Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paul Demeyer Stig Bergqvist
Written by	J. David Stem David N. Weiss Jill Gorey Barbara Herndon Kate Boutilier
Based on	Rugrats by Arlene Klasky Gábor Csupó Paul Germain
Produced by	Arlene Klasky Gábor Csupó
Starring	E.G. Daily Tara Strong Cheryl Chase Christine Cavanaugh Kath Soucie Michael Bell Dionne Quan Susan Sarandon John Lithgow
Edited by	John Bryant
Music by	Mark Mothersbaugh[1]
Production companies	Paramount Pictures[2] Nickelodeon Movies[2] Klasky Csupo[2] Munich Film Partners GmbH[2] Rugrats Productions KG [2]
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures[1] Nickelodeon Movies[1]
Release date	November 17, 2000 (2000-11-17)
Running time	78 minutes[3]
Countries	United States[1] Germany[1]
Language	English
Budget	$30 million[3]
Box office	$103.3 million[3]

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie is a 2000 animated comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series Rugrats. It is the second installment in the Rugrats film series and the sequel to The Rugrats Movie (1998).^[4] This film marks the first appearance of Kimi Watanabe and her mother, Kira. The film also marks the appearance of the first significant villains in the Rugrats franchise, the child-hating Coco LaBouche and her accomplice, Jean-Claude. The events of the film take place before the series' seventh season, and it focuses on Chuckie Finster as he and the rest of the Rugrats embark on an adventure in Paris, France while he is searching for a new mother.

The film was released in the United States on November 17, 2000, almost two years after the release of the first film.^[3] Rugrats in Paris was more well-received than its predecessor and grossed over $103 million worldwide against a production budget of $30 million. This was the final Rugrats film to feature Christine Cavanaugh as the voice of Chuckie, who retired from being a full-time voice actor in 2001 and died in 2014. A sequel, and a crossover with characters from The Wild Thornberrys franchise titled Rugrats Go Wild, was released on June 13, 2003.