It was stated in the first film's commentary that there were no plans for a sequel, but due to the first film's impressive box-office performance, earning $347.5 million worldwide, a sequel was given the go-ahead in 2005. It took just 38 days of release for the sequel to out-gross the original.
The film premiered in New York City on December 13, 2007 and was first released in Korea and Taiwan on December 19, 2007. It was then released in Australia and the Middle East on December 20, 2007. The film opened in the United States, Canada, Japan, Spain, and Italy on December 21, 2007. It was released in Germany and The Netherlands on January 24, 2008 and in the United Kingdom and Denmark on February 8, 2008.
| Directed by | Jon Turteltaub Jerry Bruckheimer (uncredited) |
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| Produced by | Jon Turteltaub Jerry Bruckheimer |
| Screenplay by | Marianne Wibberley Cormac Wibberley |
| Story by | Gregory Poirier Marianne Wibberley Cormac Wibberley Terry Rossio Ted Elliott |
| Starring | Nicolas Cage Jon Voight Harvey Keitel Ed Harris Diane Kruger Justin Bartha Bruce Greenwood Helen Mirren |
| Music by | Trevor Rabin |
| Cinematography | John Schwartzman Amir Mokri |
| Editing by | William Goldenberg David Rennie |
| Studio | Walt Disney Pictures Jerry Bruckheimer Films Junction Entertainment Saturn Films |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 21, 2007 |
| Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $130 million |
| Box office | $457,364,600 |
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