Release and reception Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1 release , reception

1.1 critical response
1.2 box office
1.3 accolades
1.4 3d conversion
1.5 home media

1.5.1 extended edition

release , reception

terminator 2 had worldwide premiere @ cineplex odeon century plaza cinemas in century city, los angeles, on july 1, 1991, attended vips including nicolas cage, christian slater, arnold schwarzenegger , wife maria shriver. following domestic release on july 3, film progressively distributed cinemas in australia, germany, united kingdom, hong kong, spain, , @ least ten other countries year s end.

critical response

terminator 2: judgment day received widespread critical acclaim. review aggregator rotten tomatoes – established on web in 1998 – retroactively reports film earned 93% positive reviews average score of 8.4/10 based on 69 reviews, site s critical consensus reads: t2 features thrilling action sequences , eye-popping visual effects, takes sci-fi/ action landmark next level depth of human (and cyborg) characters. . average score 75 out of 100 22 critics on metacritic. voters on internet movie database give movie 8.5 out of 10, ranking #43 on top 250 movies of time. cinemascore reported audiences gave film rare a+ grade.

the montreal film journal called 1 of best crafted hollywood action flicks. syd field lauded plot of terminator 2, saying, example, every scene sets next, links in chain of dramatic action. roger ebert, writing chicago sun-times, gave film 3.5 stars out of possible 4, praised schwarzenegger s performance, saying, schwarzenegger s genius movie star find roles build on, rather undermine, physical , vocal characteristics. hal hinson, reviewer washington post, positive in review, writing that: no 1 in movies today can match cameron s talent kind of hyperbolic, big-screen action. cameron, directed first terminator , aliens, doesn t slam on head action. in staging movie s gigantic set pieces, has eye both grandeur , beauty; possesses rare director s gift transforming objects shoots see, example, lyrical muscularity of 18-wheel truck. because of cameron, movie opposite of terminator character; s machine human heart. gene siskel of chicago tribune extremely enthusiastic film, giving 3 1/2 stars, spectacular , @ times mystifying special effects – surprisingly solid acting, 1 terrific action picture, more enjoyable original. further, siskel noted, level of tension in film palpable because can t figure out how arnold going terminate terminator.

halliwell s film guide rated film improvement on predecessor, giving 2 stars out of 4 , describing thunderous, high-voltage action movie dazzling special effects provide distraction silly narrative. writing time, richard corliss far less pleased, stating film humongous, visionary parable intermittently enthralls , disappoints. t2 half of terrific movie—the wrong half. leonard maltin gave movie 2 1/2 stars, stating, many sequels, lacks freshness of first film , gives no 1 root for.

box office

opening in 2,274 theaters in united states, terminator 2 earned record $52 million during fourth of july five-day opening weekend. in terms of traditional 3 day – friday sunday – period however, film made $31 million, second-biggest opening weekend of time after batman s $42 million opening in 1989. elsewhere, film grossed $3.4 million in australia , $7.1 million in germany during opening weekends in september , october 1991, respectively.

according box office mojo, film s production costs $102 million, which, @ time, highest ever. however, if adjusted inflation, cleopatra (1963), cost $44 million when made in 1963, have been $219 million in 1995 dollars. terminator 2 box-office success, earning $204.8 million in united states , canada alone, , $519.8 million worldwide. domestic total 3.9 times opening weekend; adjusted inflation, release tenth-highest grossing of time r-rated film, , among summer releases behind national lampoon s animal house. globally, highest-grossing film of 1991, beating robin hood: prince of thieves, third-biggest global grosser ever behind star wars ($530 million prior 1997 reissue) , e.t.: terrestrial ($619 million before various reissues) , tristar pictures highest-grossing film date. moreover, first film earn more $300 million overseas, milestone not repeated until release of jurassic park in 1993. film ranked 110 in box office earnings of time in u.s. , canada, , 84 worldwide. original terminator grossed $38 million in u.s. in theatrical run, making terminator 2 s 434 percent increase record sequel. film sold estimated 48,656,400 tickets in north america.

