Pitch Perfect 3 | |
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Directed by | Trish Sie |
Screenplay by | |
Story by | Kay Cannon |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | Matthew Clark |
Edited by |
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Music by | Christopher Lennertz |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures [1] |
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Running time | 93 minutes [2] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $45 million [3] |
Box office | $185.4 million [3] |
Pitch Perfect 3 is a 2017 American musical comedy film directed by Trish Sie and written by Kay Cannon and Mike White. A sequel to Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), the film is the third and final installment in the Pitch Perfect trilogy.
It features Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Hana Mae Lee, Ester Dean, Chrissie Fit, Alexis Knapp, Kelly Jakle, Shelley Regner, John Michael Higgins, and Elizabeth Banks reprising their roles from previous installments, joined by John Lithgow, DJ Khaled, Ruby Rose, Matt Lanter, and Guy Burnet. The film follows the Bellas, now graduated from college, reuniting for one final performance together during an overseas USO tour.
Principal photography on the film began in January 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia, and ended in April 2017. The film was released in the United States on December 22, 2017, and received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics (unlike its predecessors) but grossed $185.4 million worldwide against its $45 million budget. [4] [5] It became the second-highest grossing musical comedy film of all time, behind its predecessor. [6]
Three years after their final competition, the original Bellas have graduated from Barden University, but they all hate their jobs. Beca and Amy, whose relationships ended some time after the competition, are now roommates along with Chloe in New York City. They're invited alongside the remaining original Bellas by Emily, now a senior and leader of the current Barden Bellas, to an event under the impression they will be performing there, only to discover they are merely guests. Disappointed, they reconvene at a bar and express how much they miss performing with each other. Aubrey convinces them to join a USO tour headlined by DJ Khaled, hoping her father will finally watch her perform. As Stacie is eight months pregnant and unable to tour, Emily takes her place.
The Bellas land at a base in Rota, Spain, greeted by liaison soldiers Chicago and Zeke. They also meet the other three bands on the tour, which use musical instruments, making the Bellas feel out of place. Chloe begins to fall for Chicago. Fat Amy learns that Fergus, her estranged father (who is also a ruthless international crime lord), has found her at their hotel. The Bellas are invited to a party at DJ Khaled's suite, where Beca develops a friendship with DJ Khaled's music producer Theo, who is impressed when she easily produces a mix of her own singing on Khaled's editing equipment. Moments later, the party is thrown into chaos when Aubrey accidentally starts a fire. Meanwhile, Amy sneaks off to a poker tournament, which is revealed to be a ruse by Fergus in order to get back into Amy's life, which she agrees to after believing he has changed.
While the Bellas are recovering from ruining DJ Khaled's party, Stacie calls to inform them that she has given birth to a girl, whom she'd named Bella. The news inspires the group to continue performing, a decision which is met with acclaim from their crowds. Fergus and Amy gradually make up, until he accidentally reveals that he is only trying to acquire her US$190 million offshore account created by Amy's mother, causing Amy to disown her father. Meanwhile, DJ Khaled asks Beca to open for him without the other Bellas. Beca declines the offer and returns to her room, and doesn't tell the group she was asked.
The Bellas (without Beca and Amy) are abducted and taken aboard Fergus' yacht, as an attempt to manipulate Amy. When she and Beca learn of the kidnapping, they sneak onboard. Beca distracts Fergus by leading the Bellas in a performance of "Toxic", while Amy sets up and detonates a bomb. The Bellas escape the yacht, and Fergus is later arrested. After the Bellas are rescued by the military, Amy reveals DJ Khaled's proposition to Beca to the others. They encourage her to take the chance, agreeing that it is time to move on with their lives. They know they will stay connected to each other as a family. At the USO's final performance, Beca opens for DJ Khaled, then brings the Bellas onstage to sing their final performance – "Freedom! '90".
Gail and John, the public announcers when the Bellas originally competed, have filmed a Bella documentary, only to be appalled when John realizes they didn't record the Bellas' final performance. Now the Bellas' lives are improving: Amy uses her new bankroll for tributes to singers named Amy; Aubrey works as a birthing coach; Flo's juice cart becomes an international brand; Chloe gets into vet school; Cynthia-Rose enlists in the USAF flight school; Emily returns to Barden and to her songwriting; Lilly reveals that she was quiet because she was possessed by Satan, the bomb snapped her out of it, and her real name is Esther, and starts a relationship with DJ Dragon Nutz; Aubrey reconnects with her father; Chloe and Chicago become an item; Beca is now Theo's boss.
