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'''''Ralph Breaks the Internet''''' is a 2018 American computer-animated ] produced by ] and distributed by ]. The ], it is the sequel to the 2012 film '']''. Directed by ] and ] (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Johnston and ], produced by ], and ] by ], ], and ],{{efn|Lasseter acted as the film's executive producer until June 2018 (five months before the film's release), when he left Disney.<ref name="Barnes">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/08/pixar-co-founder-john-lasseter-to-leave-disney-after-missteps.html|title=Pixar co-founder to leave Disney after 'missteps'|last=Barnes|first=Brooks|date=June 8, 2018|work=]|access-date=June 9, 2018|archive-date=June 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610011948/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/08/pixar-co-founder-john-lasseter-to-leave-disney-after-missteps.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Lee took his place as chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios and as executive producer.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/pete-docter-jennifer-lee-lead-pixar-disney-animation-1121432 | title = Pete Docter, Jennifer Lee to Lead Pixar, Disney Animation | first = Borys | last = Kit | date = June 19, 2018 | access-date = June 19, 2018 | work = ] | archive-date = June 19, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180619210131/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/pete-docter-jennifer-lee-lead-pixar-disney-animation-1121432 | url-status = live }}</ref> The two ultimately received a jointed executive producer credit, along with Williams.<ref name=PressKit/>}} the film stars the voices of ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. '''''Ralph Breaks the Internet''''' is a 2018 American animated ] produced by ] and released by ]. It is the ] to the 2012 film '']''. The film was directed by ] and ] (in his feature directorial debut), and produced by ], from a screenplay written by Johnston and ], and a story by Moore, Johnston, Ribon, ], and ]. ], ], and ] served as the film's executive producers.{{efn|Lasseter acted as the film's executive producer until November 2017 (one year before the film's release), when he took a sabbatical from Disney.<ref name="Barnes">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/business/media/john-lasseter-leaves-disney.html|title=Pixar Co-Founder to Leave Disney After 'Missteps'|last=Barnes|first=Brooks|date=June 8, 2018|website=]|access-date=March 30, 2021|archive-date=March 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330040642/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/business/media/john-lasseter-leaves-disney.html|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}</ref> Lee was already another executive producer on the film,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Morotta|first1=Jenna|title='Ralph Breaks the Internet' Producer on Disney's Delayed Release|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/john-c-reilly-sarah-silverman-disney-premiere-ralph-breaks-internet-1158614/|date=November 6, 2018|website=]|access-date=July 12, 2021}}</ref> and eventually took his place as chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios in June 2018.<ref name="Barnes"/> Both were ultimately credited as executive producer, along with Williams.<ref name="BFI" />}} ], ], ], ], and ] reprise their character roles from the first film, and are joined by ], ], and ] as part of the new cast, as well as ], who voiced a new character in this film. In the film, Ralph (Reilly) and Vanellope von Schweetz (Silverman) must travel to the Internet to get a replacement for the ''Sugar Rush'' cabinet's broken steering wheel and prevent Mr. Litwak (O'Neill) from disposing of the game.


The first discussions about a sequel to ''Wreck-It Ralph'' began in October 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 as ''Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2'', much of the original cast confirmed they had signed on, with new cast members added in 2018.<ref name="ProductionNotes">{{cite web|url=http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/RalphBreaksTheInternet/writen-material/RalphBreaksTheInternet5bdce3d7655f6.pdf|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet – Production Notes|website=wdsmediafile.com|publisher=Walt Disney Studios|access-date=December 14, 2018|archive-date=April 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415172920/http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/RalphBreaksTheInternet/writen-material/RalphBreaksTheInternet5bdce3d7655f6.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Celestino|first=Mike|title=Interview: "Ralph Breaks the Internet" directors Phil Johnston, Rich Moore, producer Clark Spencer on Disney sequel|url=https://insidethemagic.net/2018/09/interview-ralph-breaks-the-internet-directors-phil-johnston-rich-moore-producer-clark-spencer-on-disney-sequel/|work=Inside the Magic|access-date=December 16, 2018|date=September 20, 2018|archive-date=December 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217062718/https://insidethemagic.net/2018/09/interview-ralph-breaks-the-internet-directors-phil-johnston-rich-moore-producer-clark-spencer-on-disney-sequel/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is Walt Disney Animation Studios' first animated film sequel to be created by the original film's writing and directing team and is the first sequel from the studio since '']''.<ref name="ProductionNotes"/><!-- This source states Fantasia 2000 and not Winnie the Pooh. Consensus is to use this source and use Fantasia 2000, so please don't change it to Winnie the Pooh without discussing on the talk page and using a different reliable source. --> The first 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 as ''Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2'', much of the original cast confirmed they had signed on, with new cast members added in 2018.<ref name="ProductionNotes">{{cite web|url=http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/RalphBreaksTheInternet/writen-material/RalphBreaksTheInternet5bdce3d7655f6.pdf|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet – Production Notes|publisher=]|access-date=December 14, 2018|archive-date=April 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415172920/http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/RalphBreaksTheInternet/writen-material/RalphBreaksTheInternet5bdce3d7655f6.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is Walt Disney Animation Studios' first computer-animated film sequel and is the first sequel from the studio to be created by the original film's creative team.<ref name="ProductionNotes"/><!-- Better to just leave out mention of ''Fantasia 2000'' and ''Winnie the Pooh'' since it does not even matter which came first. The production notes source should stay to support the rest of the sentence, but the debate over the last sequel is best left out of this particular article.-->


''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' premiered in Los Angeles on November 5, 2018, and was released in the United States on November 21. The film grossed over $530 million worldwide and received mostly positive reviews from critics, who called it a "worthy successor" and praised the animation, humor, characters, and plot, as well as the vocal performances of Reilly and Silverman.<ref>{{cite web|last=Foreman|first=Alison|title=Critics give 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' a big thumbs up|url=https://mashable.com/article/ralph-breaks-the-internet-review-roundup.amp|access-date=November 14, 2018|work=]|date=November 14, 2018|archive-date=November 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115030701/https://mashable.com/article/ralph-breaks-the-internet-review-roundup.amp|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Campbell|first=Christopher|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet First Reviews: A Hilarious, Heartwarming Sequel|url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/ralph-breaks-the-internet-first-reviews/|publisher=]|access-date=November 28, 2018|date=November 14, 2018|archive-date=November 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118235235/http://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/ralph-breaks-the-internet-first-reviews/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the ], ], and ], losing all three to '']''. ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' premiered in ], on November 5, 2018, and was released in the United States on November 21. The film grossed over $529.3 million worldwide against its $175 million budget and received generally positive reviews from critics. The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the ], ], ], and ], losing all four awards to '']''.


==Plot== ==Plot==
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Six years after the events of ], Wreck-It Ralph and Vanellope von Schweetz have stayed best friends, hanging out after work in Litwak's Arcade. Ralph is content with their life, but Vanellope longs for excitement and expresses how bored she has become of ''Sugar Rush''{{'s}} predictability. One night, Ralph sneaks into her game and makes a new track for her. The next day, when Vanellope fights the arcade player's control to test the track, the cabinet's steering wheel breaks. As the company that made ''Sugar Rush'' is defunct, and the cost of a replacement wheel on ] is too high, Litwak decides to scrap ''Sugar Rush'' and unplugs the game, leaving its citizens homeless, including a crestfallen Vanellope. Six years after the events of ], Ralph and Vanellope have stayed best friends, hanging out after work in Litwak Arcade. Ralph is content with their life, but Vanellope longs for excitement and expresses how bored she has become of ''Sugar Rush''{{'s}} predictability. To please her, Ralph sneaks into her game and makes a secret road. The next day, when Vanellope fights the arcade player's control to test the track, the cabinet's steering wheel breaks. As the company that made ''Sugar Rush'' is defunct, and the cost of a replacement wheel on ] is too high, Litwak decides to scrap ''Sugar Rush'' and unplugs the game, leaving its citizens homeless. The Surge Protector finds homes for all ''Sugar Rush''{{'s}} citizens as a short-term measure as they figure out how to save the game, with Felix and Calhoun adopting the racers. Remembering eBay, Ralph and Vanellope travel through Litwak's new ] to the ], a place where websites are represented as buildings in a sprawling city, ]s represent users, and ]s are people.


The search engine KnowsMore directs them to eBay, where they win the auction for the steering wheel by unintentionally spiking the price to {{USD|27,001}} only to find they have just 24 hours to raise the funds, or they will lose the bid and the wheel. On the way out, they run into ] salesman J.&nbsp;P. Spamley, who ] and offers them a lucrative job of stealing a car from Shank, the lead character in the popular racing-centered ] ''Slaughter Race''. They steal Shank's car, but she stops them before they can leave the game with it. Suggesting another way to make money on the Internet, she proceeds to make a ] of Ralph and uploads it to video-sharing site BuzzzTube. She directs them to BuzzzTube's head ], Yesss, who capitalizes on Ralph's video popularity. They decide to make more videos, which will earn them the money for the wheel if they attract enough ]. Vanellope offers to help advertise the videos, and Ralph has Yesss send her to Oh My Disney. There, while being chased by ]s for unauthorized advertising, Vanellope befriends the ]es, being encouraged by them to discuss her sense of un-fulfillment and reaching an epiphany in the form of an ] on the subject. Ralph makes enough money to buy the wheel but finds Vanellope talking with Shank, overhearing how she wants to stay in ''Slaughter Race'', having felt at home there due to its relative novelty and unpredictability compared to ''Sugar Rush''.
With Fix-It Felix and Tamora Jean Calhoun's help, the Surge Protector finds homes for all ''Sugar Rush''{{'s}} citizens as a short-term measure as they figure out how to save the game. Remembering eBay, Ralph and Vanellope travel to the Internet, a place where websites are buildings in a sprawling city, ]s represent users, and ]s are people, via Litwak's new ].


Worried about losing his friend forever, Ralph asks Spamley for a way to draw Vanellope out of the game and is brought to the ] vendor Double Dan, who provides Ralph with a ], Arthur, that feeds off ] and replicates them. When Ralph unleashes Arthur into ''Slaughter Race'', it replicates Vanellope's glitch, triggering a server reboot. Ralph, Shank, and the others help Vanellope escape before the game resets. Vanellope blames herself for the crash, but Ralph confesses to her that the crash was actually his fault. Outraged by this reveal, an argument breaks out, culminating in Vanellope throwing away Ralph's cookie medal and running off.
They go to the search engine KnowsMore to find eBay, where they end up winning the auction for the steering wheel by unintentionally spiking the price to {{USD|27,001}}; they have just 24 hours to come up with the funds, or they will forfeit the bid and lose the wheel. On the way out, they run into clickbait salesman J.P. Spamley, who offers them a lucrative job of stealing a car from Shank, the lead character in the popular racing-centered ] ''Slaughter Race''. They steal Shank's car, but she stops them before they can leave the game with it, saying that there are better ways than stealing to make money on the Internet. She proceeds to make a ] of Ralph, and uploads it to video-sharing site BuzzzTube. She directs them to BuzzzTube's head ], Yesss, about earning money for the video. At BuzzzTube, Yesss elates on Ralph's video popularity, and they come up with the idea of making more videos, which will earn them the money for the wheel in no time if given enough views.


A guilt-ridden Ralph finds his now-cracked-in-half medal. In lieu of cyber-insecurities, Arthur copies Ralph's ], and makes dimwitted and emotionally unstable duplicates of Ralph. The clones overrun the Internet in a global ], all chasing after Vanellope to keep her for themselves. Ralph saves her and attempts to lure the clones into a firewall, but they form a giant Ralph monster that seizes them both. Ralph comes to accept that Vanellope can make her own choices, letting go of his insecurities and causing the clones to disappear, and Ralph and Vanellope reconcile. Ralph gives half of the broken medal to Vanellope and they bid each other a heartfelt farewell as Shank has arranged for Vanellope to ] in ''Slaughter Race''.
Vanellope offers to help advertise the videos, and Ralph has Yesss send her to "Oh My Disney". There, while escaping from ]s, Vanellope befriends the ]es, being encouraged by them to discuss her sense of un-fulfillment and reaching a musical epiphany. Ralph makes enough money to buy the wheel but finds Vanellope talking with Shank about staying in ''Slaughter Race'', having felt home there due to its relative novelty and unpredictability compared to ''Sugar Rush''. Worried of losing his friend forever, Ralph asks Spamley for a way to draw Vanellope out of the game and is brought to the ] vendor Double Dan, who provides Ralph with a ], Arthur, that feeds off ] and replicates them. When Ralph unleashes Arthur into ''Slaughter Race'', it replicates Vanellope's glitch, triggering a server reboot. Ralph, Shank and the others help Vanellope escape before the game resets. Vanellope blames herself for the crash, but Ralph confesses to her that the crash was actually his fault. Outraged, Vanellope disowns Ralph and throws away his hero cookie medal.


Back in the arcade, ''Sugar Rush'' is repaired, and Ralph joins the other arcade characters' activities as he stays in touch with Vanellope over video chat, feeling content with his newfound ability to be independent.
A guilt-ridden Ralph finds his now-cracked-in-half medal, Arthur copies Ralph's ] and starts making duplicates of Ralph. The clones overrun the internet in a ], all chasing after Vanellope to keep her for themselves. Ralph saves her and attempts to lure the clones into a firewall, but they form a giant Ralph monster that seizes them both. Ralph comes to accept that Vanellope can make her own choices, letting go of his insecurities. This also causes the giant Ralph monster and the clones to disappear, and Ralph and Vanellope reconcile. Ralph gives half of the broken medal to Vanellope and they bid each other a heartfelt farewell as Shank has arranged for Vanellope to respawn in ''Slaughter Race''. Back in the arcade, ''Sugar Rush'' gets repaired, and Ralph partakes in social activities with the other arcade characters as he stays in touch with Vanellope over video chat, feeling content with his newfound ability to be independent.
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==Voice cast== ==Voice cast==
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* ] as Wreck-It Ralph, a gigantic but soft-hearted man who is the antagonist of the arcade game ''Fix-It Felix Jr.''<ref name=Reilly-confirmed /> * ] as Wreck-It Ralph, a gigantic but soft-hearted man who is the antagonist of the arcade game ''Fix-It Felix Jr.''<ref name=Reilly-confirmed />
* ] as Vanellope von Schweetz, a glitchy racer who is the main character and princess of ''Sugar Rush'' and Ralph's best friend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/sequel-to-wreck-it-ralph-hits-theaters-on-march-9-2018/|title=Sequel to "Wreck-It Ralph" Hits Theaters on March 9, 2018|publisher=]|date=June 30, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823032137/https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/sequel-to-wreck-it-ralph-hits-theaters-on-march-9-2018/|archive-date=August 23, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> * ] as Vanellope von Schweetz, a glitchy racer who is the main character and princess of ''Sugar Rush'' and Ralph's best friend.<ref name="THRCharacters" />
* ] as Shank, a tough and talented NPC racer in ''Slaughter Race''.<ref name="D'Alessandro">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/gal-gadot-buckles-up-for-disneys-ralph-breaks-the-internet-1202443693/ |title=Gal Gadot Buckles Up For Disney's 'Ralph Breaks The Internet' |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=August 10, 2018 |work=] |access-date=August 10, 2018 |archive-date=August 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810173706/https://deadline.com/2018/08/gal-gadot-buckles-up-for-disneys-ralph-breaks-the-internet-1202443693/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * ] as Shank, a tough and talented NPC racer in ''Slaughter Race''.<ref name="D'Alessandro">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/gal-gadot-buckles-up-for-disneys-ralph-breaks-the-internet-1202443693/ |title=Gal Gadot Buckles Up For Disney's 'Ralph Breaks The Internet' |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=August 10, 2018 |work=] |access-date=August 10, 2018 |archive-date=August 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810173706/https://deadline.com/2018/08/gal-gadot-buckles-up-for-disneys-ralph-breaks-the-internet-1202443693/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ] as Yesss, an algorithm that determines the trending videos on BuzzzTube<ref name="USAToday">{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/05/30/exclusive-photos-taraji-p-henson-disney-princesses-wreck-ralph-sequel/652233002/|title=See exclusive first photos of Taraji P. Henson, Disney princesses in 'Wreck-It Ralph 2'|last=Truitt|first=Brian|work=]|date=May 30, 2018|access-date=May 30, 2018|archive-date=May 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530211201/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/05/30/exclusive-photos-taraji-p-henson-disney-princesses-wreck-ralph-sequel/652233002/|url-status=live}}</ref> (a portmanteau of ] and ]).<ref name="CountlessReferences">{{Cite web|last=Hayes|first=Britt|date=November 26, 2018|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-easter-eggs-2/|title='Ralph Breaks the Internet' Easter Eggs and Cameos: Exploring the Countless References to Just About Everything|work=]|access-date=December 3, 2018|archive-date=December 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070535/https://www.slashfilm.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-easter-eggs-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> Parts of her character were modeled after ], as both characters are seen as fashionable.<ref name="gamespot 31t">{{cite web | url = https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/31-things-we-learned-about-ralph-breaks-the-intern/2900-2266 | title = 31 Things We Learned About Ralph Breaks The Internet From A Trip To Disney Animation | first = Michael | last = Rougeau | date = September 20, 2018 | access-date = November 21, 2018 | work = ] | archive-date = January 15, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190115060651/https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/31-things-we-learned-about-ralph-breaks-the-intern/2900-2266/ | url-status = live }}</ref> * ] as Yesss, an algorithm that determines the trending videos on BuzzzTube<ref name="USAToday">{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/05/30/exclusive-photos-taraji-p-henson-disney-princesses-wreck-ralph-sequel/652233002/|title=See exclusive first photos of Taraji P. Henson, Disney princesses in 'Wreck-It Ralph 2'|last=Truitt|first=Brian|work=]|date=May 30, 2018|access-date=May 30, 2018|archive-date=May 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530211201/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/05/30/exclusive-photos-taraji-p-henson-disney-princesses-wreck-ralph-sequel/652233002/|url-status=live}}</ref> (a portmanteau of ] and ]).<ref name="CountlessReferences">{{Cite web|last=Hayes|first=Britt|date=November 26, 2018|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-easter-eggs-2/|title='Ralph Breaks the Internet' Easter Eggs and Cameos: Exploring the Countless References to Just About Everything|work=]|access-date=December 3, 2018|archive-date=December 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070535/https://www.slashfilm.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-easter-eggs-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> Parts of her character were modeled after ], as both characters are seen as fashionable.<ref name="gamespot 31t">{{cite web | url = https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/31-things-we-learned-about-ralph-breaks-the-intern/2900-2266 | title = 31 Things We Learned About Ralph Breaks The Internet From A Trip To Disney Animation | first = Michael | last = Rougeau | date = September 20, 2018 | access-date = November 21, 2018 | work = ] | archive-date = January 15, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190115060651/https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/31-things-we-learned-about-ralph-breaks-the-intern/2900-2266/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
* ] as Felix, a repairman who is the protagonist and playable character of ''Fix-It Felix Jr.'', as well as the husband of Calhoun.<ref name="THRCharacters">{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/ralph-breaks-internet-cast-meet-famous-voice-actors-1077014|title='Ralph Breaks the Internet': Meet the Voices Behind Each Animated Character|last1=Durkan|first1=Deirdre|last2=Carras|first2=Christi|date=November 21, 2018|website=] |access-date=December 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216141743/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/ralph-breaks-internet-cast-meet-famous-voice-actors-1077014|archive-date=December 16, 2020|url-status=live }}</ref> * ] as Fix-It Felix, a repairman who is the protagonist and playable character of ''Fix-It Felix Jr.'', as well as the husband of Calhoun.<ref name="THRCharacters">{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/ralph-breaks-internet-cast-meet-famous-voice-actors-1077014|title='Ralph Breaks the Internet': Meet the Voices Behind Each Animated Character|last1=Durkan|first1=Deirdre|last2=Carras|first2=Christi|date=November 21, 2018|website=] |access-date=December 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216141743/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/ralph-breaks-internet-cast-meet-famous-voice-actors-1077014|archive-date=December 16, 2020|url-status=live }}</ref>
* ] as Sergeant Calhoun, the lead character of ''Hero's Duty'' and Felix's wife.<ref name="THRCharacters" /> * ] as Sergeant Calhoun, the lead character of ''Hero's Duty'' and Felix's wife.<ref name="THRCharacters" />
* ] as KnowsMore, a character representing a search engine of the same name, with an overly aggressive ].<ref name="USAToday"/> The character design was mainly inspired by stylized character designs found in Disney shorts and TV specials done in the mid-1960s by ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://insidethemagic.net/2018/10/yesss-ralph-breaks-the-internet-characters/|title=Interview: Disney's "Ralph Breaks the Internet" team on creating Yesss, Netizens, and other colorful characters|last=Sanza|first=Cristina|work=Inside the Magic|date=October 25, 2018|access-date=April 20, 2019|archive-date=April 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415172959/https://insidethemagic.net/2018/10/yesss-ralph-breaks-the-internet-characters/|url-status=live}}</ref> Tudyk previously voiced King Candy<!--Stop adding "Turbo". It is not relevant.--> in the first film.<ref name="USAToday"/><ref name="SlashFilm">{{cite web |title = Alan Tudyk Will Be Back for 'Frozen 2' and 'Wreck-It Ralph 2', Wants In On Marvel's 'Guardians of the Galaxy' |url = https://www.slashfilm.com/alan-tudyk-frozen-2-wreck-it-ralph-2/ |last=Han |first=Angie |publisher = /Film |date=December 5, 2016 |access-date = December 5, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161206222901/http://www.slashfilm.com/alan-tudyk-frozen-2-wreck-it-ralph-2/ |archive-date = December 6, 2016 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> * ] as KnowsMore, a character representing a search engine of the same name, with an overly aggressive ].<ref name="USAToday"/> The character design was mainly inspired by stylized character designs found in Disney shorts and TV specials done in the mid-1960s by ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://insidethemagic.net/2018/10/yesss-ralph-breaks-the-internet-characters/|title=Interview: Disney's "Ralph Breaks the Internet" team on creating Yesss, Netizens, and other colorful characters|last=Sanza|first=Cristina|work=Inside the Magic|date=October 25, 2018|access-date=April 20, 2019|archive-date=April 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415172959/https://insidethemagic.net/2018/10/yesss-ralph-breaks-the-internet-characters/|url-status=live}}</ref> Tudyk previously voiced King Candy<!--Stop adding "Turbo". It is not relevant.--> in the first film.<ref name="USAToday"/><ref name="SlashFilm">{{cite web |title = Alan Tudyk Will Be Back for 'Frozen 2' and 'Wreck-It Ralph 2', Wants In On Marvel's 'Guardians of the Galaxy' |url = https://www.slashfilm.com/alan-tudyk-frozen-2-wreck-it-ralph-2/ |last=Han |first=Angie |website = ] |date=December 5, 2016 |access-date = December 5, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161206222901/http://www.slashfilm.com/alan-tudyk-frozen-2-wreck-it-ralph-2/ |archive-date = December 6, 2016 |df = mdy-all }}</ref>
* ] as Double Dan, a half-worm virus creator who inhabits the deep web.<ref name="THRCharacters" /> * ] as Double Dan, a half-worm virus creator who inhabits the dark web.<ref name="THRCharacters" />
** Molina also voices Double Dan's conjoined brother Little Dan.<ref name="ScreenRantNewCharacters">{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/wreck-it-ralph-2-voice-cast-character-guide/|title=Wreck-It Ralph 2: New Voice Cast & Character Guide|last=Fuller|first=Becky |date=November 22, 2018 |website=] |access-date=December 16, 2020 |archive-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122195027/https://screenrant.com/wreck-it-ralph-2-voice-cast-character-guide/|url-status=live }}</ref> ** Molina also voices Double Dan's conjoined brother Little Dan.<ref name="ScreenRantNewCharacters">{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/wreck-it-ralph-2-voice-cast-character-guide/|title=Wreck-It Ralph 2: New Voice Cast & Character Guide|last=Fuller|first=Becky |date=November 22, 2018 |website=] |access-date=December 16, 2020 |archive-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122195027/https://screenrant.com/wreck-it-ralph-2-voice-cast-character-guide/|url-status=live }}</ref>
* ] as Mr. Litwak, owner of ''Litwak's Family Fun Center & Arcade''.<ref name="THRCharacters" /> * ] as Mr. Litwak, owner of ''Litwak's Family Fun Center & Arcade''.<ref name="THRCharacters" />