accolades

3d conversion

on august 29, 2016 (august 29, 1997, being date when skynet becomes self-aware in films), announced film digitally remastered in 3d commemorate 25th anniversary, worldwide re-release planned summer 2017. version remastered , rereleased in 3d original 137 minute theatrical cut, extended edition not james cameron s preferred version. 1 camera shot opening chase sequence digitally altered fix minor continuity error had bugged cameron since 1991 release. dmg entertainment , studiocanal worked cameron convert film using stereod technology. 3d version premiered on february 17, 2017, @ berlin international film festival, theatrical re-release being scheduled august 25, 2017. similar cameron s titanic 3d, lightstorm entertainment oversaw work on 3d version of terminator 2, took year finish. film released distrib films typically handles release of french films. studio released film exclusively 1 week in amc theatres nationwide, , said expand depending on film s performances in first week.

the 3d version opened friday, august 25, 2017, across 371 theaters (or 463 3d auditoriums), earning $552,773 in opening weekend, averaging $1,490 per screen; considered amount lower other 80 s , 90 s re-releases earned in respective opening weekends such top gun ($1.9 million, played in imax), raiders of lost ark ($1.6 million), more high-profile reissues of titanic, lion king , jurassic park on last several years. during opening weekend, titanic 3d grossed $17.3 million in 2,674 theaters, averaging $6,464 in april 2012. while not major contributing factors, release performance of film thought have suffered coinciding hurricane harvey, eased moviegoing admissions in many parts of country, anticipated boxing fight between floyd mayweather jr. , conor mcgregor, season 7 finale of game of thrones, , cameron s decision release original 1991 theatrical cut instead of popular extended edition, , controversial comments regarding wonder woman film.

home media

the 137 minute theatrical cut of movie first released on vhs in november 1991. on november 24, 1993, terminator 2: judgment day – special edition cut of film released laserdisc , vhs, containing 15 minutes of unseen footage including scenes michael biehn reprising role kyle reese in dream sequence. scenes, however, still not included in two-cassette vhs cut. in october 1997, film received first dvd release featured original theatrical cut.

the extreme edition dvd has several dvd-rom features, including infiltration unit simulator , t2 fx studio , application images of person can imported , transformed t-800 or t-1000, , skynet combat chassis designer , program viewers build fighting machine , able track progress online. extreme dvd contains wmv-hd theatrical edition of t2, film watched, first time, in full hd 1080p format.

in 2006, lionsgate released blu-ray of film presented in washed-out 1080p transfer , included no special features , dts 5.1 audio track dvds instead of lossless audio track. on may 19, 2009, lionsgate re-released film on blu-ray in form of skynet edition , enhanced , improved video transfer, thx certified dts-hd master audio 6.1 audio. edition has runtime of 152 minutes. skynet edition saw limited collector s edition encased in endoskull, including 2009 blu-ray, extreme edition , ultimate edition dvds , digital copy of film.

on july 2017, 2 new blu-ray releases of film announced. first, 4k remaster, , later blu-ray 3d release of 3d conversion due out in august 2017. these re-releases include new extras, including trailers, making-of documentaries, , seamless branching of theatrical cut, director s cut , special extended edition . additionally, endo-arm special edition bundle announced, including both 3d , 4k versions, , cd audio soundtrack.

extended edition

in 2015, sony released extended version of film part of terminator quadrilogy box set containing first 4 terminator films. however, featured no special features. subsequent ultimate edition , extreme edition dvd releases included extended version of film.

alongside other numerous re-added deleted scenes, extended edition features alternate ending, shows elderly sarah connor watching adult john, u.s. senator, playing daughter in washington playground in year 2029, narrating judgment day never happened. extended version of film included in skynet edition blu-ray.