Additionally, Trinidad James appears as Young Sparrow, D.J. Looney appears as DJ Dragon Nutz, Whiskey Shivers appears as the group Saddle Up, Troy Ian Hall appears as Zeke, Moisés Arias appears as Pimp-Lo, Jessica Chaffin appears as Evan, and Michael Rose appears as Aubrey's Father.
On April 11, 2015, a month before the release of the second film, it was announced that Rebel Wilson would return for a third film, although she stated that she did not know if Anna Kendrick or other cast members would also reprise their roles. She added that she would be "up for a Fat Amy spin-off". [7] Director and producer of the second film Elizabeth Banks acknowledged the possibility of a third film during promotion of Pitch Perfect 2, saying, "it would be disingenuous to say that no one’s talking about a Pitch Perfect 3; the possibility of it." [8]
On June 10, 2015, a third film was officially confirmed, and Kay Cannon was set to return to write the script. [9] On June 15, 2015, it was announced that Kendrick and Wilson would both reprise their roles, [10] and on July 28, 2015, Brittany Snow signed on to return as well. Paul Brooks again produced for Gold Circle Films, along with Banks and Max Handelman for Brownstone Productions. [11] On October 27, 2015, Banks was officially announced to return as director for the film, though she exited in that capacity on June 3, 2016. [12] [13] On September 1, 2016, Trish Sie was confirmed to direct the film. [14] On December 13, 2016, it was reported that Ruby Rose was in talks to join the cast, while Anna Camp signed on to return for the sequel. [15] [16] Cannon wrote the script with later drafts by Mike White and Dana Fox; White would eventually receive screenwriting credits alongside Cannon. [15] On January 5, 2017, a table read occurred, with Ester Dean, Hana Mae Lee, Chrissie Fit, Kelley Jakle, and Shelley Regner also being confirmed to reprise their roles, [17] and singer Andy Allo joining as Charity, a rival in a group opposing the Bellas. [18] While it was revealed by vocal director Deke Sharon that Alexis Knapp would return; on February 6, she posted a photo on Instagram, confirming her return, and was on set the following day, filming a short cameo performance. [19] [20]
Principal photography on the film began on January 5, 2017, and took place in Atlanta, Georgia, Cádiz, Spain and Nice, France, wrapping on April 3, 2017. [21] [22] [23]
The closing credits included outtakes, rehearsals and behind the scenes footage of the actresses spending time together during production of all three films in the series. [24]
Pitch Perfect 3 was initially scheduled for release on July 21, and then August 4, 2017.[ citation needed ] It had its world premiere in Sydney, Australia, on November 30, 2017, [25] and was released in the United States on December 22, 2017. [26]
Pitch Perfect 3 grossed $104.9 million in the United States and Canada and $80.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $185.4 million, against a production budget of $45 million. [3]
In the United States and Canada, Pitch Perfect 3 was released alongside the openings of Downsizing and Father Figures , as well as the wide expansions of The Shape of Water and Darkest Hour , and was projected to gross $27–35 million from 3,447 theaters in its opening weekend. [27] [28] The film took in $2.1 million from Thursday night previews, about half of the $4.6 million earned by its predecessor. Over the three-day weekend, which included Christmas Eve, it grossed $19.9 million (down nearly 70% from the second film's $69.2 million debut), finishing third at the box office, behind Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle . It grossed an additional $6.5 million on Christmas Day, for a four-day total of $26.4 million. [29] It dropped 15% the following weekend, grossing $16.8 million, and a total of $21.7 million over the four-day New Year's frame. [30]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 28% based on 150 reviews and an average rating of 4.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Pitch Perfect 3 strains to recapture the magic that helped the original spawn a franchise, but ends up sending this increasingly unnecessary trilogy out on a low note." [31] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 40 out of 100 based on 35 critics. [32] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, the same score earned by its predecessor. [29]