All of the characters in the ] line appear along with ] and ] from '']''.<ref name="DisneyPrincesses">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/07/14/wreck-it-ralph-sequel-star-wars-disney-princesses/|title=Wreck-It Ralph sequel will unite the Disney princesses — and Star Wars!|last=Breznican|first=Anthony|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=July 14, 2017|access-date=July 15, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715013827/http://ew.com/movies/2017/07/14/wreck-it-ralph-sequel-star-wars-disney-princesses/|archive-date=July 15, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="THRCharacters" /> All were voiced by the voice actresses who originated the roles,<ref name="DisneyPrincesses"/> except for ] and ], who were voiced by the voice actresses who currently portray them in Disney Princess material, ] and ], respectively,<ref name="THRCharacters"/> and ], who was voiced by screenwriter ]<ref name="DisneyPrincessScene">{{cite web | url = https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/09/20/ralph-breaks-the-internet-inside-the-disney-princess-scene-everyones-talking-about | title = Ralph Breaks The Internet: Inside The Disney Princess Scene Everyone's Talking About | first = William | last = Bibbiani | date = September 20, 2018 | access-date = September 20, 2018 | work = ] | archive-date = September 20, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180920233606/http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/09/20/ralph-breaks-the-internet-inside-the-disney-princess-scene-everyones-talking-about | url-status = live }}</ref> as opposed to Katherine Von Till.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McGlynn|first=Katla|date=June 16, 2016|title=Meet The Woman Who Speaks For Snow White|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2016/06/114047/snow-white-voice-katherine-von-till|work=]|access-date=July 5, 2019|archive-date=July 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705211438/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2016/06/114047/snow-white-voice-katherine-von-till|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, actress ] reprised her role as ], a role she previously portrayed in the original feature '']''.<ref name="DisneyPrincesses"/> Additionally, Rajah (]'s pet tiger), Meeko (]' pet raccoon), Cinderella's mice (including Jaq and Gus) and her bird companions, and Prince Naveen (in frog form, whom Ralph mistakes for ]) also appear in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hogarty|first=Joe|date=June 10, 2018|title=Breaking Down The "Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2" Trailer|url=https://wdwnt.com/2018/06/breaking-down-the-ralph-breaks-the-internet-wreck-it-ralph-2-trailer/|work=WDW News Today|access-date=July 5, 2019|archive-date=July 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705201407/https://wdwnt.com/2018/06/breaking-down-the-ralph-breaks-the-internet-wreck-it-ralph-2-trailer/|url-status=live}}</ref> The first 12 characters in the ] line appear, along with ] and ] from '']''.<ref name="THRCharacters" /><ref name="DisneyPrincesses">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/07/14/wreck-it-ralph-sequel-star-wars-disney-princesses/|title=Wreck-It Ralph sequel will unite the Disney princesses — and Star Wars!|last=Breznican|first=Anthony|author-link=Anthony Breznican|magazine=]|date=July 14, 2017|access-date=July 15, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715013827/http://ew.com/movies/2017/07/14/wreck-it-ralph-sequel-star-wars-disney-princesses/|archive-date=July 15, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> All but three of the original voice actresses reprised their roles.<ref name="DisneyPrincesses"/> ], ], and ] were voiced by ], ], and ], respectively, as ] and ] had died and ] had retired.<ref name="THRCharacters"/><ref name="DisneyPrincessScene">{{cite web | url = https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/09/20/ralph-breaks-the-internet-inside-the-disney-princess-scene-everyones-talking-about | title = Ralph Breaks The Internet: Inside The Disney Princess Scene Everyone's Talking About | first = William | last = Bibbiani | date = September 20, 2018 | access-date = September 20, 2018 | website = ] | archive-date = September 20, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180920233606/http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/09/20/ralph-breaks-the-internet-inside-the-disney-princess-scene-everyones-talking-about | url-status = live }}</ref> Additionally, Rajah (]'s pet tiger), Meeko (]' pet raccoon), Cinderella's mice (including Jaq and Gus) and her bird companions, and Prince Naveen (in his frog form, whom Ralph mistakes for ]) also appear in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hogarty|first=Joe|date=June 10, 2018|title=Breaking Down The "Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2" Trailer|url=https://wdwnt.com/2018/06/breaking-down-the-ralph-breaks-the-internet-wreck-it-ralph-2-trailer/|work=WDW News Today|access-date=July 5, 2019|archive-date=July 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705201407/https://wdwnt.com/2018/06/breaking-down-the-ralph-breaks-the-internet-wreck-it-ralph-2-trailer/|url-status=live}}</ref>


Several characters from other films and media also cameo with their original or current voice actors, such as ] as ], ] as ], ] as ] from '']'', ] as ] from '']'', ] as ] from the ], and ] as ] from '']''.<ref name="FandangoCast" /> Several characters from other films and media also cameo with their original or current voice actors, such as ] as ], ] as ], ] as ] from '']'', ] as ] from '']'', ] as ] from '']'', ] as ] from the ] and ] as ] from '']''.<ref name="FandangoCast" />


Additionally, ] voices Taffyta Muttonfudge, a racer of ''Sugar Rush'';<ref name="FandangoCast">{{cite web |url=https://www.fandango.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-201129/cast-and-crew|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet Cast and Crew|publisher=]|access-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111213658/https://www.fandango.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-201129/cast-and-crew|archive-date=January 11, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> while ] voices J.P. Spamley, a personification of ] pop-up ads represented as a desperate salesman who can not make a sale;<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yasharoff |first1=Hannah |title=5 ways 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' totally nails online culture |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/11/20/ralph-breaks-internet-5-ways-disney-nails-online-culture/1919120002/ |access-date=November 22, 2018 |work=USA Today |date=November 20, 2018 |archive-date=November 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120201226/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/11/20/ralph-breaks-internet-5-ways-disney-nails-online-culture/1919120002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ] voices Arthur, an insecurity virus;<ref name="FandangoCast" /> ] (English YouTuber ] in the UK version, but not on the UK home release) voices the eboy;<ref name="BFI">{{cite web |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/5c07bf27ee08d|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet|publisher=]|access-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201028000454/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/5c07bf27ee08d|archive-date=October 28, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CampaignLive">{{Cite web|last=Gwynn|first=Simon|date=November 28, 2018|url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/ebay-harvey-nichols-partner-disney-ahead-bumper-year-releases/1519774|title=EBay and Harvey Nichols partner Disney ahead of bumper year of releases|work=]|access-date=January 21, 2019|archive-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203010820/https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/ebay-harvey-nichols-partner-disney-ahead-bumper-year-releases/1519774|url-status=live}}</ref> and ] voices Maybe, an algorithm who is an assistant to Yesss.<ref name="ScreenRantNewCharacters" /> ], ], ], and ] respectively voice Felony, Butcher Boy, Little Debbie, and Pyro, all of which are other characters in ''Slaughter Race'' as Shank's racing crew.<ref name="BFI" /> The film's directors ] and ] reprise their roles as Sour Bill, Zangief (Moore), and the Surge Protector (Johnston), respectively.<ref name="FandangoCast" /> YouTube personalities ], Dani Fernandez, and Tiffany Herrera also voice cameos.<ref name="OhMyDisney">{{cite web|url=https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2018/10/05/ralph-breaks-the-internet-casts-real-internet-stars/|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet Directors Announce Casting of Real-Life Internet Stars at New York Comic Con|first=Mariana|last=Uribe|work=Oh My Disney|publisher=Disney|date=October 5, 2018|access-date=October 5, 2018|archive-date=October 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006024647/https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2018/10/05/ralph-breaks-the-internet-casts-real-internet-stars/|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, ] voices Taffyta Muttonfudge, one of the ''Sugar Rush'' racers, replacing ] from the first film;<ref name="FandangoCast">{{cite web |url=https://www.fandango.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-201129/cast-and-crew|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet Cast and Crew|publisher=]|access-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111213658/https://www.fandango.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-201129/cast-and-crew|archive-date=January 11, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> ] provides the uncredited voice of J.&nbsp;P. Spamley, a personification of ] pop-up ads represented as a desperate salesman who cannot make a sale;<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yasharoff |first1=Hannah |title=5 ways 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' totally nails online culture |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/11/20/ralph-breaks-internet-5-ways-disney-nails-online-culture/1919120002/ |access-date=November 22, 2018 |work=] |date=November 20, 2018 |archive-date=November 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120201226/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/11/20/ralph-breaks-internet-5-ways-disney-nails-online-culture/1919120002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ] voices Arthur, an insecurity virus;<ref name="FandangoCast" /> ] (English YouTuber ] in the UK version, but not on the UK home release) voices eBoy, an eBay employee who informs Ralph of the status on the eBay item deadline;<ref name="BFI">{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/5c07bf27ee08d|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet|publisher=]|access-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028000454/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/5c07bf27ee08d|archive-date=October 28, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="CampaignLive">{{Cite web|last=Gwynn|first=Simon|date=November 28, 2018|url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/ebay-harvey-nichols-partner-disney-ahead-bumper-year-releases/1519774|title=EBay and Harvey Nichols partner Disney ahead of bumper year of releases|work=]|access-date=January 21, 2019|archive-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203010820/https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/ebay-harvey-nichols-partner-disney-ahead-bumper-year-releases/1519774|url-status=live}}</ref> ] voices Maybe, an algorithm who is an assistant to Yesss;<ref name="ScreenRantNewCharacters" /> and ] voices the news anchor covering the virus in the real world.<ref name="FandangoCast" /> ], ], ], and ], respectively, voice Felony, Butcher Boy, Little Debbie, and Pyro, all of whom are other characters in ''Slaughter Race'' as Shank's racing crew.<ref name="BFI" /> The film's directors ] and ] reprise their roles as Sour Bill, Zangief (Moore), and the Surge Protector (Johnston), respectively.<ref name="FandangoCast" /> YouTube personalities ], Dani Fernandez, and Tiffany Herrera voice cameos,<ref name="OhMyDisney">{{cite web|url=https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2018/10/05/ralph-breaks-the-internet-casts-real-internet-stars/|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet Directors Announce Casting of Real-Life Internet Stars at New York Comic Con|first=Mariana|last=Uribe|work=Oh My Disney|publisher=Disney|date=October 5, 2018|access-date=October 5, 2018|archive-date=October 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006024647/https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2018/10/05/ralph-breaks-the-internet-casts-real-internet-stars/|url-status=live}}</ref> with ] having a cameo voice role in a mid-credits scene.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sandwell|first=Ian|title=How Ralph Breaks the Internet outdoes Marvel with its credits scenes|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a871407/ralph-breaks-the-internet-credits-scenes-explained-frozen-2/|date=November 26, 2018|access-date=January 6, 2021|publisher=]|archive-date=June 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605061734/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a871407/ralph-breaks-the-internet-credits-scenes-explained-frozen-2/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Popular culture cameos and references== ==Popular culture cameos and references==
Similar to the first film, ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' includes a number of cameos and references to video games and various Disney properties, including their own films, ] films, '']'', ], and ] franchises.<ref name="TheIndependentEasterEggs"/> The band ] (whose song "]" is featured in a trailer for the film, as well as its soundtrack) make a cameo appearance in the film, with the members voicing themselves.<ref name="BillboardCameo">{{cite news |last1=Aniftos |first1=Rania |title=Imagine Dragons' Ben McKee Talks 'Zero,' the Band's Cameo in 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' & Arcade Culture |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8500109/imagine-dragons-ben-mckee-zero-ralph-breaks-the-internet |access-date=January 11, 2021 |work=Billboard |date=February 25, 2019 |archive-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302203738/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8500109/imagine-dragons-ben-mckee-zero-ralph-breaks-the-internet |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dela Paz|first=Maggie|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/1007331-new-ralph-breaks-the-internet-tv-spot-reveals-imagine-dragons-cameo|title=New Ralph Breaks the Internet TV Spot Reveals Imagine Dragons Cameo|date=November 12, 2018|work=]|access-date=November 13, 2018|archive-date=November 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113003459/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/1007331-new-ralph-breaks-the-internet-tv-spot-reveals-imagine-dragons-cameo|url-status=live}}</ref> The video game '']'' is briefly shown, including the battle bus and the ].<ref name="TheIndependentEasterEggs">{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/ralph-breaks-the-internet-easter-eggs-groot-stan-lee-fortnite-marvel-star-wars-disney-princess-a8659636.html|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet Easter eggs: From the Disney princesses to Fortnite|date=December 1, 2018|website=]|access-date=February 23, 2019|archive-date=February 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224001906/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/ralph-breaks-the-internet-easter-eggs-groot-stan-lee-fortnite-marvel-star-wars-disney-princess-a8659636.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ], Marvel Comics' former writer, editor, and publisher, makes a cameo appearance in the film.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Fuster|first=Jeremy|date=November 12, 2018|title=Stan Lee Will Have a Cameo in 'Ralph Breaks the Internet'|url=https://www.thewrap.com/stan-lee-will-have-a-cameo-in-ralph-breaks-the-internet/|work=]|access-date=November 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113211705/http://www.thewrap.com/stan-lee-will-have-a-cameo-in-ralph-breaks-the-internet|archive-date=November 13, 2018}}</ref> Similar to the first film, ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' includes a number of cameos and references to video games and various Disney properties, including ] films, ] films, '']'', ], and ] franchises.<ref name="TheIndependentEasterEggs"/> The band ] (whose song "]" is featured in a trailer for the film, as well as its end credits and soundtrack) make a cameo appearance in the film, with the members voicing themselves.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dela Paz|first=Maggie|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/1007331-new-ralph-breaks-the-internet-tv-spot-reveals-imagine-dragons-cameo|title=New Ralph Breaks the Internet TV Spot Reveals Imagine Dragons Cameo|date=November 12, 2018|publisher=]|access-date=November 13, 2018|archive-date=November 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113003459/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/1007331-new-ralph-breaks-the-internet-tv-spot-reveals-imagine-dragons-cameo|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BillboardCameo">{{cite magazine |last1=Aniftos |first1=Rania |title=Imagine Dragons' Ben McKee Talks 'Zero,' the Band's Cameo in 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' & Arcade Culture |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8500109/imagine-dragons-ben-mckee-zero-ralph-breaks-the-internet |access-date=January 11, 2021 |magazine=] |date=February 25, 2019 |archive-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302203738/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8500109/imagine-dragons-ben-mckee-zero-ralph-breaks-the-internet |url-status=live }}</ref> The video game '']'' is briefly shown, including the battle bus and the ].<ref name="TheIndependentEasterEggs">{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/ralph-breaks-the-internet-easter-eggs-groot-stan-lee-fortnite-marvel-star-wars-disney-princess-a8659636.html|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet Easter eggs: From the Disney princesses to Fortnite|date=December 1, 2018|website=]|access-date=February 23, 2019|archive-date=February 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224001906/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/ralph-breaks-the-internet-easter-eggs-groot-stan-lee-fortnite-marvel-star-wars-disney-princess-a8659636.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ], Marvel Comics' former writer, editor and publisher, makes a cameo appearance in the film. Lee died some days before the film's premiere, making his appearance in ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' ] in films.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Fuster|first=Jeremy|date=November 12, 2018|title=Stan Lee Will Have a Cameo in 'Ralph Breaks the Internet'|url=https://www.thewrap.com/stan-lee-will-have-a-cameo-in-ralph-breaks-the-internet/|work=]|access-date=November 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113211705/http://www.thewrap.com/stan-lee-will-have-a-cameo-in-ralph-breaks-the-internet|archive-date=November 13, 2018}}</ref>


