Trolls Band Together Trivia | 55 facts about the animated film

“Trolls Band Together” is an American animated jukebox musical comedy film and the third installment in the “Trolls” franchise.

Let’s find out some trivia and facts about the film.

1. Trolls Band Together is a 2023 American animated jukebox musical comedy film
2. The film is produced by DreamWorks Animation
3. It is distributed by Universal Pictures
4. The film is based on the Good Luck Trolls dolls from Thomas Dam
5. It serves as the sequel to Trolls World Tour (2020)
6. This marks the third installment in the Trolls franchise
7. The film was directed by Walt Dohrn
8. Co-directed by Tim Heitz
9. Written by Elizabeth Tippet
10. Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Icona Pop, Anderson .Paak, Ron Funches, Kenan Thompson, Kunal Nayyar and Dohrn reprise their voice roles from its predecessors
11. With newcomers Eric André, Kid Cudi, Daveed Diggs, Troye Sivan, Camila Cabello, Amy Schumer, Andrew Rannells, RuPaul and Zosia Mamet joining the ensemble voice cast
12. In the film, Poppy (Kendrick) and Branch (Timberlake), who are officially a couple, attempt to rescue Floyd (Sivan)
13. While reuniting Branch’s brothers after the boyband phenomenon, BroZone, was disbanded
14. Ideas for a third Trolls film began prior to the release of Trolls World Tour in April 2020
15. Timberlake expressed interest in participating during his Apple Music takeover
16. DreamWorks Animation officially confirmed the third film’s development in November 2021
17. New characters for the film were announced in March 2023
18. Along with new cast members and the title
19. Despite being predominantly CGI animation, the film includes some 2D animation sequences with animation styles inspired by Yellow Submarine (1968) and Fantasia (1940)
20. Theodore Shapiro, who previously composed the score for Trolls World Tour, returned to compose the score for this film
21. Trolls Band Together was theatrically released in Denmark on October 12, 2023
22. It was released in the United States on November 17
23. The film has grossed $117 million worldwide
24. The film received mixed reviews from critics
25. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 62% rating
26. Based on 79 critics’ reviews
27. With an average rating of 5.9/10
28. The website’s consensus reads: “Trolls Band Together serves up another amusing, eye-catching outing that should entertain young fans of the franchise while remaining perfectly painless for parents”
29. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 53 out of 100
30. Based on 13 critics
31. Indicating “mixed or average” reviews
32. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “A” on an A+ to F scale
33. Same as the first film
34. While those polled by PostTrak gave it an 85% overall positive score
35. With 67% saying they would definitely recommend the film
36. As of November 24, 2023, Trolls Band Together has grossed $54.0 million in the United States and Canada
37. And $78.7 million in other territories
38. For a worldwide gross of $132.8 million
39. In the United States and Canada, Trolls Band Together was released alongside Next Goal Wins, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, and Thanksgiving
40. It was projected to gross $27–32 million from 3,800 theaters in its opening weekend
41. The film made $9.4 million on its first day
42. Including $1.3 million from Thursday night previews
43. It went on to debut $30.6 million
44. Finishing second behind The Hunger Games
45. On April 9, 2020, Justin Timberlake expressed interest in participating in the future Trolls films during his Apple Music takeover, “I hope we make, like, seven Trolls movies, because it literally is the gift that keeps on giving”
46. On November 22, 2021, it was announced that a third Trolls film would be released in theaters on November 17, 2023
47. Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake were confirmed to reprise their voice roles as Poppy and Branch
48. On March 28, 2023, with the release of the first official trailer, new cast members of the film were officially announced, including Eric André, Kid Cudi, Daveed Diggs, Troye Sivan, Camila Cabello, Amy Schumer, Andrew Rannells, RuPaul, and Zosia Mamet
49. Walt Dohrn returned to direct the third film after doing so in its predecessor
50. While Gina Shay returned to serve as producer
51. Tim Heitz was later announced as co-director
52. The same day of these announcements, DreamWorks Animation revealed the official title, Trolls Band Together
53. According to Shay, the idea for the film came about right after Trolls (2016
54. On March 6, 2023, Theodore Shapiro was confirmed to compose the score for Trolls Band Together, returning from its predecessor
55. On September 14, 2023, following the release of the second trailer, DreamWorks announced that NSYNC would perform an original song for the film, called “Better Place” marking the group’s first song in 22 years.