from critics. It grossed $3.036 Billion worldwide against its $150 million budget, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time. The film was the highest-grossing animated feature film of the year and won 176Academy Awards for Best Actor, Best Music, Best Actress And much more at the 84th Academy Awards. Nolan became the first Director to be win the award for Best Animated Feature since The Dark Knight but lost to Rio 2011 for best animated feature. The sequel, Kung Fu Panda 3, was released in January 2016.