The filmmakers revealed that the film originally featured a joke about ] being a "spoiled child", which was later cut from the film by request from ] because it would undermine his role as a villain.<ref name="SpoiledChildJoke">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/10/19/the-kylo-ren-joke-that-had-to-be-changed-for-ralph-breaks-the-internet|title=The Kylo Ren Joke That Had to Be Changed for Ralph Breaks the Internet|author=Collura, Scott|website=IGN|date=October 19, 2018|access-date=October 20, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020123721/https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/10/19/the-kylo-ren-joke-that-had-to-be-changed-for-ralph-breaks-the-internet|archive-date=October 20, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Also cut from the film was C-3PO being mockingly called ] and ] by the princesses.<ref name="DisneyPrincesses"/> Additionally, the film would originally include '']'' characters, but it was later cut because the directors felt it was a bizarre ].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Burwick|first=Kevin|date=November 25, 2018|url=https://movieweb.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-golden-girls-cameo/|title=The Golden Girls Almost Had a Big Cameo in Wreck-It Ralph 2|work=MovieWeb|access-date=December 3, 2018|archive-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203152052/https://movieweb.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-golden-girls-cameo/|url-status=live}}</ref> The legion of Ralph clones, which forms a gigantic Ralph monster,<ref name="USATodayMonsterRalph">{{Cite web|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/11/22/ralph-breaks-internet-disney-princesses-spoilers/2076425002/|title=Spoilers! How those Disney princesses save the day in 'Ralph Breaks the Internet'|work=USA Today|date=November 25, 2018|access-date=February 4, 2019|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108094119/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/11/22/ralph-breaks-internet-disney-princesses-spoilers/2076425002/|url-status=live}}</ref> resembles the ] character from various films.<ref name="Polygon">{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/14/18095040/ralph-breaks-the-internet-review-wreck-it-ralph-disney|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet recaptures Wreck-It Ralph's magic|last=Han|first=Karen|date=November 14, 2018|work=]|access-date=February 4, 2019|archive-date=February 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204231244/https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/14/18095040/ralph-breaks-the-internet-review-wreck-it-ralph-disney|url-status=live}}</ref> During production, the giant monster form was dubbed "Ralphzilla" after ].<ref name="Ralphzilla">{{Cite web|url=https://www.disneyanimation.com/publications/creating-ralphzilla-moshpit-skeleton-library-and-automation-framework/|title=Creating Ralphzilla: Moshpit, Skeleton Library, and Automation Framework|publisher=Walt Disney Animation Studios|access-date=January 11, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201129074347/https://www.disneyanimation.com/publications/creating-ralphzilla-moshpit-skeleton-library-and-automation-framework/|url-status=live}}</ref> The filmmakers revealed that the film originally featured a joke about ] being a "spoiled child", which was later cut from the film by request from ] because it would undermine his role as a villain.<ref name="SpoiledChildJoke">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/10/19/the-kylo-ren-joke-that-had-to-be-changed-for-ralph-breaks-the-internet|title=The Kylo Ren Joke That Had to Be Changed for Ralph Breaks the Internet|author=Collura, Scott|website=]|date=October 19, 2018|access-date=October 20, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020123721/https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/10/19/the-kylo-ren-joke-that-had-to-be-changed-for-ralph-breaks-the-internet|archive-date=October 20, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Also cut from the film was C-3PO being mockingly called ] and ] by the princesses.<ref name="DisneyPrincesses"/> Additionally, the film would originally include '']'' characters, but it was later cut because the directors felt it was a bizarre ].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Burwick|first=Kevin|date=November 25, 2018|url=https://movieweb.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-golden-girls-cameo/|title=The Golden Girls Almost Had a Big Cameo in Wreck-It Ralph 2|publisher=]|access-date=December 3, 2018|archive-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203152052/https://movieweb.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-golden-girls-cameo/|url-status=live}}</ref> The legion of Ralph clones, which forms a gigantic Ralph monster,<ref name="USATodayMonsterRalph">{{Cite web|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/11/22/ralph-breaks-internet-disney-princesses-spoilers/2076425002/|title=Spoilers! How those Disney princesses save the day in 'Ralph Breaks the Internet'|work=]|date=November 25, 2018|access-date=February 4, 2019|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108094119/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/11/22/ralph-breaks-internet-disney-princesses-spoilers/2076425002/|url-status=live}}</ref> resembles the ] character from various films.<ref name="Polygon">{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/14/18095040/ralph-breaks-the-internet-review-wreck-it-ralph-disney|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet recaptures Wreck-It Ralph's magic|last=Han|first=Karen|date=November 14, 2018|work=]|access-date=February 4, 2019|archive-date=February 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204231244/https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/14/18095040/ralph-breaks-the-internet-review-wreck-it-ralph-disney|url-status=live}}</ref> During production, the giant monster form was dubbed "Ralphzilla" after ].<ref name="Ralphzilla">{{Cite web|url=https://www.disneyanimation.com/publications/creating-ralphzilla-moshpit-skeleton-library-and-automation-framework/|title=Creating Ralphzilla: Moshpit, Skeleton Library, and Automation Framework|publisher=]|access-date=January 11, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129074347/https://www.disneyanimation.com/publications/creating-ralphzilla-moshpit-skeleton-library-and-automation-framework/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Production== ==Production==
===Development=== ===Development===
] serves as a director alongside ] who talks in ''Ralph Breaks The Internet'']]
In September 2012, ] said that there were already ideas for a sequel,<ref>{{cite web|last=Lussier|first=Germain|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/film-interview-rich-moore-director-of-wreck-it-ralph-talks-sequels-cameos-and-a-game-deleted-from-the-film/|title=/Film Interview: Rich Moore, Director Of ‘Wreck-It Ralph,’ Talks Sequels, Cameos, and a Game Deleted From the Film|date=September 12, 2012|website=]|access-date=January 12, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210171737/https://www.slashfilm.com/film-interview-rich-moore-director-of-wreck-it-ralph-talks-sequels-cameos-and-a-game-deleted-from-the-film/|archive-date=December 10, 2015}}</ref> and in March 2013, Moore said that he and Disney had ideas about a sequel that would bring the characters up to date and explore ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Matt|url=https://collider.com/wreck-it-ralph-2-sequel-idea/|title=Wreck-It Ralph Director Rich Moore Talks about More Ideas for the Sequel|date=March 1, 2013|publisher=]|access-date=December 10, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302105946/https://collider.com/wreck-it-ralph-2-sequel-idea/|archive-date=March 2, 2013}}</ref> Moore stated that many of the crew and voice cast were open to the sequel, believing that they have "barely scratched the surface" of the video game world they envisioned.<ref>{{cite web|last=Desowitz|first=Bill|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2013/01/immersed-in-movies-revisiting-wreck-it-ralph-with-director-rich-moore-199966/|title=Immersed in Movies: Revisiting ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ with Director Rich Moore|date=January 21, 2013|publisher=]|access-date=January 11, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128203707/https://www.indiewire.com/2013/01/immersed-in-movies-revisiting-wreck-it-ralph-with-director-rich-moore-199966/|archive-date=November 28, 2020}}</ref> He also stated that he planned to include ] in the sequel,<ref name="Tron">{{cite web|last=Vejvoda|first=Jim|title=Wreck-It Ralph Director Wants Tron in the Sequel|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/04/wreck-it-ralph-director-wants-tron-in-the-sequel|website=IGN|access-date=September 24, 2013|date=February 4, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927083742/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/04/wreck-it-ralph-director-wants-tron-in-the-sequel|archive-date=September 27, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> which appears briefly in the film, where Ralph and Vanellope race at the beginning.<ref name="TheIndependentEasterEggs" /> In 2014, the first film's composer ] said that a story for the sequel was being written.<ref>{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=Sheila|title=Composer Henry Jackman Talks ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier'', His Influences, ''Wreck-It Ralph 2'', ''The Interview'', and More|url=https://collider.com/henry-jackman-captain-america-winter-soldier-interview/|website=Collider|access-date=April 3, 2014|date=April 1, 2014|quote=I can't tell you more, not because I'm being coy, but I believe that it is officially on the cards. I don't know any more other than a story is indeed being written.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6iCwhpROc?url=http://collider.com/henry-jackman-captain-america-winter-soldier-interview/|archive-date=June 12, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
In September 2012, two months before '']'' was released, ] said that there were already ideas for a sequel,<ref>{{cite web|last=Lussier|first=Germain|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/film-interview-rich-moore-director-of-wreck-it-ralph-talks-sequels-cameos-and-a-game-deleted-from-the-film/|title=/Film Interview: Rich Moore, Director Of 'Wreck-It Ralph,' Talks Sequels, Cameos, and a Game Deleted From the Film|date=September 12, 2012|website=]|access-date=January 12, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210171737/https://www.slashfilm.com/film-interview-rich-moore-director-of-wreck-it-ralph-talks-sequels-cameos-and-a-game-deleted-from-the-film/|archive-date=December 10, 2015}}</ref> and in March 2013, Moore said that he and Disney had ideas about a sequel that would bring the characters up to date and explore ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Matt|url=https://collider.com/wreck-it-ralph-2-sequel-idea/|title=Wreck-It Ralph Director Rich Moore Talks about More Ideas for the Sequel|date=March 1, 2013|publisher=]|access-date=December 10, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302105946/https://collider.com/wreck-it-ralph-2-sequel-idea/|archive-date=March 2, 2013}}</ref> Moore stated that many of the crew and voice cast were open to the sequel, believing that they have "barely scratched the surface" of the video game world they envisioned.<ref>{{cite web|last=Desowitz|first=Bill|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2013/01/immersed-in-movies-revisiting-wreck-it-ralph-with-director-rich-moore-199966/|title=Immersed in Movies: Revisiting 'Wreck-It Ralph' with Director Rich Moore|date=January 21, 2013|publisher=]|access-date=January 11, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128203707/https://www.indiewire.com/2013/01/immersed-in-movies-revisiting-wreck-it-ralph-with-director-rich-moore-199966/|archive-date=November 28, 2020}}</ref> He also stated that he planned to include ] in the sequel,<ref name="Tron">{{cite web|last=Vejvoda|first=Jim|title=Wreck-It Ralph Director Wants Tron in the Sequel|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/04/wreck-it-ralph-director-wants-tron-in-the-sequel|website=]|access-date=September 24, 2013|date=February 4, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927083742/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/04/wreck-it-ralph-director-wants-tron-in-the-sequel|archive-date=September 27, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> which appears briefly in the film, where Ralph and Vanellope race at the beginning.<ref name="TheIndependentEasterEggs" /> In 2014, the first film's composer ] said that a story for the sequel was being written.<ref name="JackmanStoryWriter">{{Cite web|first=Katie|last=Williams|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/07/wreck-it-ralph-sequel-officially-on-the-cards|title=Wreck-It Ralph Sequel 'Officially on the Cards'|website=]|date=April 7, 2014|access-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404052259/https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/07/wreck-it-ralph-sequel-officially-on-the-cards|archive-date=April 4, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>


In March 2016, Moore stated that a sequel was still being planned.<ref name="ignmoore">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/24/wreck-it-ralph-2-still-happening-might-feature-mario|title=Wreck-It Ralph 2 Still Happening, Might Feature Mario|author=Tilly, Chris|website=IGN|date=March 24, 2016|access-date=March 24, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324120519/http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/24/wreck-it-ralph-2-still-happening-might-feature-mario|archive-date=March 24, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In June 2016, Walt Disney Animation Studios announced that the sequel would be released on March 9, 2018, with Moore and ] attached, and that its story would be one where "Ralph leaves the arcade and wrecks the Internet".<ref name="EWRalph2Announced">{{cite news|title=Wreck-It Ralph 2 officially announced at Disney|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/30/wreck-it-ralph-2-officially-announced|last=Snetiker|first=Marc|work=]|date=June 30, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630220245/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/30/wreck-it-ralph-2-officially-announced|archive-date=June 30, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In March 2016, Moore stated that a sequel was still being planned.<ref name="ignmoore">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/24/wreck-it-ralph-2-still-happening-might-feature-mario|title=Wreck-It Ralph 2 Still Happening, Might Feature Mario|author=Tilly, Chris|website=]|date=March 24, 2016|access-date=March 24, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324120519/http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/24/wreck-it-ralph-2-still-happening-might-feature-mario|archive-date=March 24, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In June 2016, Walt Disney Animation Studios announced that the sequel would be released on March 9, 2018, with Moore and ] attached, and that its story would be one where "Ralph leaves the arcade and wrecks the Internet".<ref name="EWRalph2Announced">{{cite magazine|title=Wreck-It Ralph 2 officially announced at Disney|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/30/wreck-it-ralph-2-officially-announced|last=Snetiker|first=Marc|magazine=]|date=June 30, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630220245/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/30/wreck-it-ralph-2-officially-announced|archive-date=June 30, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


In March 2017, the sequel's title was officially announced as ''Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2'', with Moore returning as director joined by the first film's co-writer, Johnston, and ] also returning as producer.<ref name="O'Brien">{{cite web | url = https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/03/29/wreck-it-ralph-2-is-called-ralph-breaks-the-internet | title = Wreck-It Ralph 2 is Called Ralph Breaks the Internet | first = Lucy | last = O'Brien | date = March 28, 2017 | access-date = March 28, 2017 | website = IGN | url-status=live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170329062427/http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/03/29/wreck-it-ralph-2-is-called-ralph-breaks-the-internet | archive-date = March 29, 2017 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> In July 2018, Disney removed ''Wreck-It Ralph 2'' from the film's title.<ref name="Shorten">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/indiana-jones-5-release-date-pushed-again-2021-1125975|title=Disney Pushes 'Indiana Jones 5' a Year to 2021, Dates 'Maleficent 2,' 'Jungle Cruise'|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|work=]|date=July 10, 2018|access-date=July 10, 2018|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/70obFJakm?url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/indiana-jones-5-release-date-pushed-again-2021-1125975|archive-date=July 10, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In March 2017, the sequel's title was officially announced as ''Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2'', with Moore returning as director joined by the first film's co-writer, Johnston, and ] also returning as producer.<ref name="O'Brien">{{cite web | url = https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/03/29/wreck-it-ralph-2-is-called-ralph-breaks-the-internet | title = Wreck-It Ralph 2 is Called Ralph Breaks the Internet | first = Lucy | last = O'Brien | date = March 28, 2017 | access-date = March 28, 2017 | website = ] | url-status=live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170329062427/http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/03/29/wreck-it-ralph-2-is-called-ralph-breaks-the-internet | archive-date = March 29, 2017 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> In July 2018, Disney removed ''Wreck-It Ralph 2'' from the film's title.<ref name="Shorten">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/indiana-jones-5-release-date-pushed-again-2021-1125975|title=Disney Pushes 'Indiana Jones 5' a Year to 2021, Dates 'Maleficent 2,' 'Jungle Cruise'|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|work=]|date=July 10, 2018|access-date=July 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710225312/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/indiana-jones-5-release-date-pushed-again-2021-1125975|archive-date=July 10, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


===Writing=== ===Writing===
Two working versions of the script had been scrapped before settling on the one used for the film, according to head writer Josie Trinidad.<ref name="PlotVersions" /> In one version, Vanellope had become self-absorbed by the Internet, gaining popularity and becoming a celebrity among the users. Ralph had been thrown in jail where he met the search engine Knowsmore, and they had partnered together to escape prison and help bring Vanellope back to her normal self.<ref name="PlotVersions" /> A second version had Ralph becoming an Internet-famous celebrity, and would have been challenged by an ] named Bev that served as a super cop and would have been the story's villain. Trinidad said neither of these versions captured what they felt was the centerpiece of the sequel, being how Ralph and Vanellope reacted to the new world of the Internet and realizing they have separate paths going forward.<ref name="PlotVersions">{{cite web | url = https://io9.gizmodo.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-had-a-few-totally-different-p-1829920568 | title = Ralph Breaks the Internet Had a Few Totally Different Plots Before It Was Done | first = Germain | last = Lussier | date = October 25, 2018 | access-date = October 25, 2018 | work = ] | archive-date = October 26, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181026021642/https://io9.gizmodo.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-had-a-few-totally-different-p-1829920568 | url-status = live }}</ref> Two working versions of the script had been scrapped before settling on the one used for the film, according to head of story ].<ref name="PlotVersions" /> In one version, Vanellope had become self-absorbed by the Internet, gaining popularity and becoming a celebrity among the users. Ralph had been thrown in jail where he met the search engine Knowsmore, and they had partnered together to escape prison and help bring Vanellope back to her normal self.<ref name="PlotVersions" /> A second version had Ralph becoming an Internet-famous celebrity and would have been challenged by an ] named BEV that served as a super cop and would have been the story's villain.<ref name="Julius2018p160">{{Harvp|Julius|2018|p=160}}.</ref> Trinidad said neither of these versions captured what they felt was the centerpiece of the sequel, being how Ralph and Vanellope reacted to the new world of the Internet and realizing they have separate paths going forward.<ref name="PlotVersions">{{cite web | url = https://io9.gizmodo.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-had-a-few-totally-different-p-1829920568 | title = Ralph Breaks the Internet Had a Few Totally Different Plots Before It Was Done | first = Germain | last = Lussier | date = October 25, 2018 | access-date = October 25, 2018 | work = ] | archive-date = October 26, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181026021642/https://io9.gizmodo.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-had-a-few-totally-different-p-1829920568 | url-status = live }}</ref>


Producer Clark Spencer said that "the film is about change. Two best friends are about to realize that the world won't always be the same. The internet is the perfect setting, really, because it's all about change—things change by the second".<ref name="ProductionNotes"/>{{rp|3}} Director of story Jim Reardon said that it was intimidating to set the film on the Internet, stating that " looked at how could make the internet relatable on a human level—like how Game Central Station aka the power strip mirrored a train station in the first movie."<ref name="ProductionNotes"/>{{rp|3–4}} Reardon, however, said that Disney "didn't want to make the movie about the internet", instead focus on Ralph and Vanellope's friendship, and to treat the Internet as "the place where the movie takes place".<ref name="ProductionNotes"/>{{rp|4}} Josie Trinidad claimed that the filmmakers "didn't want to just give the audience more of that friendship — to see that relationship grow."<ref name="ProductionNotes"/>{{rp|4}} Producer Clark Spencer said that "the film is about change. Two best friends are about to realize that the world won't always be the same. The internet is the perfect setting, really, because it's all about change—things change by the second".<ref name="ProductionNotes"/>{{rp|3}} Director of story Jim Reardon said that it was intimidating to set the film on the Internet, stating that " looked at how could make the internet relatable on a human level—like how Game Central Station aka the power strip mirrored a train station in the first movie."<ref name="ProductionNotes"/>{{rp|3–4}} Reardon, however, said that Disney "didn't want to make the movie about the internet", instead focus on Ralph and Vanellope's friendship, and to treat the Internet as "the place where the movie takes place".<ref name="ProductionNotes"/>{{rp|4}} Josie Trinidad claimed that the filmmakers "didn't want to just give the audience more of that friendship — to see that relationship grow."<ref name="ProductionNotes"/>{{rp|4}}


The designs of scenes within the Internet were based on tours made of ] in Los Angeles, as it is one of the world's largest telecommunications centers.<ref name="gamespot 31t"/> The filmmakers did not approach any of the companies (outside of Disney) that are represented in the Internet, and strove to include net branding from all across the world.<ref name="gamespot 31t"/> They also had to explore various ]s, making sure to avoid those that lacked long-term presence on the Internet.<ref name="gamespot 31t"/> While the film addresses many positive elements of the Internet, the filmmakers did not want to shy away from covering some of the more unpleasant aspects about it, in part fueled by the success of tackling racism indirectly within '']''.<ref name="gamespot 31t"/> They wanted to follow the same approach as they had with Judy Hopps in ''Zootopia'', where she experienced, learned, and overcame the racism aspects, and have Ralph similarly learn and become a better person without having to actually solve the issue of hostility on the Internet.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.gamespot.com/articles/wreck-it-ralph-2-wont-shy-away-from-the-internets-/1100-6461930/ | title = Wreck-It Ralph 2 Won't Shy Away From The Internet's Dark Side | first = Michael | last = Rougeau | date = September 20, 2018 | access-date = September 20, 2018 | work = ] | archive-date = September 20, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180920220412/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/wreck-it-ralph-2-wont-shy-away-from-the-internets-/1100-6461930/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The designs of scenes within the Internet were based on tours made of ] in Los Angeles, as it is one of the world's largest telecommunications centers.<ref name="gamespot 31t"/> The filmmakers did not approach any of the companies (outside of Disney) that are represented on the Internet and strove to include net branding from all across the world.<ref name="gamespot 31t"/> They also had to explore various ]s, making sure to avoid those that lacked long-term presence on the Internet.<ref name="gamespot 31t"/> While the film addresses many positive elements of the Internet, the filmmakers did not want to shy away from covering some of the more unpleasant aspects about it, in part fueled by the success of tackling racism indirectly within '']''.<ref name="gamespot 31t"/> They wanted to follow the same approach as they had with Judy Hopps in ''Zootopia'', where she experienced, learned, and overcame the racism aspects, and have Ralph similarly learn and become a better person without having to actually solve the issue of hostility on the Internet.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.gamespot.com/articles/wreck-it-ralph-2-wont-shy-away-from-the-internets-/1100-6461930/ | title = Wreck-It Ralph 2 Won't Shy Away From The Internet's Dark Side | first = Michael | last = Rougeau | date = September 20, 2018 | access-date = September 20, 2018 | work = ] | archive-date = September 20, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180920220412/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/wreck-it-ralph-2-wont-shy-away-from-the-internets-/1100-6461930/ | url-status = live }}</ref>