Owen Gleiberman of Variety praised the cast and said, "The new film doesn't add anything revolutionary to the Pitch Perfect formula. It still sounds like we're in middle-period Glee written by someone who finds Ryan Murphy too solemn. But as directed by Trish Sie, the movie is bubbly, it's fast, it's hella synthetic-clever, and it's an avid showcase for the personalities of its stars." [33]
Frank Scheck for The Hollywood Reporter wrote "... what started out as a charmingly offbeat comic premise has inevitably degenerated into the sort of crass commercialism that probably would make the Bellas themselves turn up their noses." [1]
Pitch Perfect 3 won Anna Kendrick the Choice Comedy Movie Actress award at the 2018 Teen Choice Awards and nominations for Hailee Steinfeld and Rebel Wilson also for Choice Comedy Movie Actress as well as the film being nominated for Choice Comedy Movie. [34]
The official soundtrack was released on December 15, 2017. [35]
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "Universal Fanfare" | The Bellas | 0:38 |
2. | "Toxic" | The Bellas | 3:21 |
3. | "Sit Still, Look Pretty" | The New Barden Bellas | 3:06 |
4. | "Riff Off (Get the Party Started / Shut Up and Dance / Ignition (Remix) / Let Me Ride / Fly Away / One More Night / Call Me / Love Me Harder / If I Were a Boy / Zombie / Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) / Grenade / Human / Wake Me Up)" | The Bellas, Evermoist, Saddle Up, Young Sparrow and DJ Dragon Nutz, Soldiers | 4:48 |
5. | "You Got It" | Young Sparrow and DJ Dragon Nutz | 3:16 |
6. | "Ex's & Oh's" | Saddle Up | 2:49 |
7. | "How a Heart Unbreaks" | Evermoist | 3:44 |
8. | "Cheap Thrills" | The Bellas | 3:40 |
9. | "I Don't Like It, I Love It" | The Bellas | 3:59 |
10. | "Cake by the Ocean" | The Bellas | 3:14 |
11. | "Freedom! '90" | The Bellas | 5:16 |
12. | "Soy Yo" | Bomba Estéreo | 2:41 |
13. | "Boom Boom" (featuring Zedd) | Iggy Azalea | 3:08 |
14. | "Tribe" | Kim Viera | 3:09 |
15. | "Score Suite from Pitch Perfect 3" | Christopher Lennertz | 3:47 |
16. | "Silent Night" (featuring 80Fitz) | Hana Mae Lee | 1:50 |
17. | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | Kelley Jakle & Shelley Regner | 2:52 |
18. | "Feliz Navidad" | Chrissie Fit | 2:37 |
19. | "Freedom! '90 x Cups" | The Bellas & The Voice US Season 13 Top 12 Contestants | 2:28 |
Total length: | 1:00:07 [36] [37] |
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "Universal Fanfare" | The Bellas | 0:38 |
2. | "Toxic" | The Bellas | 3:21 |
3. | "Sit Still, Look Pretty" | The New Barden Bellas | 3:06 |
4. | "Riff Off (Get the Party Started / Shut Up and Dance / Ignition (Remix) / Let Me Ride / Fly Away / One More Night / Call Me / Love Me Harder / If I Were a Boy / Zombie / Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) / Grenade / Human / Wake Me Up)" | The Bellas, Evermoist, Saddle Up, Young Sparrow and DJ Dragon Nutz, Soldiers | 4:48 |
5. | "You Got It" | Young Sparrow and DJ Dragon Nutz | 3:16 |
6. | "Ex's & Oh's" | Saddle Up | 2:49 |
7. | "How a Heart Unbreaks" | Evermoist | 3:44 |
8. | "Cheap Thrills" | The Bellas | 3:40 |
9. | "I Don't Like It, I Love It" | The Bellas | 3:59 |
10. | "Cake by the Ocean" | The Bellas | 3:14 |
11. | "Freedom! '90" | The Bellas | 5:16 |
12. | "Soy Yo" | Bomba Estéreo | 2:41 |
13. | "Boom Boom" (featuring Zedd) | Iggy Azalea | 3:08 |
14. | "Tribe" | Kim Viera | 3:09 |
15. | "Score Suite from Pitch Perfect 3" | Christopher Lennertz | 3:47 |
16. | "Bend Over (Stand Up)" | Anna Kendrick & Moisés Arias | 0:46 |
17. | "Elle me dit" | MIKA | 3:39 |
18. | "All Stars" | Martin Solveig & ALMA | 2:50 |
19. | "Came Here for Love" | Sigala & Ella Eyre | 3:23 |
20. | "Freedom! '90 x Cups" | The Bellas & The Voice US Season 13 Top 12 Contestants | 2:28 |
21. | "Don’t Speak x Hard For Me to Say I’m Sorry" | Rebel Wilson & John Lithgow | 2:24 |
22. | "Pitch Perfect Franchise Medley (Cups / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Flashlight / Crazy Youngsters / Sit Still, Look Pretty)" | Todrick Hall | 4:05 |
Total length: | 1:09:55 [38] [39] |
When asked about a sequel to Pitch Perfect 3, director Trish Sie said in December 2017, "Of course that's above my pay grade and I have no idea and am not the one making the decisions but as far as I am concerned, I would see these movies on and on and on until they start sucking. I think whether it's these women in the next stage of life or it's a new group of women going through these things, I think there are endless ways to chart the course of the girls' lives and a woman's life." [40]
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