The scene where Vanellope is introduced to the Disney Princesses came from screenwriter ].<ref name="DisneyPrincessScene"/> In 2014, Ribon was still working on '']'' when Disney began internally pitching ideas for the sequel to ''Wreck-It Ralph'', Ribon recognized that like the title character of ''Moana'', Vanellope fits the definition of a Disney Princess.<ref name="DisneyPrincessScene"/> When work formally began on the sequel after the completion of ''Zootopia'', Ribon pitched the idea of Disney poking fun at itself by having Vanellope meet the other Disney Princesses in the green room of OhMyDisney.com, the Disney fan-driven website.<ref name="DisneyPrincessScene"/> Further inspiration came from a ] online quiz that asked which Disney Princess the user was; Moore thought it would be interesting if Ralph had encountered that quiz and ended up in an argument with Vanellope over the result.<ref name="gamespot 31t"/> The script was written by Ribon, which she wanted to include the various tropes of the Princesses, with them making in the final cut for the film. Moore and Johnston were satisfied on the script.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sirikul|first=Laura|url=https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2018/10/26/the-process-in-making-ralph-breaks-the-internet/|title=The Process in Making ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’|date=October 26, 2018|website=The Nerds of Color|access-date=January 12, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128030040/https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2018/10/26/the-process-in-making-ralph-breaks-the-internet/|archive-date=November 28, 2020}}</ref> The scene where Vanellope is introduced to the Disney Princesses came from screenwriter ].<ref name="DisneyPrincessScene"/> In 2014, Ribon was still working on '']'' when Disney began internally pitching ideas for the sequel to ''Wreck-It Ralph'', Ribon recognized that like the title character of ''Moana'', Vanellope fits the definition of a Disney Princess.<ref name="DisneyPrincessScene"/> When work formally began on the sequel after the completion of ''Zootopia'', Ribon pitched the idea of Disney poking fun at itself by having Vanellope meet the other Disney Princesses in the green room of OhMyDisney.com, the Disney fan-driven website.<ref name="DisneyPrincessScene"/> Further inspiration came from a ] online quiz that asked which Disney Princess the user was; Moore thought it would be interesting if Ralph had encountered that quiz and ended up in an argument with Vanellope over the result.<ref name="gamespot 31t"/> The script was written by Ribon, which she wanted to include the various tropes of the Princesses, with them making in the final cut for the film. Moore and Johnston were satisfied with the script.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sirikul|first=Laura|url=https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2018/10/26/the-process-in-making-ralph-breaks-the-internet/|title=The Process in Making 'Ralph Breaks the Internet'|date=October 26, 2018|website=The Nerds of Color|access-date=January 12, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128030040/https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2018/10/26/the-process-in-making-ralph-breaks-the-internet/|archive-date=November 28, 2020}}</ref>


===Casting=== ===Casting===
] returns to voice a different character, named KnowsMore. Tudyk previously voiced King Candy in the first film.]] ] returns to voice a different character, named KnowsMore. Tudyk previously voiced King Candy in the first film.]]
In July 2015, ] said he had signed on to reprise his role of Ralph in a projected sequel.<ref name=Reilly-confirmed>{{cite web|last1=Otterson|first1=Joe|title=John C. Reilly Says He Will Star in 'Wreck-It Ralph' Sequel|url=https://www.thewrap.com/john-c-reilly-says-he-will-star-in-wreck-it-ralph-sequel/|date=July 13, 2015|access-date=Jul 13, 2015|website=]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714082201/http://www.thewrap.com/john-c-reilly-says-he-will-star-in-wreck-it-ralph-sequel/|archive-date=July 14, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In March 2017, ], ], and ] were reported as being set to reprise their roles.<ref name="O'Brien"/> In December 2016, ] confirmed his return in the sequel as a different character, named KnowsMore, after previously voicing King Candy in the first film.<ref name="USAToday"/><ref name="SlashFilm" /> In August 2018, actress ] joined the cast as Shank.<ref name="D'Alessandro"/> The production team on the film was able to secure all the Disney Princesses' original voice actresses, except for ] as Snow White, ] as Cinderella, and ] as Aurora, due to the formers both died in 1997 and 2010, respectively,<ref name="DisneyPrincessScene"/><ref name="NYTimes">{{cite news |title = Ilene Woods, the Voice of Disney's Cinderella, Dies at 81 |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/movies/06woods.html |newspaper = ] |date=July 6, 2010 |access-date = November 29, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171203112947/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/movies/06woods.html |archive-date = December 3, 2017 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> while the latter retired from acting in 2000.<ref name="TheOdyssey">{{cite news | url = https://www.theodysseyonline.com/behind-the-princesses | title = The Real-Life Actresses Behind Your Favorite Disney Princesses | first = Kelsey | last = Moran | date = October 5, 2016 | access-date = January 2, 2019 | work = ] | archive-date = January 2, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190102205652/https://www.theodysseyonline.com/behind-the-princesses | url-status = live }}</ref> ] and ], the current voice actresses for Cinderella and Aurora, were hired for the film;<ref name="PhotoGallery"/><ref name="THRCharacters"/> ], the film's co-screenwriter, performed Snow White's voice for temporary tracks, but the team considered it a good substitute, allowing Ribon to voice her in the final film.<ref name="DisneyPrincessScene"/> In July 2015, ] said he had signed on to reprise his role of Ralph in a projected sequel.<ref name=Reilly-confirmed>{{cite web|last1=Otterson|first1=Joe|title=John C. Reilly Says He Will Star in 'Wreck-It Ralph' Sequel|url=https://www.thewrap.com/john-c-reilly-says-he-will-star-in-wreck-it-ralph-sequel/|date=July 13, 2015|access-date=July 13, 2015|website=]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714082201/http://www.thewrap.com/john-c-reilly-says-he-will-star-in-wreck-it-ralph-sequel/|archive-date=July 14, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In March 2017, ], ] and ] were reported as being set to reprise their roles.<ref name="O'Brien"/> In December 2016, ] confirmed his return in the sequel as a different character, named KnowsMore, after previously voicing King Candy in the first film.<ref name="USAToday"/><ref name="SlashFilm" /> During production, Moore invited film composer ] to reprise his role as the ] FN-3128 from '']'' in the film.<ref name="GiacchinosSWReprisal">{{cite tweet|user=m_giacchino|number=1059931702540136448|title=Pleased to announce that I got to reprise my @starwars Force Awakens role as @TheReal_FN3181 in the new @wreckitralph movie! Thanks @_rich_moore for inviting me along!|url=https://twitter.com/m_giacchino/status/1059931702540136448|date=November 6, 2018 |via=]}}</ref> In August 2018, actress ] joined the cast as Shank.<ref name="D'Alessandro"/> The production team secured all the Disney Princesses' original voice actresses, except for ] as Snow White, ] as Cinderella and ] as Aurora, due to the formers having both died in 1997 and 2010 respectively,<ref name="DisneyPrincessScene"/><ref name="NYTimes">{{cite news |title = Ilene Woods, the Voice of Disney's Cinderella, Dies at 81 |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/movies/06woods.html |newspaper = ] |date=July 6, 2010 |access-date = November 29, 2018 |url-status=live |url-access=limited |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171203112947/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/movies/06woods.html |archive-date = December 3, 2017 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> while the latter retired from acting in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Turner|first1=Devarrick|title=Revisiting the esteemed opera career of Knoxville’s Disney princess Mary Costa|url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/2024/01/15/mary-costas-connection-to-maestro-movie-subject-leonard-bernstein/71845842007/|date=January 15, 2024|access-date=October 24, 2024|quote=Costa moved back to Knoxville permanently in 1993 and began reducing her professional workload in 2000.|website=Knox News}}</ref> ] and ], the current voice actresses for Cinderella and Aurora, were hired for the film;<ref name="THRCharacters"/> ], the film's co-screenwriter, performed Snow White's voice for temporary tracks, but the team considered it a good substitute, allowing Ribon to voice her in the final film.<ref name="DisneyPrincessScene"/>


===Animation=== ===Animation===
The film contains over 150 unique sets and 5,726 assets, and includes the highest number of characters in any Disney Animation film, with 434 individual characters with 6,752 variants.<ref name="gamespot 31t"/> One of the Disney animators who helped out to bring the Disney Princesses into CGI animation was ], who was also the original supervising animator of princesses ], ], ], ], and ].<ref name="MarkHenn">{{cite web | url = https://www.dnaindia.com/hollywood/interview-i-am-happy-that-we-were-able-to-bring-all-princesses-together-animator-mark-henn-on-ralph-breaks-the-internet-2686443 | title = I am happy that we were able to bring all princesses together: Animator Mark Henn on 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' | first = Rucha | last = Sharma | date = November 16, 2018 | access-date = January 14, 2019 | work = ] | archive-date = January 14, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190114210413/https://www.dnaindia.com/hollywood/interview-i-am-happy-that-we-were-able-to-bring-all-princesses-together-animator-mark-henn-on-ralph-breaks-the-internet-2686443 | url-status = live }}</ref> Henn also served as the supervising animator for the film's background hand-drawn animated characters.<ref name=PressKit/> Animators had to work out various techniques to take the different styles of animation into a single approach, and figure out the proportions of the characters using official figurines.<ref name="DisneyPrincessScene"/> The film contains over 150 unique sets and 5,726 assets, and includes the highest number of characters in any Disney Animation film, with 434 individual characters with 6,752 variants.<ref name="gamespot 31t"/> One of the Disney animators who helped out to bring the Disney Princesses into CGI animation was ], who was also the original supervising animator of princesses ], ], ], ], and ].<ref name="Julius2018p136">{{Harvp|Julius|2018|p=136}}.</ref><ref name="MarkHenn">{{cite web | url = https://www.dnaindia.com/hollywood/interview-i-am-happy-that-we-were-able-to-bring-all-princesses-together-animator-mark-henn-on-ralph-breaks-the-internet-2686443 | title = I am happy that we were able to bring all princesses together: Animator Mark Henn on 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' | first = Rucha | last = Sharma | date = November 16, 2018 | access-date = January 14, 2019 | work = ] | archive-date = January 14, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190114210413/https://www.dnaindia.com/hollywood/interview-i-am-happy-that-we-were-able-to-bring-all-princesses-together-animator-mark-henn-on-ralph-breaks-the-internet-2686443 | url-status = live }}</ref> Henn also served as the supervising animator for the film's background hand-drawn animated characters.<ref name=PressKit>{{cite web|url=http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/RalphBreaksTheInternet/writen-material/RalphBreaksTheInternet5bdce2c0c0501.pdf|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet – Press Kit|publisher=]|access-date=November 18, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403172550/http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/RalphBreaksTheInternet/writen-material/RalphBreaksTheInternet5bdce2c0c0501.pdf|archive-date=April 3, 2019}}</ref> Animators had to work out various techniques to take the different styles of animation into a single approach, and figure out the proportions of the characters using official figurines.<ref name="DisneyPrincessScene"/><ref name="CGW">{{cite web|last=Moltenbrey|first=Karen|date=November 16, 2018|title=Oh My Disney Princesses|url=https://www.cgw.com/Press-Center/In-Focus/2018/Oh-My-Disney-Princesses.aspx|publisher=Computer Graphics World|access-date=September 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211225922/https://www.cgw.com/Press-Center/In-Focus/2018/Oh-My-Disney-Princesses.aspx|archive-date=February 11, 2021}}</ref> Unlike their original film counterparts, the Disney Princesses in the film were rendered in a more cartoony style with bigger eyes and ears.<ref name="Julius2018p136"/><ref name="CGW"/>


In the initial trailer for the film, the ] princess character Tiana appeared to have a lighter skin tone, a narrower nose, and more European features than she did in the 2009 film '']''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brucculieri|first=Julia|date=August 13, 2018|title=Disney Accused Of Lightening Princess Tiana's Skin Tone In 'Wreck It Ralph' Sequel|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/wreck-it-ralph-tiana-white-wash_us_5b719a80e4b0bdd0620b4444|work=]|access-date=October 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006123535/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/wreck-it-ralph-tiana-white-wash_us_5b719a80e4b0bdd0620b4444|archive-date=October 6, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="WSJ">{{cite web|last=Schwartzel|first=Erich|date=September 20, 2018|title=Disney Reanimates Portions of Upcoming Film After Criticism for Lightening Black Character's Skin|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/disney-reanimates-portions-of-upcoming-film-after-criticism-for-lightening-black-characters-skin-1537477977|work=]|access-date=February 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001073506/https://www.wsj.com/articles/disney-reanimates-portions-of-upcoming-film-after-criticism-for-lightening-black-characters-skin-1537477977|archive-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref> This led to some backlashes on social media as these drew her appearance away from that expected of African-Americans.<ref name="WSJ"/> As a result, Disney contacted Tiana's voice actress, ], and the advocacy group ] to redesign Tiana for ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' to make sure she resembles more closely to her 2009 appearance; the updated character model was revealed in the second trailer.<ref name="WSJ"/><ref name="AnimationMagazine">{{cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|date=September 23, 2018|title=Disney Reanimates 'Ralph's Tiana After Colorism Criticism|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/disney-reanimates-ralphs-tiana-after-colorism-criticism/|work=]|access-date=October 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926124044/http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/disney-reanimates-ralphs-tiana-after-colorism-criticism/|archive-date=September 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gutierrez|first=Lisa|date=September 27, 2018|title=Anika Noni Rose goes to bat for Princess Tiana after Disney lightens her skin tone|url=https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/article219100720.html|work=]|access-date=October 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928122646/https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/article219100720.html|archive-date=September 28, 2018}}</ref> The same treatment was given to ], the titular character of the ], as many viewers had pointed out that she was also given a much lighter skin tone.<ref name="AnimationMagazine"/> In the initial trailer for the film, the ] princess character Tiana appeared to have a lighter skin tone, a narrower nose, and more European features than she did in the 2009 film '']''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brucculieri|first=Julia|date=August 13, 2018|title=Disney Accused Of Lightening Princess Tiana's Skin Tone In 'Wreck It Ralph' Sequel|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/wreck-it-ralph-tiana-white-wash_us_5b719a80e4b0bdd0620b4444|work=]|access-date=October 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006123535/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/wreck-it-ralph-tiana-white-wash_us_5b719a80e4b0bdd0620b4444|archive-date=October 6, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="WSJ">{{cite web|last=Schwartzel|first=Erich|date=September 20, 2018|title=Disney Reanimates Portions of Upcoming Film After Criticism for Lightening Black Character's Skin|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/disney-reanimates-portions-of-upcoming-film-after-criticism-for-lightening-black-characters-skin-1537477977|work=]|access-date=February 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001073506/https://www.wsj.com/articles/disney-reanimates-portions-of-upcoming-film-after-criticism-for-lightening-black-characters-skin-1537477977|archive-date=October 1, 2018|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> This led to some backlashes on social media as these drew her appearance away from that expected of African-Americans.<ref name="WSJ"/> As a result, Disney contacted Tiana's voice actress, ], and the advocacy group ] to redesign Tiana for ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' to make sure she resembles more closely to her 2009 appearance; the updated character model was revealed in the second trailer.<ref name="WSJ"/><ref name="AnimationMagazine">{{cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|date=September 23, 2018|title=Disney Reanimates 'Ralph's Tiana After Colorism Criticism|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/disney-reanimates-ralphs-tiana-after-colorism-criticism/|work=]|access-date=October 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926124044/https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/disney-reanimates-ralphs-tiana-after-colorism-criticism/|archive-date=September 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gutierrez|first=Lisa|date=September 27, 2018|title=Anika Noni Rose goes to bat for Princess Tiana after Disney lightens her skin tone|url=https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/article219100720.html|work=]|access-date=October 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928122646/https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/article219100720.html|archive-date=September 28, 2018}}</ref> The same treatment was given to ], the titular character of the ], as many viewers had pointed out that she was also given a much lighter skin tone.<ref name="AnimationMagazine"/>


A scene featured in the film's original teaser, released in March 2018, involving Ralph and Vanellope invading a children's game and feeding pancakes to a bunny to the point that it is implied to explode, was heavily discussed prior to the film's release; however, the scene was eventually cut from the film.<ref name="io9 credit scenes">{{cite web | url = https://io9.gizmodo.com/ralph-breaks-the-internets-post-credit-scenes-came-with-1830476959 | title = Ralph Breaks the Internet's Post-Credit Scenes Came With Some Major Hurdles | first = Germain | last = Lussier | date = November 26, 2018 | access-date = November 26, 2018 | work = ] | archive-date = November 26, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181126231724/https://io9.gizmodo.com/ralph-breaks-the-internets-post-credit-scenes-came-with-1830476959 | url-status = live }}</ref> The post-credits scene involves what starts as a teaser for '']'' but cuts to Ralph ] the audience by starting to sing ]'s "]".<ref name="io9 credit scenes"/> While producers Spencer and Moore had an idea of Ralph doing a "Wreck Roll" early on in the film's development, they never incorporated it into the story.<ref name="io9 credit scenes"/> As it was one of the last scenes added, the producers had gotten Reilly, who was on vacation with his family at the time, to come into a New York City studio to record for the day so that the animators could work from that.<ref name="io9 credit scenes"/> A scene featured in the film's original teaser, released in March 2018, involving Ralph and Vanellope invading a children's game and feeding pancakes to a bunny to the point that it is implied to explode, was heavily discussed prior to the film's release; however, the scene was eventually cut from the film and instead placed halfway through the credits, with the addition of a meta-conversation where one of the characters alludes to having just watched a movie where a scene from the trailer was missing.<ref name="io9 credit scenes">{{cite web | url = https://io9.gizmodo.com/ralph-breaks-the-internets-post-credit-scenes-came-with-1830476959 | title = Ralph Breaks the Internet's Post-Credit Scenes Came With Some Major Hurdles | first = Germain | last = Lussier | date = November 26, 2018 | access-date = November 26, 2018 | work = ] | archive-date = November 26, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181126231724/https://io9.gizmodo.com/ralph-breaks-the-internets-post-credit-scenes-came-with-1830476959 | url-status = live }}</ref> The post-credits scene involves what starts as a teaser for '']'' but cuts to Ralph ] the audience by starting to sing ]'s "]".<ref name="io9 credit scenes"/> While producers Spencer and Moore had an idea of Ralph doing a "Wreck Roll" early on in the film's development, they never incorporated it into the story.<ref name="io9 credit scenes"/> As it was one of the last scenes added, the producers had gotten Reilly, who was on vacation with his family at the time, to come into a New York City studio to record for the day so that the animators could work from that.<ref name="io9 credit scenes"/>


===Music and soundtrack=== ===Music and soundtrack===
{{Main|Ralph Breaks the Internet (soundtrack)}} {{Main|Ralph Breaks the Internet (soundtrack){{!}}''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' (soundtrack)}}
On September 19, 2018, ] released the lead single from the soundtrack titled "]", which plays during the end credits of the film.<ref name="Billboard">{{cite news |last1=Ding |first1=Sophie |title=Watch Imagine Dragons' Meme-Filled Music Video For 'Zero' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8475986/imagine-dragons-zero-video |access-date=19 September 2018 |work=Billboard |date=19 September 2018 |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920011023/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8475986/imagine-dragons-zero-video |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 23, 2018, the music video of "Zero" was posted on Imagine Dragons' YouTube channel.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Paur|first=Joey|title=Disney Releases Imagine Dragons' Zany Ralph Breaks the Internet Music Video Called "Zero"|url=https://geektyrant.com/news/disney-releases-imagine-dragons-zany-ralph-breaks-the-internet-music-video-called-zero|access-date=October 24, 2018|work=GeekTyrant|date=October 23, 2018|archive-date=June 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619153751/https://geektyrant.com/news/disney-releases-imagine-dragons-zany-ralph-breaks-the-internet-music-video-called-zero|url-status=live}}</ref> The film features an original song called "A Place Called Slaughter Race", performed by ] and ], written by Tom MacDougall and the film's co-director Phil Johnston, and composed by ]; the song's pop version, "In This Place", was performed by ].<ref name="MusicUniverse">{{Cite news|last=Iahn|first=Buddy|title=Disney details 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' soundtrack|url=https://themusicuniverse.com/disney-details-ralph-breaks-internet-soundtrack/|access-date=October 24, 2018|work=The Music Universe|date=October 26, 2018|archive-date=November 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104211151/https://themusicuniverse.com/disney-details-ralph-breaks-internet-soundtrack/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film also features songs from various Disney Princess films, as well as Demi Lovato's cover of "]" played in the beginning of the ''Oh My Disney'' scene.<ref name=PressKit />{{rp|9}} Ralph also rickrolls the tune "]" by Rick Astley in a post-credits scene.<ref name="io9 credit scenes"/><ref>{{Cite news|last=Fullerton|first=Huw|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2's post-credits scenes explained|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/film/2018-12-03/wreck-it-ralph-2-post-credits-scenes-explained/|access-date=December 4, 2018|work=]|date=December 3, 2018|archive-date=June 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619153754/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/film/2018-12-04/wreck-it-ralph-2-post-credits-scenes-explained/|url-status=live}}</ref> The soundtrack was composed by ], who also composed the score from the previous film.<ref name="/Film">{{cite web|last=Han|first=Angie|title='Wreck-It Ralph' Sequel Officially in the Works, Composer Confirms|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/wreck-it-ralph-sequel/|access-date=October 13, 2018|work=]|date=April 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903150143/https://www.slashfilm.com/wreck-it-ralph-sequel/|archive-date=September 3, 2017}}</ref> It was released digitally on November 16, 2018,<ref name="MusicUniverse"/> and on CD on November 30, 2018.<ref name="MusicUniverse"/> On September 19, 2018, ] released the lead single from the soundtrack titled "]", which plays during the end credits of the film.<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine |last1=Ding |first1=Sophie |title=Watch Imagine Dragons' Meme-Filled Music Video For 'Zero' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8475986/imagine-dragons-zero-video |access-date=19 September 2018 |magazine=] |date=19 September 2018 |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920011023/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8475986/imagine-dragons-zero-video |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 23, 2018, the music video of "Zero" was posted on Imagine Dragons' YouTube channel.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Paur|first=Joey|title=Disney Releases Imagine Dragons' Zany Ralph Breaks the Internet Music Video Called "Zero"|url=https://geektyrant.com/news/disney-releases-imagine-dragons-zany-ralph-breaks-the-internet-music-video-called-zero|access-date=October 24, 2018|work=GeekTyrant|date=October 23, 2018|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210112233836/https://geektyrant.com/news/disney-releases-imagine-dragons-zany-ralph-breaks-the-internet-music-video-called-zero|url-status=live}}</ref> The film features an original song called "A Place Called Slaughter Race", performed by ] and ], written by Tom MacDougall and the film's co-director Phil Johnston, and composed by ]; the song's pop version, "In This Place", was performed by ].<ref name="MusicUniverse">{{Cite news|last=Iahn|first=Buddy|title=Disney details 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' soundtrack|url=https://themusicuniverse.com/disney-details-ralph-breaks-internet-soundtrack/|access-date=October 24, 2018|work=The Music Universe|date=October 26, 2018|archive-date=November 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104211151/https://themusicuniverse.com/disney-details-ralph-breaks-internet-soundtrack/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film also features songs from various Disney Princess films, as well as Demi Lovato's cover of "]" played in the beginning of the ''Oh My Disney'' scene.<ref name=PressKit />{{rp|9}} Ralph also rickrolls the tune "]" by ] in a post-credits scene.<ref name="io9 credit scenes"/><ref>{{Cite news|last=Fullerton|first=Huw|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2's post-credits scenes explained|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/film/2018-12-03/wreck-it-ralph-2-post-credits-scenes-explained/|access-date=December 4, 2018|work=]|date=December 3, 2018|archive-date=June 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619153754/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/film/2018-12-04/wreck-it-ralph-2-post-credits-scenes-explained/|url-status=live}}</ref> The soundtrack was composed by ], who also composed the score from the previous film.<ref name="/Film">{{cite web|last=Han|first=Angie|title='Wreck-It Ralph' Sequel Officially in the Works, Composer Confirms|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/wreck-it-ralph-sequel/|access-date=October 13, 2018|work=]|date=April 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903150143/https://www.slashfilm.com/wreck-it-ralph-sequel/|archive-date=September 3, 2017}}</ref> It was released digitally on November 16, 2018,<ref name="MusicUniverse"/> and on CD on November 30, 2018.<ref name="MusicUniverse"/>


==Release== ==Marketing==
To coincide with the film's release, '']'' made a cameo appearance of Ralph via an "outdoor cinema screen" in the game's location "Risky Reels" and added the emote dance Hot Marat, which was available as a limited time offering.<ref name="FortniteCrossover">{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/23/18108602/fortnite-wreck-it-ralph-crossover-cameo-breaks-the-internet|title=Wreck it Ralph makes surprise Fortnite appearance|first=Jon|last=Porter|date=November 23, 2018|access-date=March 30, 2021|website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330082234/https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/23/18108602/fortnite-wreck-it-ralph-crossover-cameo-breaks-the-internet|archive-date=March 30, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="HotMaratEmote">{{cite web|first=Justin|last=Binkowski|url=https://dotesports.com/fortnite/news/free-wreck-it-ralph-themed-fortnite-emote-hot-marat-is-now-available-in-the-item-shop|title=Free Wreck-It Ralph-themed Fortnite emote, Hot Marat, is now available in the Item Shop|date=November 23, 2018|publisher=]|access-date=March 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330083233/https://dotesports.com/fortnite/news/free-wreck-it-ralph-themed-fortnite-emote-hot-marat-is-now-available-in-the-item-shop|archive-date=March 30, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Opening" /> For "Wreck Urselfie", a mobile experience used to build scenarios with ] featured Ralph and Vanellope stuck inside users' smartphones, as Google BrandLab used ]'s API Cloud Vision.<ref name="Opening" /> The first ] experience that allowed fans to connect with Ralph and Vanellope while they navigated the Internet and ended up in WhatsApp.<ref name="Opening" /> ], which promoted the film with its products ] and the ], and its subsidiary ], announced the "Pre-Black Friday sale" through the "themed landing page," which was seen in the scene where Ralph "broke" its ].<ref name="Opening" /> Furthermore, fans had some Disney offers and continued to connect the purchase of the film's tickets.<ref name="Opening" /> ] and Disney collaborated to promote the film's release throughout a multi-channel campaign.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Carvana Brings Online Car Buying to "Ralph Breaks the Internet" |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181102005056/en/Carvana-Brings-Online-Car-Buying-%E2%80%9CRalph-Breaks |access-date=November 4, 2018 |publisher=] |date=November 2, 2018 |archive-date=November 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103092039/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181102005056/en/Carvana-Brings-Online-Car-Buying-%E2%80%9CRalph-Breaks |url-status=live }}</ref> The film collaborated with the mobile in-cinema game Noovie Arcade, which tied the video game used in the film's teaser, the "pancake milkshake", causing audiences to have each other's challenges and gain ] and ] at least 21,100 theaters including ], ], and ].<ref name="Opening" /> The ] experience based on the film, which was created in collaboration with ] and ], titled ''Ralph Breaks VR''.<ref name="Opening" /><ref name="RalphBreaksVR">{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/21/18106454/ralph-breaks-the-internet-vr-the-void-virtual-reality-disney|title=The Void's Ralph Breaks VR puts players inside a giant interactive Disney movie|website=]|date=November 21, 2018|access-date=March 28, 2021|first=Bryan|last=Bishop|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328023032/https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/21/18106454/ralph-breaks-the-internet-vr-the-void-virtual-reality-disney|archive-date=March 28, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Aside from the film, it takes on a different plot.<ref name="Opening" /> Additional marketing partners for the film included ],<ref>{{cite news |last=Rouse |first=Issac |title='Ralph Breaks the Internet' Teams up With BAPE for Playful Collaboration |url=https://hypebeast.com/2018/11/ralph-breaks-the-internet-bape |access-date=December 3, 2018 |work=Hypebeast |date=November 30, 2018 |archive-date=December 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203181440/https://hypebeast.com/2018/11/ralph-breaks-the-internet-bape |url-status=live }}</ref> eBay,<ref name="CampaignLive"/> ],<ref name="Fandango">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/free-25-fandango-giftcards-for-wreck-it-ralph-2-ra/1100-6463868/|title=Free $25 Fandango Giftcards For Wreck-It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks The Internet Giveaway|last=Yazdani|first=Sheiva|date=December 12, 2018|website=]|access-date=December 13, 2018|archive-date=December 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213071055/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/free-25-fandango-giftcards-for-wreck-it-ralph-2-ra/1100-6463868/|url-status=live}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite web |last=Slater |first=Shawn |title=Sneak Peek from 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' Downloads into Disney Parks in November |url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/10/sneak-peek-from-ralph-breaks-the-internet-downloads-into-disney-parks-in-november/ |access-date=December 4, 2018 |publisher=] |date=October 19, 2018 |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209131211/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/10/sneak-peek-from-ralph-breaks-the-internet-downloads-into-disney-parks-in-november/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ],<ref name="McDonalds">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mcdonalds-disney-happymeals-idUSKCN1GB32V|title=Disney toys return to McDonald's Happy Meals|date=February 28, 2018|publisher=]|access-date=March 30, 2021|archive-date=March 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330042002/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mcdonalds-disney-happymeals-idUSKCN1GB32V|url-status=live}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite web |last=Adams |first=Belinda |title=Disney's 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' Sweepstakes |url=https://blog.netgear.com/blog/2018/11/ |access-date=December 3, 2018 |publisher=] |date=November 16, 2018 |archive-date=December 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209132558/https://blog.netgear.com/blog/2018/11/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Purple.<ref>{{cite web |title=Watch new TV ads from Apple, JBL, Kroger and more |url=https://adage.com/article/hot-spots/watch-new-tv-ads-apple-jbl-kroger-purple-mattress-pom/315554/ |access-date=December 4, 2018 |work=] |date=November 8, 2018 |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205012326/https://adage.com/article/hot-spots/watch-new-tv-ads-apple-jbl-kroger-purple-mattress-pom/315554/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
The film had its world premiere at the ] in Los Angeles on November 5, 2018,<ref name="PhotoGallery">{{Cite news|last=Derschowitz|first=Jessica|date=November 6, 2018|url=https://ew.com/movies/ralph-breaks-the-internet-premiere-photos/|title=See the Disney princesses and other stars at the Ralph Breaks the Internet premiere|work=]|access-date=November 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106225253/https://ew.com/movies/ralph-breaks-the-internet-premiere-photos/|archive-date=November 6, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and was released in the United States on November 21.<ref name="NewReleaseDates" /> The film was originally scheduled to be released in the United States on March 9;<ref name="EWRalph2Announced" /> however, it was pushed back to November as Disney scheduled '']'' for the original date instead.<ref name="NewReleaseDates">{{cite news|last1=McClintock|first1=Pamela|title='Star Wars: Episode IX' Sets Summer 2019 Release Date|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-episode-ix-sets-release-date-997230|access-date=April 25, 2017|work=]|date=April 25, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426013822/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-episode-ix-sets-release-date-997230|archive-date=April 26, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


In the month of the release of the film, the ] video game '']'' included a limited time Event focused on ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' to promote it, with the characters involved in a new storyline unrelated to the events of the film, including Ralph, Vanellope, Yesss, Shank, Spamley, Fix-Felix, Jr. and Calhoun as playable characters, some attractions based on locations of the film, and the Comfy Costumes that Cinderella, Ariel, Belle and Jasmine wear in the film.
===Marketing===

] and Disney collaborated to promote the film's release throughout a multi-channel campaign.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Carvana Brings Online Car Buying to "Ralph Breaks the Internet" |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181102005056/en/Carvana-Brings-Online-Car-Buying-%E2%80%9CRalph-Breaks |access-date=November 4, 2018 |publisher=Carvana |date=November 2, 2018 |archive-date=November 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103092039/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181102005056/en/Carvana-Brings-Online-Car-Buying-%E2%80%9CRalph-Breaks |url-status=live }}</ref> Additional marketing partners for the film included ],<ref>{{cite news |last=Rouse |first=Issac |title='Ralph Breaks the Internet' Teams up With BAPE for Playful Collaboration |url=https://hypebeast.com/2018/11/ralph-breaks-the-internet-bape |access-date=December 3, 2018 |work=Hypebeast |date=November 30, 2018 |archive-date=December 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203181440/https://hypebeast.com/2018/11/ralph-breaks-the-internet-bape |url-status=live }}</ref> eBay,<ref name="CampaignLive"/> ],<ref name="Fandango">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/free-25-fandango-giftcards-for-wreck-it-ralph-2-ra/1100-6463868/|title=Free $25 Fandango Giftcards For Wreck-It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks The Internet Giveaway|last=Yazdani|first=Sheiva|date=December 12, 2018|website=GameSpot|access-date=December 13, 2018|archive-date=December 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213071055/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/free-25-fandango-giftcards-for-wreck-it-ralph-2-ra/1100-6463868/|url-status=live}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite web |last=Slater |first=Shawn |title=Sneak Peek from 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' Downloads into Disney Parks in November |url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/10/sneak-peek-from-ralph-breaks-the-internet-downloads-into-disney-parks-in-november/ |access-date=December 4, 2018 |work=] |date=October 19, 2018 |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209131211/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/10/sneak-peek-from-ralph-breaks-the-internet-downloads-into-disney-parks-in-november/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ],<ref name="McDonalds">{{cite news |last=Whitten |first=Sarah |title=McDonald's reunites with Disney on Happy Meals after more than a decade apart |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/27/mcdonalds-serves-disney-branded-happy-meals-after-more-than-a-decade.html |access-date=December 26, 2018 |work=CNBC |date=February 27, 2018 |archive-date=December 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209132617/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/27/mcdonalds-serves-disney-branded-happy-meals-after-more-than-a-decade.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite web |last=Adams |first=Belinda |title=Disney's 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' Sweepstakes |url=https://blog.netgear.com/blog/2018/11/ |access-date=December 3, 2018 |work=Netgear |date=November 16, 2018 |archive-date=December 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209132558/https://blog.netgear.com/blog/2018/11/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Noovie ARcade,<ref>{{cite web |last=Graham |first=Peter |title=Ralph Breaks the Internet in Noovie ARcade's Latest Game |url=https://www.vrfocus.com/2018/11/ralph-breaks-the-internet-in-noovie-arcades-latest-game/ |access-date=December 8, 2018 |work=VRFocus |date=November 2, 2018 |archive-date=December 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209132555/https://www.vrfocus.com/2018/11/ralph-breaks-the-internet-in-noovie-arcades-latest-game/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Watch new TV ads from Apple, JBL, Kroger and more |url=https://adage.com/article/hot-spots/watch-new-tv-ads-apple-jbl-kroger-purple-mattress-pom/315554/ |access-date=December 4, 2018 |work=] |date=November 8, 2018 |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205012326/https://adage.com/article/hot-spots/watch-new-tv-ads-apple-jbl-kroger-purple-mattress-pom/315554/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
==Release==
===Theatrical===
''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' premiered on November 5, 2018, at the ] in ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 6, 2018 |title=''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' premiere: Imagine Dragons, Taraji P Henson and Mandy Moore attend |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/ralph-breaks-the-internet-premiere-imagine-dragons-taraji-p-henson-5436111/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108184503/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/ralph-breaks-the-internet-premiere-imagine-dragons-taraji-p-henson-5436111/ |archive-date=November 8, 2018 |access-date=November 8, 2018 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Derschowitz |first=Jessica |date=November 6, 2018 |title=See the Disney princesses and other stars at the ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' premiere |url=https://ew.com/movies/ralph-breaks-the-internet-premiere-photos/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106225253/https://ew.com/movies/ralph-breaks-the-internet-premiere-photos/ |archive-date=November 6, 2018 |access-date=November 14, 2018 |magazine=]}}</ref> It was initially scheduled for release on March 9,<ref name="EWRalph2Announced" /> but was later pushed back to November 21.<ref name="NewReleaseDates">{{cite news|last1=McClintock|first1=Pamela|title='Star Wars: Episode IX' Sets Summer 2019 Release Date|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-episode-ix-sets-release-date-997230|access-date=April 25, 2017|work=]|date=April 25, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426013822/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-episode-ix-sets-release-date-997230|archive-date=April 26, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The film was also released in ] and ] formats.<ref name="IMAXRelease">{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/disney-films-show-imax-through-2019-new-distribution-deal-star-wars-1201938700/ |title=Disney Films To Show on Imax Through 2019 With New Distribution Deal |last=Lieberman |first=David |work=] |date=February 22, 2017 |access-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223125955/http://deadline.com/2017/02/disney-films-show-imax-through-2019-new-distribution-deal-star-wars-1201938700/ |archive-date=February 23, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="3DRelease">{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/star-wars-episode-ix-release-date-jj-abrams-1202555963/ |title='Star Wars: Episode IX' Release Date Moves to December 2019 |last=Kroll |first=Justin |work=] |date=September 12, 2017 |access-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912213141/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/star-wars-episode-ix-release-date-jj-abrams-1202555963/ |archive-date=September 12, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>


===Home media=== ===Home media===
''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' was released by ] on digital on February 12, 2019,<ref name="HomeMediaFeatures" /> and on ] and ] on February 26.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Macy|first=Seth|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/02/26/movies-coming-out-february-26-2019|title=Movies Coming Out February 26, 2019|website=]|date=February 27, 2019|access-date=January 12, 2021|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112101948/https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/02/26/movies-coming-out-february-26-2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Bonus features include a behind-the-scenes featurette, a short highlighting some of the ] hidden throughout the film, deleted scenes, and the music videos for "Zero" and "In This Place".<ref name="HomeMediaFeatures" /> A feature exclusive to the digital release is a featurette on the artists going to race car driving school to research all the driving in ''Slaughter Race''.<ref name="HomeMediaFeatures">{{cite web|url=https://www.fandango.com/movie-news/exclusive-when-you-can-watch-ralph-breaks-the-internet-at-home-753567?cjid=cj_11875110_7474779_&cjevent=3eac685019c211e9823f00410a24060b|title=Exclusive: When You Can Watch 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' at Home|author=Fandango Staff|publisher=]|date=January 15, 2019|access-date=January 16, 2019|archive-date=January 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117065934/https://www.fandango.com/movie-news/exclusive-when-you-can-watch-ralph-breaks-the-internet-at-home-753567?cjid=cj_11875110_7474779_&cjevent=3eac685019c211e9823f00410a24060b|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' was released by ] on digital on February 12, 2019,<ref name="HomeMediaFeatures" /> and on ] and ] on February 26.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Macy|first=Seth|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/02/26/movies-coming-out-february-26-2019|title=Movies Coming Out February 26, 2019|website=]|date=February 27, 2019|access-date=January 12, 2021|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112101948/https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/02/26/movies-coming-out-february-26-2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Bonus features include a behind-the-scenes featurette, a short highlighting some of the ] hidden throughout the film, deleted scenes, and the music videos for "Zero" and "In This Place".<ref name="HomeMediaFeatures" /> A feature exclusive to the digital release is a featurette on the artists going to race car driving school to research all the driving in ''Slaughter Race''.<ref name="HomeMediaFeatures">{{cite web|url=https://www.fandango.com/movie-news/exclusive-when-you-can-watch-ralph-breaks-the-internet-at-home-753567?cjid=cj_11875110_7474779_&cjevent=3eac685019c211e9823f00410a24060b|title=Exclusive: When You Can Watch 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' at Home|publisher=]|date=January 15, 2019|access-date=January 16, 2019|archive-date=January 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117065934/https://www.fandango.com/movie-news/exclusive-when-you-can-watch-ralph-breaks-the-internet-at-home-753567?cjid=cj_11875110_7474779_&cjevent=3eac685019c211e9823f00410a24060b|url-status=live}}</ref> In its first week, ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' sold 225,099 DVDs and 816,890 Blu-rays as the most sold film on both formats in the United States.<ref name="TheNumbers" /> Overall, ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' sold 616,387 DVDs and 1.4{{nbsp}}million Blu-rays, adding them up to get a total of 2{{nbsp}}million copies, and made $47.7{{nbsp}}million through home media releases.<ref name="TheNumbers" />


==Reception== ==Reception==
===Box office=== ===Box office===
''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' grossed $201.1{{nbsp}}million in the United States and Canada, and $328.2{{nbsp}}million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $529.3{{nbsp}}million, against a production budget of only $175{{nbsp}}million.<ref name="BOM"/> ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' grossed $201.1{{nbsp}}million in the United States and Canada, and $328.2{{nbsp}}million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $529.3{{nbsp}}million,<ref name="BOM"/> against a production budget of $175{{nbsp}}million.<ref name="Preview2" />


In the United States and Canada, ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' was released alongside '']'' and '']'', as well as the wide expansion of '']'', and was originally projected to gross $67–77{{nbsp}}million from 3,900+ theaters in its five-day opening weekend.<ref name="Preview1">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ralph-breaks-internet-win-thanksgiving-weekend-box-office-1162937|title=Box Office Preview: 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' to Win Holiday Turkey Trot|work=]|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|date=November 20, 2018|access-date=January 12, 2021|archive-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120172828/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-ralph-breaks-internet-win-turkey-trot-1162937|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Preview2">{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/box-office/thanksgiving-box-office-ralph-breaks-the-internet-creed-2-1203032759/|title=Thanksgiving Box Office Battle: 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' to Top 'Creed II,' 'Robin Hood'|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|date=November 20, 2018|work=]|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120201951/https://variety.com/2018/film/box-office/thanksgiving-box-office-ralph-breaks-the-internet-creed-2-1203032759/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film made $18.3{{nbsp}}million on its first day (including a pre-Thanksgiving record $3.8{{nbsp}}million from Tuesday night previews) and another $10.1{{nbsp}}million on its second.<ref name="BOM"/> It went on to debut to $56.2{{nbsp}}million in its opening weekend (a five-day total of $84.6{{nbsp}}million), finishing first at the box office and marking the second-best Thanksgiving opening behind Disney's '']'' ($93.6{{nbsp}}million).<ref name="BOMweekend">{{cite web|title=''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' (2018)|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2742978049/weekend/?ref_=bo_rl_tab#tabs|publisher=]|access-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112215333/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2742978049/weekend/?ref_=bo_rl_tab|archive-date=January 12, 2021|url-status=live|quote=Nov 23-25 (Thanksgiving 3-Day): $56,237,634}}</ref><ref name="OpeningCBR">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/wreck-it-ralph-creed-thanksgiving-box-office/|title=Wreck-It Ralph 2, Creed II Dominate Thanksgiving Box Office|website=]|date=November 25, 2018|first=Nicole|last=Sobon|access-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126123233/https://www.cbr.com/wreck-it-ralph-creed-thanksgiving-box-office/|archive-date=November 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In its second weekend the film made $25.8{{nbsp}}million, dropping 54% but remaining in first.<ref name="Weekend2">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/the-possession-of-hannah-grace-grabs-625k-in-thursday-night-previews-1202511705/|title='Ralph' Breaking $25M+ 2nd Weekend; 'Grinch' Steals $203M+; 'Hannah Grace' $6M+ In Slow Post Thanksgiving Period – Sunday Update|website=]|date=December 2, 2018|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|access-date=December 2, 2018|archive-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203182923/https://deadline.com/2018/12/the-possession-of-hannah-grace-grabs-625k-in-thursday-night-previews-1202511705/|url-status=live}}</ref> For the third weekend, it topped the box office once again with $16.1{{nbsp}}million, dropping 37%.<ref name="Weekend3">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/ralph-breaks-the-internet-the-favourite-emma-stone-rachel-weisz-weekend-box-office-1202516270/|title='Ralph' Keeps No. 1 Away From Greedy 'Grinch' For Third Weekend In A Row With $16M+ – Sunday Update|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=December 9, 2018|website=Deadline|access-date=December 9, 2018|archive-date=December 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208135010/https://deadline.com/2018/12/ralph-breaks-the-internet-the-favourite-emma-stone-rachel-weisz-weekend-box-office-1202516270/|url-status=live}}</ref> In its second and third weekends the film finished ahead of '']'', marking the first time where animated films reached the top two spots at the box office for two consecutive weekends.<ref name="Weekend3" /> In the United States and Canada, ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' was released alongside '']'' and '']'', as well as the wide expansion of '']'', and was originally projected to gross $67–77{{nbsp}}million from 3,900+ theaters in its five-day opening weekend.<ref name="Preview1">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ralph-breaks-internet-win-thanksgiving-weekend-box-office-1162937|title=Box Office Preview: 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' to Win Holiday Turkey Trot|work=]|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|date=November 20, 2018|access-date=January 12, 2021|archive-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120172828/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-ralph-breaks-internet-win-turkey-trot-1162937|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Preview2">{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/box-office/thanksgiving-box-office-ralph-breaks-the-internet-creed-2-1203032759/|title=Thanksgiving Box Office Battle: 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' to Top 'Creed II,' 'Robin Hood'|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|date=November 20, 2018|work=]|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120201951/https://variety.com/2018/film/box-office/thanksgiving-box-office-ralph-breaks-the-internet-creed-2-1203032759/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film made $18.3{{nbsp}}million on its first day<ref name="TheNumbers">{{cite the numbers|id=Ralph-Breaks-The-Internet-(2018)|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet|access-date=March 29, 2021|archive-date=March 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329120632/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Ralph-Breaks-The-Internet-(2018)|url-status=live}}</ref> (including a pre-Thanksgiving record $3.8{{nbsp}}million from Tuesday previews<ref name="THROpening1">{{cite web|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/box-office-ralph-breaks-internet-eyes-85m-90m-thanksgiving-feast-1163279|title=Box Office: 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' Eyes $85M-$90M Thanksgiving Feast|date=November 21, 2018|website=]|access-date=March 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329115656/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/box-office-ralph-breaks-internet-eyes-85m-90m-thanksgiving-feast-1163279|archive-date=March 29, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>) and another $10.2{{nbsp}}million on its second.<ref name="TheNumbers" /> It went on to debut to $55.7{{nbsp}}million in its opening weekend (a five-day total of $84.5{{nbsp}}million), finishing first at the box office and marking the second-best Thanksgiving opening behind Disney's '']'' ($93.6{{nbsp}}million).<ref name="THROpening2">{{cite web|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-ralph-breaks-internet-creed-2-ko-robin-hood-1163710|title='Ralph Breaks the Internet,' 'Creed II' Move Thanksgiving Box Office Toward New Record|date=November 25, 2018|website=]|access-date=March 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329112617/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-ralph-breaks-internet-creed-2-ko-robin-hood-1163710|archive-date=March 29, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In its second weekend the film made $25.8{{nbsp}}million, dropping 54% but remaining in first.<ref name="Weekend2">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/the-possession-of-hannah-grace-grabs-625k-in-thursday-night-previews-1202511705/|title='Ralph' Breaking $25M+ 2nd Weekend; 'Grinch' Steals $203M+; 'Hannah Grace' $6M+ In Slow Post Thanksgiving Period – Sunday Update|website=]|date=December 2, 2018|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|access-date=December 2, 2018|archive-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203182923/https://deadline.com/2018/12/the-possession-of-hannah-grace-grabs-625k-in-thursday-night-previews-1202511705/|url-status=live}}</ref> For the third weekend, it topped the box office once again with $16.1{{nbsp}}million, dropping 37%.<ref name="Weekend3">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/ralph-breaks-the-internet-the-favourite-emma-stone-rachel-weisz-weekend-box-office-1202516270/|title='Ralph' Keeps No. 1 Away From Greedy 'Grinch' For Third Weekend In A Row With $16M+ – Sunday Update|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=December 9, 2018|website=]|access-date=December 9, 2018|archive-date=December 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208135010/https://deadline.com/2018/12/ralph-breaks-the-internet-the-favourite-emma-stone-rachel-weisz-weekend-box-office-1202516270/|url-status=live}}</ref> In its second and third weekends the film finished ahead of '']'', marking the first time where animated films reached the top two spots at the box office for two consecutive weekends.<ref name="Weekend3" />


===Critical response=== ===Critical response===
The ] website ] reported an approval rating of 88% with an average rating of 7.30/10, based on 273 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' levels up on its predecessor with a funny, heartwarming sequel that expands its colorful universe while focusing on core characters and relationships."<ref name="RottenTomatoes">{{cite rt|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet|type=m|id=ralph_breaks_the_internet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223132519/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ralph_breaks_the_internet|archive-date=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 23, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ], which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 71 out of 100 based on 43 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/ralph-breaks-the-internet|title=''Ralph Breaks the Internet''|publisher= ]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112021754/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/ralph-breaks-the-internet|archive-date=November 12, 2020|access-date=January 10, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Audiences polled by ] gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, down from the "A" earned by the first film, and those at ] gave the film 4 stars out of 5.<ref name="Opening">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/ralph-breaks-the-internet-creed-ii-thanksgiving-box-office-1202505947/|title=‘Ralph’ Scoring 2nd Best Thanksgiving Debut With $84M+; ‘Creed II’ $55M+ Live-Action Champ; ‘Robin Hood’ Goes Wrong At $14M+|website=]|date=November 25, 2018|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|access-date=November 25, 2018|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109124154/https://deadline.com/2018/11/ralph-breaks-the-internet-creed-ii-thanksgiving-box-office-1202505947/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{RT data|prose|consensus=''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' levels up on its predecessor with a funny, heartwarming sequel that expands its colorful universe while focusing on core characters and relationships.|ref=yes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309171622/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ralph_breaks_the_internet|archive-date=March 9, 2023|url-status=live}} {{Metacritic film prose|score=71|count=43|ref=yes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112021754/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/ralph-breaks-the-internet|archive-date=November 12, 2020|access-date=May 22, 2022|url-status=live}} Audiences polled by ] gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, down from the "A" earned by the first film,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manfredi |first=Lucas |date=November 24, 2022 |title=''Strange World'' CinemaScore Might Be the Lowest Ever For a Walt Disney Animation Studio Film |url=https://www.thewrap.com/strange-world-cinemascore-disney-animation-film/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125002321/https://www.thewrap.com/strange-world-cinemascore-disney-animation-film/ |archive-date=November 25, 2022 |access-date=August 22, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> and those at ] gave the film four stars out of five.<ref name="Opening">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/ralph-breaks-the-internet-creed-ii-thanksgiving-box-office-1202505947/|title='Ralph' Scoring 2nd Best Thanksgiving Debut With $84M+; 'Creed II' $55M+ Live-Action Champ; 'Robin Hood' Goes Wrong At $14M+|website=]|date=November 25, 2018|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|access-date=November 25, 2018|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109124154/https://deadline.com/2018/11/ralph-breaks-the-internet-creed-ii-thanksgiving-box-office-1202505947/|url-status=live}}</ref>


] of '']'' gave the film a positive review, saying that "somewhere amid the film's ornate imagery and deliriously irreverent humor, we might begin to realize that we're watching a terrifying, incisive satire about the ways that a life lived online makes monsters of us all".<ref>{{cite web|last=Ebiri|first=Bilge|authorlink=Bilge Ebiri|title='Ralph Breaks the Internet' Review: Disney Gets Caught in the Web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/19/movies/ralph-breaks-the-internet-review.html|date=November 19, 2018|work=]|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120004122/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/19/movies/ralph-breaks-the-internet-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Brian Lowry of ] said that "The colorful action should delight tykes, but the smart, media-savvy asides make it especially appealing to grownups".<ref>{{cite web|last=Lowry|first=Brian|title='Ralph Breaks the Internet' runs up score on clever plot|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/19/entertainment/ralph-breaks-the-internet-review/index.html|date=November 19, 2018|publisher=]|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119215836/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/19/entertainment/ralph-breaks-the-internet-review/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Kerry Lengel of '']'' gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5, saying "what makes the movie compelling, despite the subdued dramatic payoff, is that it is a heightened reflection of our experience—our love affair, really—with our gadgets, our apps and, yes, our brands".<ref>{{cite web|last=Lengel|first=Kerry|title='Ralph Breaks the Internet' review: All hail our pop-culture overlords|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/movies/2018/11/19/ralph-breaks-internet-review-all-hail-our-pop-culture-overlords-1-2/2005053002/|date=November 16, 2018|work=]|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=December 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209132554/https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/movies/2018/11/19/ralph-breaks-internet-review-all-hail-our-pop-culture-overlords-1-2/2005053002/|url-status=live}}</ref> Peter Hartlaub of the '']'' gave the film 3 stars out of 4, stating that the film is "almost always inspired in the moment" and said that "the new characters are all pretty great", though he said that the film's first third "struggles to find its focus", and felt that Felix and Calhoun's subplot "would have worked better as a pre-movie animated short".<ref>{{cite web|last=Hartlaub|first=Peter|title='Ralph Breaks the Internet' is a fun and inspired sequel, glitches and all|url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/ralph-breaks-the-internet-is-a-fun-and-inspired-sequel-glitches-and-all|date=November 19, 2018|work=]|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120035926/https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/ralph-breaks-the-internet-is-a-fun-and-inspired-sequel-glitches-and-all|url-status=live}}</ref> Chris Bumbray of ''JoBlo's Movie Emporium'' said that the film "is just as solid" as the first film, and said it was compared to the science-fiction film '']''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bumbray|first=Chris|title=Review: Ralph Breaks The Internet|url=https://www.joblo.com/movie-news/review-ralph-breaks-the-internet|date=November 16, 2018|work=]|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120035929/http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/review-ralph-breaks-the-internet|url-status=live}}</ref> Bryan Bishop of '']'' described the film as "'']'' of Disney films", stating that it "soars when it sends up the studio's own films, but its portrayal of the internet feels a little optimistic for 2018."<ref>{{cite web|last=Bishop|first=Bryan|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet is The Lego Movie of Disney films|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/14/18093994/ralph-breaks-the-internet-movie-review-john-c-reilly-sarah-silverman|date=November 14, 2018|work=]|access-date=December 4, 2018|archive-date=November 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118153558/https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/14/18093994/ralph-breaks-the-internet-movie-review-john-c-reilly-sarah-silverman|url-status=live}}</ref> ] of '']'' gave the film a positive review, saying that "somewhere amid the film's ornate imagery and deliriously irreverent humor, we might begin to realize that we're watching a terrifying, incisive satire about the ways that a life lived online makes monsters of us all".<ref>{{cite web|last=Ebiri|first=Bilge|authorlink=Bilge Ebiri|title='Ralph Breaks the Internet' Review: Disney Gets Caught in the Web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/19/movies/ralph-breaks-the-internet-review.html|date=November 19, 2018|work=]|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120004122/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/19/movies/ralph-breaks-the-internet-review.html|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}</ref> Brian Lowry of ] said that "The colorful action should delight tykes, but the smart, media-savvy asides make it especially appealing to grownups".<ref>{{cite web|last=Lowry|first=Brian|title='Ralph Breaks the Internet' runs up score on clever plot|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/19/entertainment/ralph-breaks-the-internet-review/index.html|date=November 19, 2018|publisher=]|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119215836/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/19/entertainment/ralph-breaks-the-internet-review/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Kerry Lengel of '']'' gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying "what makes the movie compelling, despite the subdued dramatic payoff, is that it is a heightened reflection of our experience—our love affair, really—with our gadgets, our apps and, yes, our brands".<ref>{{cite web|last=Lengel|first=Kerry|title='Ralph Breaks the Internet' review: All hail our pop-culture overlords|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/movies/2018/11/19/ralph-breaks-internet-review-all-hail-our-pop-culture-overlords-1-2/2005053002/|date=November 16, 2018|work=]|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210112234345/https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/movies/2018/11/19/ralph-breaks-internet-review-all-hail-our-pop-culture-overlords-1-2/2005053002/|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}</ref> Peter Hartlaub of the '']'' gave the film three stars out of four, stating that the film is "almost always inspired in the moment" and said that "the new characters are all pretty great", though he said that the film's first third "struggles to find its focus", and felt that Felix and Calhoun's subplot "would have worked better as a pre-movie animated short".<ref>{{cite web|last=Hartlaub|first=Peter|title='Ralph Breaks the Internet' is a fun and inspired sequel, glitches and all|url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/ralph-breaks-the-internet-is-a-fun-and-inspired-sequel-glitches-and-all|date=November 19, 2018|work=]|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120035926/https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/ralph-breaks-the-internet-is-a-fun-and-inspired-sequel-glitches-and-all|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}</ref> Chris Bumbray of ''JoBlo's Movie Emporium'' said that the film "is just as solid" as the first film, and said it was compared to the ] '']''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bumbray|first=Chris|title=Review: Ralph Breaks The Internet|url=https://www.joblo.com/movie-news/review-ralph-breaks-the-internet|date=November 16, 2018|publisher=]|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120035929/http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/review-ralph-breaks-the-internet|url-status=live}}</ref> Bryan Bishop of '']'' described the film as "'']'' of Disney films", stating that it "soars when it sends up the studio's own films, but its portrayal of the internet feels a little optimistic for 2018."<ref>{{cite web|last=Bishop|first=Bryan|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet is The Lego Movie of Disney films|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/14/18093994/ralph-breaks-the-internet-movie-review-john-c-reilly-sarah-silverman|date=November 14, 2018|work=]|access-date=December 4, 2018|archive-date=November 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118153558/https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/14/18093994/ralph-breaks-the-internet-movie-review-john-c-reilly-sarah-silverman|url-status=live}}</ref>


Oliver Jones of '']'' gave the film a 2.5 score, saying that "''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' is a candy coated, hard shined brick of postmodernism—a Vitamix smoothie of gags, nostalgia, product placement and Fruity Pebbles".<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Oliver|title=The Dizzying Digital Wonderland in 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' Will Give You Whiplash|url=https://observer.com/2018/11/the-dizzying-digital-wonderland-in-ralph-breaks-the-internet-will-give-you-whiplash/|date=November 14, 2018|work=]|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119033810/https://observer.com/2018/11/the-dizzying-digital-wonderland-in-ralph-breaks-the-internet-will-give-you-whiplash/|url-status=live}}</ref> ] of '']'' said that "Within a few years, the specifics of the viral-video gags in ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' will be as dated as a ] joke".<ref>{{cite web|last=Duralde|first=Alonso|title='Ralph Breaks the Internet' Film Review: Disappointing Sequel Offers a Few Good Clicks|url=https://www.thewrap.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-film-review-sarah-silverman-gal-gadot/|date=November 14, 2018|work=TheWrap|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120095459/https://www.thewrap.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-film-review-sarah-silverman-gal-gadot/|url-status=live}}</ref> Peter Bradshaw of '']'' said that the "sequel to the 2012 film is somewhere between ''Ready Player One'' and '']'', summoning up a zero-gravity spectacle of dazzling colours and vertiginous perspectives, a featureless and inert mashup of memes, brands, avatars, and jokes".<ref>{{cite web|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet review – virtually impossible to enjoy tiresome arcade game re-run|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/nov/21/ralph-breaks-the-internet-review-virtually-impossible-to-enjoy-tiresome-arcade-game-re-run|date=November 21, 2018|work=]|access-date=November 24, 2018|archive-date=November 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124052236/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/nov/21/ralph-breaks-the-internet-review-virtually-impossible-to-enjoy-tiresome-arcade-game-re-run|url-status=live}}</ref> Oliver Jones of '']'' gave the film a two-and-a-half score, saying that "''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' is a candy coated, hard shined brick of postmodernism—a Vitamix smoothie of gags, nostalgia, product placement and Fruity Pebbles".<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Oliver|title=The Dizzying Digital Wonderland in 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' Will Give You Whiplash|url=https://observer.com/2018/11/the-dizzying-digital-wonderland-in-ralph-breaks-the-internet-will-give-you-whiplash/|date=November 14, 2018|work=]|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119033810/https://observer.com/2018/11/the-dizzying-digital-wonderland-in-ralph-breaks-the-internet-will-give-you-whiplash/|url-status=live}}</ref> ] of '']'' said that "Within a few years, the specifics of the viral-video gags in ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' will be as dated as a ] joke".<ref>{{cite web|last=Duralde|first=Alonso|author-link=Alonso Duralde|title='Ralph Breaks the Internet' Film Review: Disappointing Sequel Offers a Few Good Clicks|url=https://www.thewrap.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-film-review-sarah-silverman-gal-gadot/|date=November 14, 2018|work=]|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120095459/https://www.thewrap.com/ralph-breaks-the-internet-film-review-sarah-silverman-gal-gadot/|url-status=live}}</ref> ] of '']'' said that the "sequel to the 2012 film is somewhere between ''Ready Player One'' and '']'', summoning up a zero-gravity spectacle of dazzling colours and vertiginous perspectives, a featureless and inert mashup of memes, brands, avatars, and jokes".<ref>{{cite web|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|author-link=Peter Bradshaw|title=Ralph Breaks the Internet review – virtually impossible to enjoy tiresome arcade game re-run|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/nov/21/ralph-breaks-the-internet-review-virtually-impossible-to-enjoy-tiresome-arcade-game-re-run|date=November 21, 2018|work=]|access-date=November 24, 2018|archive-date=November 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124052236/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/nov/21/ralph-breaks-the-internet-review-virtually-impossible-to-enjoy-tiresome-arcade-game-re-run|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Accolades=== ===Accolades===
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| {{nom}} | {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2019|title=91st Academy Awards Nominees|publisher=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220063046/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2019|archive-date=December 20, 2019|access-date=January 12, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscar-winners-2019-updating-live-1178560|title=Oscars 2019: Complete Winners List|date=February 24, 2019|website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304081808/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscar-winners-2019-updating-live-1178560|archive-date=March 4, 2021|access-date=March 4, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="EDABundle">{{cite news |title=2018 EDA Award Winners|publisher=] |url=https://awfj.org/eda-awards-2/28201-2/ |access-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111143049/https://awfj.org/eda-awards-2/28201-2/ |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |url-status=live }} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="EDAAwards">{{cite web|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2018-alliance-of-women-film-journalists-awfj-eda-awards-winners/|title=The 2018 Alliance Of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) EDA Awards Winners|last=Neglia|first=Matt|website=Next Best Picture|date=January 10, 2019|access-date=March 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307093959/https://www.nextbestpicture.com/latest/the-2018-alliance-of-women-film-journalists-awfj-eda-awards-winners|archive-date=March 7, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
*{{cite web|url=https://awfj.org/eda-awards-2/2018-eda-award-nominees/|title=2018 EDA Award Nominees|access-date=January 12, 2021|publisher=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221184445/https://awfj.org/eda-awards-2/2018-eda-award-nominees/?doing_wp_cron=1545417884.7315959930419921875000|archive-date=December 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| Best Animated Female | Best Animated Female
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| {{nom}} | {{nom}}
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| ''Ralph Breaks the Internet''
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| {{Nominated}} | {{Nominated}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="AnnieNom">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-annie-award-winners-complete-list-1178562|title=Annie Awards: 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Wins Best Animated Feature|last=Giardina|first=Carolyn|work=]|date=February 3, 2019|access-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203201757/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-annie-award-winners-complete-list-1178562|archive-date=February 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="AnnieNom">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-annie-award-winners-complete-list-1178562|title=Annie Awards: 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Wins Best Animated Feature|last=Giardina|first=Carolyn|work=]|date=February 3, 2019|access-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203201757/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-annie-award-winners-complete-list-1178562|archive-date=February 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Feature Production | Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Feature Production
| Cesar Velazquez, Marie Tollec, Alexander Moaveni, Peter DeMund, Ian J. Coony | Cesar Velazquez, Marie Tollec, Alexander Moaveni, Peter DeMund, and Ian J. Coony
| {{Won}} | {{Won}}
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| ], ], ], Tom Macdougall, ] | ], ], ], Tom MacDougall, and ]
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| Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production | Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
| Jeremy Milton, Fabienne Rawley, Jesse Averna, John Wheeler, Pace Raulsen | Jeremy Milton, Fabienne Rawley, Jesse Averna, John Wheeler, and Pace Raulsen
| {{Nominated}} | {{Nominated}}
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| ''Ralph Breaks the Internet''
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| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2018-chicago-film-critics-association-cfca-winners/|title=The 2018 Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) Winners|last=Neglia|first=Matt|website=Next Best Picture|date=December 8, 2018|access-date=March 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307102140/https://www.nextbestpicture.com/latest/the-2018-chicago-film-critics-association-cfca-winners|archive-date=March 7, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| Gabriel Guy, Paul McGrath, David E. Fluhr, Alan Meyerson, Doc Kane, and Scott Curtis
| {{nom}} | {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://chicagofilmcritics.org/awards-blog/2018/12/7/2018-chicago-film-critics-association-awards|title=2018 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards|publisher=]|date=December 7, 2018|access-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208040148/https://chicagofilmcritics.org/awards-blog/2018/12/7/2018-chicago-film-critics-association-awards|archive-date=December 8, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-cinema-audio-society-award-winners-1174707|title='Bohemian Rhapsody' Wins CAS Sound Mixers' Top Honor|last=Giardina|first=Carolyn|website=]|date=February 16, 2019|access-date=March 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307095811/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-cinema-audio-society-award-winners-1174707|archive-date=March 7, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="CriticsChoiceBundle">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/critics-choice-awards-the-favourite-black-panther-first-man-1202516909/|title=Critics' Choice Awards Nominations: 'The Favourite' Tops With 14, 'Black Panther' A Marvel, 'First Man' Rebounds; 'The Americans' Leads TV Series|last=Hammond|first=Pete|date=December 10, 2018|website=Deadline|access-date=December 10, 2018|archive-date=December 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210173546/https://deadline.com/2018/12/critics-choice-awards-the-favourite-black-panther-first-man-1202516909/|url-status=live}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="CriticsChoice">{{Cite web |last=Crist |first=Allison |date=January 13, 2019 |title=Critics' Choice Awards: ''Roma'', ''Americans'', ''Mrs. Maisel'' Top Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-critics-choice-awards-winners-list-full-1172261/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114153323/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-critics-choice-awards-winners-list-full-1172261/ |archive-date=January 14, 2019 |access-date=September 7, 2022 |website=]}}</ref>
*{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jan/14/roma-critics-choice-awards-alfonso-cuaron-oscars|work=]|date=January 14, 2019|access-date=January 12, 2021|title=Roma victory at Critics' Choice awards strengthens Oscar hopes|last=Pulver|first=Andrew|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014200718/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jan/14/roma-critics-choice-awards-alfonso-cuaron-oscars|archive-date=October 14, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| ''Ralph Breaks the Internet''
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| {{nom}} | {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://detroitfilmcritics.com/awards/|title=The 2018 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards|website=Detroit Film Critics Society|access-date=December 9, 2018|archive-date=December 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221053445/http://detroitfilmcritics.com/awards/|url-status=live}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2018-detroit-film-critics-society-dfcs-winners/|title=The 2018 Detroit Film Critics Society (DFCS) Winners|last=Neglia|first=Matt|website=Next Best Picture|date=December 3, 2018|access-date=March 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307101150/https://www.nextbestpicture.com/latest/the-2018-detroit-film-critics-society-dfcs-winners|archive-date=March 7, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite news |last=Snlerson|first=Dan|url=https://ew.com/golden-globes/2019/01/06/golden-globes-2019-winners-list/ |title=Golden Globes 2019: See the full winners list |date=January 6, 2019 |work=] |access-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107110815/https://ew.com/golden-globes/2019/01/06/golden-globes-2019-winners-list/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Snlerson|first=Dan|url=https://ew.com/golden-globes/2019/01/06/golden-globes-2019-winners-list/ |title=Golden Globes 2019: See the full winners list |date=January 6, 2019 |magazine=] |access-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107110815/https://ew.com/golden-globes/2019/01/06/golden-globes-2019-winners-list/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| Best Animation/Family
| "Wired Refresh" (MOCEAN)
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*{{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=May 9, 2018 |title=Golden Trailer Award Nominations: ''The Shape Of Water'', ''Hitman's Bodyguard'' Top List |url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/golden-trailer-awards-2018-nominations-list-1202386445/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328222157/https://deadline.com/2018/05/golden-trailer-awards-2018-nominations-list-1202386445/ |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |access-date=January 18, 2024 |website=]}}
*{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |author-link=Dave McNary |date=May 31, 2018 |title=''Black Panther'' Wins Top Prize at Golden Trailer Awards |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/black-panther-prize-golden-trailer-awards-1202827408/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601064823/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/black-panther-prize-golden-trailer-awards-1202827408/ |archive-date=June 1, 2018 |access-date=January 18, 2024 |website=]}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/kids-choice-awards-complete-list-nominees-2019-1190854 |title=Kids' Choice Awards: 'Avengers: Infinity War of the teachers ' Tops Nominees; DJ Khaled to Host |last=Howard |first=Annie |work=] |date=February 26, 2019 |access-date=February 27, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227033741/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/kids-choice-awards-complete-list-nominees-2019-1190854 |archive-date=February 27, 2019 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="KCA">{{Cite web |last1=Nordyke |first1=Kimberly |last2=Forstadt |first2=Jillian |date=March 23, 2019 |title=Kids' Choice Awards: Full List of Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/kids-choice-awards-complete-list-winners-2019-1191274/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324030635/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/kids-choice-awards-complete-list-winners-2019-1191274/ |archive-date=March 24, 2019 |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=]}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="PGABundle">{{cite news |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title=Producers Guild Awards Nominees Include 'Black Panther,' 'A Star Is Born,' 'Vice' |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/awards/producers-guild-awards-2019-nominations-list-1203099303/ |access-date=January 4, 2019 |work=Variety |date=January 4, 2019 |archive-date=November 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114232240/https://variety.com/2019/film/awards/producers-guild-awards-2019-nominations-list-1203099303/ |url-status=live }} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="PGA">{{cite web|title=Producers Guild Awards: 'Green Book' Named Outstanding Motion Picture|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/producers-guild-awards-2019-winners-list-full-1173285|access-date=March 4, 2021|work=]|date=January 19, 2019|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304083226/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/producers-guild-awards-2019-winners-list-full-1173285|url-status=live}}</ref>
*{{cite web|url=https://www.producersguild.org/blogpost/923036/316465/Results-30th-Annual-Producers-Guild-Awards-presented-by-Cadillac|title=Results: 30th Annual Producers Guild Awards presented by Cadillac|publisher=]|access-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120173133/https://www.producersguild.org/blogpost/923036/316465/Results-30th-Annual-Producers-Guild-Awards-presented-by-Cadillac|archive-date=January 20, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| Best Animated Film | Best Animated Film
| ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' | ''Ralph Breaks the Internet''
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==Future== ==Future==
Directors Rich Moore and Phil Johnston said that a ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' spin-off film focusing on the Disney Princesses could be made depending on the audience's response, and "if there's a good story to be told".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2460810/could-the-disney-princesses-carry-their-own-film-together-ralph-breaks-the-internets-directors-weigh-in|title=Could The Disney Princesses Carry Their Own Film Together? Ralph Breaks The Internet's Directors Weigh In|last=Eisenberg|first=Eric|work=CinemaBlend|date=November 5, 2018|access-date=November 25, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181112223418/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2460810/could-the-disney-princesses-carry-their-own-film-together-ralph-breaks-the-internets-directors-weigh-in|archive-date=November 12, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Also, John C. Reilly says that he has an idea if a third film was to be made, he would consider seeing Ralph and Vanellope "beaming themselves right out into space".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/john-c-reilly-on-wreck-it-ralph-3-ralph-and-vanellope-should-go-into-space|title=John C. Reilly On 'Wreck-It Ralph 3': Ralph and Vanellope Should Go Into Space|last=Daniell|first=Mark|work=]|date=November 20, 2018|access-date=December 17, 2018|archive-date=November 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121004352/https://torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/john-c-reilly-on-wreck-it-ralph-3-ralph-and-vanellope-should-go-into-space|url-status=live}}</ref> John C. Reilly says that he has an idea if a third film was to be made, he would consider seeing Ralph and Vanellope "beaming themselves right out into space".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/john-c-reilly-on-wreck-it-ralph-3-ralph-and-vanellope-should-go-into-space|title=John C. Reilly On 'Wreck-It Ralph 3': Ralph and Vanellope Should Go Into Space|last=Daniell|first=Mark|newspaper=]|date=November 20, 2018|access-date=December 17, 2018|archive-date=November 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121004352/https://torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/john-c-reilly-on-wreck-it-ralph-3-ralph-and-vanellope-should-go-into-space|url-status=live}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 17:33, 17 January 2025

2018 film by Rich Moore and Phil Johnston For the soundtrack, see Ralph Breaks the Internet (soundtrack).

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
Walt Disney Animation Studios
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 time112 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 and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to the 2012 film Wreck-It Ralph. The film was directed by Rich Moore and Phil Johnston (in his feature directorial debut), and produced by Clark Spencer, from a screenplay written by Johnston and Pamela Ribon, and a story by Moore, Johnston, Ribon, Josie Trinidad, and Jim Reardon. John Lasseter, Jennifer Lee, and Chris Williams served as the film's executive producers. John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, and Ed O'Neill reprise their character roles from the first film, and are joined by Gal Gadot, Taraji P. Henson, and Alfred Molina as part of the new cast, as well as Alan Tudyk, who voiced a new character in this film. In the film, Ralph (Reilly) and Vanellope von Schweetz (Silverman) must travel to the Internet to get a replacement for the Sugar Rush cabinet's broken steering wheel and prevent Mr. Litwak (O'Neill) from disposing of the game.

The first 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 as Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2, much of the original cast confirmed they had signed on, with new cast members added in 2018. It is Walt Disney Animation Studios' first computer-animated film sequel and is the first sequel from the studio to be created by the original film's creative team.

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 grossed over $529.3 million worldwide against its $175 million budget and received generally positive reviews from critics. The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 91st Academy Awards, 76th Golden Globe Awards, 46th Annie Awards, and 24th Critics' Choice Awards, losing all four awards to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Plot

Six years after the events of the first film, Ralph and Vanellope have stayed best friends, hanging out after work in Litwak Arcade. Ralph is content with their life, but Vanellope longs for excitement and expresses how bored she has become of Sugar Rush's predictability. To please her, Ralph sneaks into her game and makes a secret road. The next day, when Vanellope fights the arcade player's control to test the track, the cabinet's steering wheel breaks. As the company that made Sugar Rush is defunct, and the cost of a replacement wheel on eBay is too high, Litwak decides to scrap Sugar Rush and unplugs the game, leaving its citizens homeless. The Surge Protector finds homes for all Sugar Rush's citizens as a short-term measure as they figure out how to save the game, with Felix and Calhoun adopting the racers. Remembering eBay, Ralph and Vanellope travel through Litwak's new Wi-Fi router to the Internet, a place where websites are represented as buildings in a sprawling city, avatars represent users, and programs are people.

The search engine KnowsMore directs them to eBay, where they win the auction for the steering wheel by unintentionally spiking the price to US$27,001 only to find they have just 24 hours to raise the funds, or they will lose the bid and the wheel. On the way out, they run into clickbait salesman J. P. Spamley, who brokers items obtained from video games and offers them a lucrative job of stealing a car from Shank, the lead character in the popular racing-centered battle royale game Slaughter Race. They steal Shank's car, but she stops them before they can leave the game with it. Suggesting another way to make money on the Internet, she proceeds to make a viral video of Ralph and uploads it to video-sharing site BuzzzTube. She directs them to BuzzzTube's head algorithm, Yesss, who capitalizes on Ralph's video popularity. They decide to make more videos, which will earn them the money for the wheel if they attract enough views. Vanellope offers to help advertise the videos, and Ralph has Yesss send her to Oh My Disney. There, while being chased by Stormtroopers for unauthorized advertising, Vanellope befriends the Disney Princesses, being encouraged by them to discuss her sense of un-fulfillment and reaching an epiphany in the form of an "I Want" song on the subject. Ralph makes enough money to buy the wheel but finds Vanellope talking with Shank, overhearing how she wants to stay in Slaughter Race, having felt at home there due to its relative novelty and unpredictability compared to Sugar Rush.

Worried about losing his friend forever, Ralph asks Spamley for a way to draw Vanellope out of the game and is brought to the dark web vendor Double Dan, who provides Ralph with a virus, Arthur, that feeds off insecurities and replicates them. When Ralph unleashes Arthur into Slaughter Race, it replicates Vanellope's glitch, triggering a server reboot. Ralph, Shank, and the others help Vanellope escape before the game resets. Vanellope blames herself for the crash, but Ralph confesses to her that the crash was actually his fault. Outraged by this reveal, an argument breaks out, culminating in Vanellope throwing away Ralph's cookie medal and running off.

A guilt-ridden Ralph finds his now-cracked-in-half medal. In lieu of cyber-insecurities, Arthur copies Ralph's emotional insecurities, and makes dimwitted and emotionally unstable duplicates of Ralph. The clones overrun the Internet in a global DoS attack, all chasing after Vanellope to keep her for themselves. Ralph saves her and attempts to lure the clones into a firewall, but they form a giant Ralph monster that seizes them both. Ralph comes to accept that Vanellope can make her own choices, letting go of his insecurities and causing the clones to disappear, and Ralph and Vanellope reconcile. Ralph gives half of the broken medal to Vanellope and they bid each other a heartfelt farewell as Shank has arranged for Vanellope to respawn in Slaughter Race.

Back in the arcade, Sugar Rush is repaired, and Ralph joins the other arcade characters' activities as he stays in touch with Vanellope over video chat, feeling content with his newfound ability to be independent.

Voice cast

Gal Gadot (left) voiced Shank in the Slaughter Race World; Taraji P. Henson (right) voiced Yesss in the BuzzzTube World
  • John C. Reilly as Wreck-It Ralph, a gigantic but soft-hearted man who is the antagonist of the arcade game Fix-It Felix Jr.
  • Sarah Silverman as Vanellope von Schweetz, a glitchy racer who is the main character and princess of Sugar Rush and Ralph's best friend.
  • Gal Gadot as Shank, a tough and talented NPC racer in Slaughter Race.
  • Taraji P. Henson as Yesss, an algorithm that determines the trending videos on BuzzzTube (a portmanteau of YouTube and BuzzFeed). Parts of her character were modeled after Cruella de Vil, as both characters are seen as fashionable.
  • Jack McBrayer as Fix-It Felix, a repairman who is the protagonist and playable character of Fix-It Felix Jr., as well as the husband of Calhoun.
  • Jane Lynch as Sergeant Calhoun, the lead character of Hero's Duty and Felix's wife.
  • Alan Tudyk as KnowsMore, a character representing a search engine of the same name, with an overly aggressive autofill. The character design was mainly inspired by stylized character designs found in Disney shorts and TV specials done in the mid-1960s by Ward Kimball and Marc Davis. Tudyk previously voiced King Candy in the first film.
  • Alfred Molina as Double Dan, a half-worm virus creator who inhabits the dark web.
    • Molina also voices Double Dan's conjoined brother Little Dan.
  • Ed O'Neill as Mr. Litwak, owner of Litwak's Family Fun Center & Arcade.

The first 12 characters in the Disney Princess line appear, along with Anna and Elsa from Frozen. All but three of the original voice actresses reprised their roles. Cinderella, Snow White, and Aurora were voiced by Jennifer Hale, Pamela Ribon, and Kate Higgins, respectively, as Ilene Woods and Adriana Caselotti had died and Mary Costa had retired. Additionally, Rajah (Jasmine's pet tiger), Meeko (Pocahontas' pet raccoon), Cinderella's mice (including Jaq and Gus) and her bird companions, and Prince Naveen (in his frog form, whom Ralph mistakes for Frogger) also appear in the film.

Several characters from other films and media also cameo with their original or current voice actors, such as Roger Craig Smith as Sonic the Hedgehog, Maurice LaMarche as Tapper, Brad Garrett as Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh, Corey Burton as Grumpy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Anthony Daniels as C-3PO from Star Wars, Vin Diesel as Groot from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story.

Additionally, Melissa Villaseñor voices Taffyta Muttonfudge, one of the Sugar Rush racers, replacing Mindy Kaling from the first film; Bill Hader provides the uncredited voice of J. P. Spamley, a personification of clickbait pop-up ads represented as a desperate salesman who cannot make a sale; John DiMaggio voices Arthur, an insecurity virus; Sean Giambrone (English YouTuber Daniel "DanTDM" Middleton in the UK version, but not on the UK home release) voices eBoy, an eBay employee who informs Ralph of the status on the eBay item deadline; Flula Borg voices Maybe, an algorithm who is an assistant to Yesss; and Dianna Agron voices the news anchor covering the virus in the real world. Ali Wong, Timothy Simons, GloZell Green, and Hamish Blake, respectively, voice Felony, Butcher Boy, Little Debbie, and Pyro, all of whom are other characters in Slaughter Race as Shank's racing crew. The film's directors Rich Moore and Phil Johnston reprise their roles as Sour Bill, Zangief (Moore), and the Surge Protector (Johnston), respectively. YouTube personalities Colleen Ballinger, Dani Fernandez, and Tiffany Herrera voice cameos, with Nicole Scherzinger having a cameo voice role in a mid-credits scene.

Popular culture cameos and references

Similar to the first film, Ralph Breaks the Internet includes a number of cameos and references to video games and various Disney properties, including Walt Disney Animation Studios films, Pixar Animation Studios films, Star Wars, Marvel Comics, and The Muppets franchises. The band Imagine Dragons (whose song "Zero" is featured in a trailer for the film, as well as its end credits and soundtrack) make a cameo appearance in the film, with the members voicing themselves. The video game Fortnite Battle Royale is briefly shown, including the battle bus and the floss dance. Stan Lee, Marvel Comics' former writer, editor and publisher, makes a cameo appearance in the film. Lee died some days before the film's premiere, making his appearance in Ralph Breaks the Internet one of his final cameos in films.

The filmmakers revealed that the film originally featured a joke about Kylo Ren being a "spoiled child", which was later cut from the film by request from Lucasfilm because it would undermine his role as a villain. Also cut from the film was C-3PO being mockingly called R2-D2 and BB-8 by the princesses. Additionally, the film would originally include The Golden Girls characters, but it was later cut because the directors felt it was a bizarre juxtaposition. The legion of Ralph clones, which forms a gigantic Ralph monster, resembles the King Kong character from various films. During production, the giant monster form was dubbed "Ralphzilla" after Godzilla.

Production

Development

Phil Johnston serves as a director alongside Rich Moore who talks in Ralph Breaks The Internet

In September 2012, two months before Wreck-It Ralph was released, Rich Moore said that there were already ideas for a sequel, and in March 2013, Moore said that he and Disney had ideas about a sequel that would bring the characters up to date and explore online gaming and console gaming. Moore stated that many of the crew and voice cast were open to the sequel, believing that they have "barely scratched the surface" of the video game world they envisioned. He also stated that he planned to include Tron in the sequel, which appears briefly in the film, where Ralph and Vanellope race at the beginning. In 2014, the first film's composer Henry Jackman said that a story for the sequel was being written.

In March 2016, Moore stated that a sequel was still being planned. In June 2016, Walt Disney Animation Studios announced that the sequel would be released on March 9, 2018, with Moore and Phil Johnston attached, and that its story would be one where "Ralph leaves the arcade and wrecks the Internet".

In March 2017, the sequel's title was officially announced as Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2, with Moore returning as director joined by the first film's co-writer, Johnston, and Clark Spencer also returning as producer. In July 2018, Disney removed Wreck-It Ralph 2 from the film's title.

Writing

Two working versions of the script had been scrapped before settling on the one used for the film, according to head of story Josie Trinidad. In one version, Vanellope had become self-absorbed by the Internet, gaining popularity and becoming a celebrity among the users. Ralph had been thrown in jail where he met the search engine Knowsmore, and they had partnered together to escape prison and help bring Vanellope back to her normal self. A second version had Ralph becoming an Internet-famous celebrity and would have been challenged by an anti-virus program named BEV that served as a super cop and would have been the story's villain. Trinidad said neither of these versions captured what they felt was the centerpiece of the sequel, being how Ralph and Vanellope reacted to the new world of the Internet and realizing they have separate paths going forward.

Producer Clark Spencer said that "the film is about change. Two best friends are about to realize that the world won't always be the same. The internet is the perfect setting, really, because it's all about change—things change by the second". Director of story Jim Reardon said that it was intimidating to set the film on the Internet, stating that " looked at how could make the internet relatable on a human level—like how Game Central Station aka the power strip mirrored a train station in the first movie." Reardon, however, said that Disney "didn't want to make the movie about the internet", instead focus on Ralph and Vanellope's friendship, and to treat the Internet as "the place where the movie takes place". Josie Trinidad claimed that the filmmakers "didn't want to just give the audience more of that friendship — to see that relationship grow."

The designs of scenes within the Internet were based on tours made of One Wilshire in Los Angeles, as it is one of the world's largest telecommunications centers. The filmmakers did not approach any of the companies (outside of Disney) that are represented on the Internet and strove to include net branding from all across the world. They also had to explore various Internet memes, making sure to avoid those that lacked long-term presence on the Internet. While the film addresses many positive elements of the Internet, the filmmakers did not want to shy away from covering some of the more unpleasant aspects about it, in part fueled by the success of tackling racism indirectly within Zootopia. They wanted to follow the same approach as they had with Judy Hopps in Zootopia, where she experienced, learned, and overcame the racism aspects, and have Ralph similarly learn and become a better person without having to actually solve the issue of hostility on the Internet.

The scene where Vanellope is introduced to the Disney Princesses came from screenwriter Pamela Ribon. In 2014, Ribon was still working on Moana when Disney began internally pitching ideas for the sequel to Wreck-It Ralph, Ribon recognized that like the title character of Moana, Vanellope fits the definition of a Disney Princess. When work formally began on the sequel after the completion of Zootopia, Ribon pitched the idea of Disney poking fun at itself by having Vanellope meet the other Disney Princesses in the green room of OhMyDisney.com, the Disney fan-driven website. Further inspiration came from a BuzzFeed online quiz that asked which Disney Princess the user was; Moore thought it would be interesting if Ralph had encountered that quiz and ended up in an argument with Vanellope over the result. The script was written by Ribon, which she wanted to include the various tropes of the Princesses, with them making in the final cut for the film. Moore and Johnston were satisfied with the script.

Casting

Alan Tudyk returns to voice a different character, named KnowsMore. Tudyk previously voiced King Candy in the first film.

In July 2015, John C. Reilly said he had signed on to reprise his role of Ralph in a projected sequel. In March 2017, Jane Lynch, Jack McBrayer and Sarah Silverman were reported as being set to reprise their roles. In December 2016, Alan Tudyk confirmed his return in the sequel as a different character, named KnowsMore, after previously voicing King Candy in the first film. During production, Moore invited film composer Michael Giacchino to reprise his role as the Stormtrooper FN-3128 from Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the film. In August 2018, actress Gal Gadot joined the cast as Shank. The production team secured all the Disney Princesses' original voice actresses, except for Adriana Caselotti as Snow White, Ilene Woods as Cinderella and Mary Costa as Aurora, due to the formers having both died in 1997 and 2010 respectively, while the latter retired from acting in 2000. Jennifer Hale and Kate Higgins, the current voice actresses for Cinderella and Aurora, were hired for the film; Pamela Ribon, the film's co-screenwriter, performed Snow White's voice for temporary tracks, but the team considered it a good substitute, allowing Ribon to voice her in the final film.

Animation

The film contains over 150 unique sets and 5,726 assets, and includes the highest number of characters in any Disney Animation film, with 434 individual characters with 6,752 variants. One of the Disney animators who helped out to bring the Disney Princesses into CGI animation was Mark Henn, who was also the original supervising animator of princesses Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Mulan, and Tiana. Henn also served as the supervising animator for the film's background hand-drawn animated characters. Animators had to work out various techniques to take the different styles of animation into a single approach, and figure out the proportions of the characters using official figurines. Unlike their original film counterparts, the Disney Princesses in the film were rendered in a more cartoony style with bigger eyes and ears.

In the initial trailer for the film, the African-American princess character Tiana appeared to have a lighter skin tone, a narrower nose, and more European features than she did in the 2009 film The Princess and the Frog. This led to some backlashes on social media as these drew her appearance away from that expected of African-Americans. As a result, Disney contacted Tiana's voice actress, Anika Noni Rose, and the advocacy group Color of Change to redesign Tiana for Ralph Breaks the Internet to make sure she resembles more closely to her 2009 appearance; the updated character model was revealed in the second trailer. The same treatment was given to Pocahontas, the titular character of the 1995 film, as many viewers had pointed out that she was also given a much lighter skin tone.

A scene featured in the film's original teaser, released in March 2018, involving Ralph and Vanellope invading a children's game and feeding pancakes to a bunny to the point that it is implied to explode, was heavily discussed prior to the film's release; however, the scene was eventually cut from the film and instead placed halfway through the credits, with the addition of a meta-conversation where one of the characters alludes to having just watched a movie where a scene from the trailer was missing. The post-credits scene involves what starts as a teaser for Frozen II but cuts to Ralph rickrolling the audience by starting to sing Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up". While producers Spencer and Moore had an idea of Ralph doing a "Wreck Roll" early on in the film's development, they never incorporated it into the story. As it was one of the last scenes added, the producers had gotten Reilly, who was on vacation with his family at the time, to come into a New York City studio to record for the day so that the animators could work from that.

Music and soundtrack

Main article: Ralph Breaks the Internet (soundtrack)

On September 19, 2018, Imagine Dragons released the lead single from the soundtrack titled "Zero", which plays during the end credits of the film. On October 23, 2018, the music video of "Zero" was posted on Imagine Dragons' YouTube channel. The film features an original song called "A Place Called Slaughter Race", performed by Sarah Silverman and Gal Gadot, written by Tom MacDougall and the film's co-director Phil Johnston, and composed by Alan Menken; the song's pop version, "In This Place", was performed by Julia Michaels. The film also features songs from various Disney Princess films, as well as Demi Lovato's cover of "Let it Go" played in the beginning of the Oh My Disney scene. Ralph also rickrolls the tune "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley in a post-credits scene. The soundtrack was composed by Henry Jackman, who also composed the score from the previous film. It was released digitally on November 16, 2018, and on CD on November 30, 2018.

Marketing

To coincide with the film's release, Fortnite Battle Royale made a cameo appearance of Ralph via an "outdoor cinema screen" in the game's location "Risky Reels" and added the emote dance Hot Marat, which was available as a limited time offering. For "Wreck Urselfie", a mobile experience used to build scenarios with Google Home featured Ralph and Vanellope stuck inside users' smartphones, as Google BrandLab used Google's API Cloud Vision. The first WhatsApp experience that allowed fans to connect with Ralph and Vanellope while they navigated the Internet and ended up in WhatsApp. Amazon, which promoted the film with its products FireTV and the Kindle Fire, and its subsidiary IMDb, announced the "Pre-Black Friday sale" through the "themed landing page," which was seen in the scene where Ralph "broke" its home page. Furthermore, fans had some Disney offers and continued to connect the purchase of the film's tickets. Carvana and Disney collaborated to promote the film's release throughout a multi-channel campaign. The film collaborated with the mobile in-cinema game Noovie Arcade, which tied the video game used in the film's teaser, the "pancake milkshake", causing audiences to have each other's challenges and gain scores and milkshakes at least 21,100 theaters including AMC Theatres, Cinemark, and Regal Cinemas. The virtual reality experience based on the film, which was created in collaboration with ILMxLab and The Void, titled Ralph Breaks VR. Aside from the film, it takes on a different plot. Additional marketing partners for the film included BAPE, eBay, Fandango, Mailchimp, McDonald's, Netgear, and Purple.

In the month of the release of the film, the world builder video game Disney Magic Kingdoms included a limited time Event focused on Ralph Breaks the Internet to promote it, with the characters involved in a new storyline unrelated to the events of the film, including Ralph, Vanellope, Yesss, Shank, Spamley, Fix-Felix, Jr. and Calhoun as playable characters, some attractions based on locations of the film, and the Comfy Costumes that Cinderella, Ariel, Belle and Jasmine wear in the film.

Release

Theatrical

Ralph Breaks the Internet premiered on November 5, 2018, at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. It was initially scheduled for release on March 9, but was later pushed back to November 21. The film was also released in IMAX and 3D formats.

Home media

Ralph Breaks the Internet was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on digital on February 12, 2019, and on Blu-ray and DVD on February 26. Bonus features include a behind-the-scenes featurette, a short highlighting some of the Easter eggs hidden throughout the film, deleted scenes, and the music videos for "Zero" and "In This Place". A feature exclusive to the digital release is a featurette on the artists going to race car driving school to research all the driving in Slaughter Race. In its first week, Ralph Breaks the Internet sold 225,099 DVDs and 816,890 Blu-rays as the most sold film on both formats in the United States. Overall, Ralph Breaks the Internet sold 616,387 DVDs and 1.4 million Blu-rays, adding them up to get a total of 2 million copies, and made $47.7 million through home media releases.

Reception

Box office

Ralph Breaks the Internet grossed $201.1 million in the United States and Canada, and $328.2 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $529.3 million, against a production budget of $175 million.

In the United States and Canada, Ralph Breaks the Internet was released alongside Creed II and Robin Hood, as well as the wide expansion of Green Book, and was originally projected to gross $67–77 million from 3,900+ theaters in its five-day opening weekend. The film made $18.3 million on its first day (including a pre-Thanksgiving record $3.8 million from Tuesday previews) and another $10.2 million on its second. It went on to debut to $55.7 million in its opening weekend (a five-day total of $84.5 million), finishing first at the box office and marking the second-best Thanksgiving opening behind Disney's Frozen ($93.6 million). In its second weekend the film made $25.8 million, dropping 54% but remaining in first. For the third weekend, it topped the box office once again with $16.1 million, dropping 37%. In its second and third weekends the film finished ahead of The Grinch, marking the first time where animated films reached the top two spots at the box office for two consecutive weekends.

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 88% of 276 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "Ralph Breaks the Internet levels up on its predecessor with a funny, heartwarming sequel that expands its colorful universe while focusing on core characters and relationships." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 71 out of 100, based on 43 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, down from the "A" earned by the first film, and those at PostTrak gave the film four stars out of five.

Bilge Ebiri of The New York Times gave the film a positive review, saying that "somewhere amid the film's ornate imagery and deliriously irreverent humor, we might begin to realize that we're watching a terrifying, incisive satire about the ways that a life lived online makes monsters of us all". Brian Lowry of CNN said that "The colorful action should delight tykes, but the smart, media-savvy asides make it especially appealing to grownups". Kerry Lengel of The Arizona Republic gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying "what makes the movie compelling, despite the subdued dramatic payoff, is that it is a heightened reflection of our experience—our love affair, really—with our gadgets, our apps and, yes, our brands". Peter Hartlaub of the San Francisco Chronicle gave the film three stars out of four, stating that the film is "almost always inspired in the moment" and said that "the new characters are all pretty great", though he said that the film's first third "struggles to find its focus", and felt that Felix and Calhoun's subplot "would have worked better as a pre-movie animated short". Chris Bumbray of JoBlo's Movie Emporium said that the film "is just as solid" as the first film, and said it was compared to the science fiction film Ready Player One. Bryan Bishop of The Verge described the film as "The Lego Movie of Disney films", stating that it "soars when it sends up the studio's own films, but its portrayal of the internet feels a little optimistic for 2018."

Oliver Jones of The New York Observer gave the film a two-and-a-half score, saying that "Ralph Breaks the Internet is a candy coated, hard shined brick of postmodernism—a Vitamix smoothie of gags, nostalgia, product placement and Fruity Pebbles". Alonso Duralde of TheWrap said that "Within a few years, the specifics of the viral-video gags in Ralph Breaks the Internet will be as dated as a Tay Zonday joke". Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian said that the "sequel to the 2012 film is somewhere between Ready Player One and The Emoji Movie, summoning up a zero-gravity spectacle of dazzling colours and vertiginous perspectives, a featureless and inert mashup of memes, brands, avatars, and jokes".

Accolades

Accolades received by Ralph Breaks the Internet
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Academy Awards February 24, 2019 Best Animated Feature Rich Moore, Phil Johnston, and Clark Spencer Nominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists January 10, 2019 Best Animated Feature Film Rich Moore and Phil Johnston Nominated
Best Animated Female Sarah Silverman Nominated
Annie Awards February 2, 2019
Best Animated Feature Ralph Breaks the Internet Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Feature Production Cesar Velazquez, Marie Tollec, Alexander Moaveni, Peter DeMund, and Ian J. Coony Won
Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production Vitor Vilela Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production Ami Thompson Nominated
Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production Rich Moore and Phil Johnston Nominated
Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production Henry Jackman, Alan Menken, Phil Johnston, Tom MacDougall, and Dan Reynolds Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production Michael Herrera Nominated
Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production Sarah Silverman Nominated
Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production Phil Johnston and Pamela Ribon Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production Jeremy Milton, Fabienne Rawley, Jesse Averna, John Wheeler, and Pace Raulsen Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards December 7, 2018 Best Animated Feature Ralph Breaks the Internet Nominated
Cinema Audio Society Awards February 16, 2019 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated Gabriel Guy, Paul McGrath, David E. Fluhr, Alan Meyerson, Doc Kane, and Scott Curtis Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 13, 2019 Best Animated Feature Rich Moore and Phil Johnston Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society December 3, 2018 Best Animated Film Ralph Breaks the Internet Nominated
Golden Globe Awards January 6, 2019 Best Animated Feature Film Rich Moore and Phil Johnston Nominated
Golden Trailer Awards May 31, 2018 Best Animation/Family "Wired Refresh" (MOCEAN) Nominated
Kids' Choice Awards March 23, 2019 Favorite Animated Movie Ralph Breaks the Internet Nominated
Favorite Female Voice from an Animated Movie Gal Gadot Nominated
Producers Guild of America Award January 19, 2019 Best Animated Motion Picture Clark Spencer Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards December 10, 2018 Best Animated Film Ralph Breaks the Internet Nominated
Best Body of Work John C. Reilly Won
Satellite Awards February 22, 2019 Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature Ralph Breaks the Internet Nominated
Saturn Awards September 13, 2019 Best Animated Film Ralph Breaks the Internet Nominated
Visual Effects Society Awards February 5, 2019 Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Scott Kersavage, Bradford Simonsen, Ernest J. Petti, and Cory Loftis Nominated
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Dong Joo Byun, Dave K. Komorowski, Justin Sklar, and Le Joyce Tong for "Ralphzilla" Nominated
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Benjamin Min Huang, Jon Kim Krummel II, Gina Warr Lawes, and Matthias Lechner for "Social Media District" Nominated
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature Paul Carman, Henrik Fält, Christopher Hendryx, and David Hutchins for "Virus Infection & Destruction" Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards December 3, 2018 Best Animated Feature Rich Moore and Phil Johnston Nominated
Best Animated Voice Performance Sarah Silverman Nominated

Future

John C. Reilly says that he has an idea if a third film was to be made, he would consider seeing Ralph and Vanellope "beaming themselves right out into space".

Notes

  1. Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through the Walt Disney Pictures banner.
  2. Lasseter acted as the film's executive producer until November 2017 (one year before the film's release), when he took a sabbatical from Disney. Lee was already another executive producer on the film, and eventually took his place as chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios in June 2018. Both were ultimately credited as executive producer, along with Williams.

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