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'''''Tom and Jerry '''''[[:Category:Tom and Jerry Films|M'''15''']] (labelled in international markets as '''Tom and Jerry: The Movie''') is an live-action/animated film based on the cartoon characters and animated theatrical short film series of the same name, and produced by Warner Animation Group. It was released on February 26, 2021 by Warner Bros. Pictures and digitally on [[Max (streaming service)|HBO Max]] for a month on that same date. The movie had grossed $123 million worldwide against a $79 million production budget, making it the ninth highest-grossing film of 2021 and received mixed to negative reviews.
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'''''Tom and Jerry '''''[[:Category:Tom and Jerry Films|M'''16''']] is an upcoming live-action/animated film based on the cartoon characters and animated theatrical short film series of the same name, and will be produced by Warner Animation Group. It is set to be released on February 26, 2021 by Warner Bros. Pictures and digitally on [[HBO Max]] for a month on that same date.
 
 
 
== Synopsis ==
 
== Synopsis ==
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The film opens up when [[Tom Cat]] and [[Jerry Mouse]] relocate to New York City for a fresh start. Tom, who dreams of becoming a pianist, plays in Central Park acting as a blind cat to attract people while Jerry is in search of a new home. During one of Tom's performances, Jerry joins in as a dancer entitled "Jerry the Dancing Mouse", causing the cat and mouse to pick a fight with each other which ends with Tom's piano destroyed, Tom chases Jerry running through the park until there chase ends Tom clashing into Kayla causing her to drop her things, Jerry escapes in a horse carriage, as Kayla sees Tom get hit by mail truck.
[[Tom Cat|Tom]] and [[Jerry Mouse|Jerry]] get kicked out of their home after an entire destruction of it through all of their slapstick mayhem. After the millionth failed attempt of doing his job as a house cat for the last time, Tom gets disowned by his owners and is left without a place to live, as Jerry is also left without a source of food.
 
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[[Kayla|Kayla Forester]] is a young woman who does odd jobs. She ends up bumping into Tom while he is chasing Jerry which makes the clothes she is delivering very messy, getting herself fired. Distraught, Kayla visits the [[Royal Gate Hotel]] and ends up with the task of helping [[Terrance|Terrance Mendoza]], an event manager, with a high-profile wedding by using a stolen resume. At the same time, Jerry takes up residence at the hotel where his regular shenanigans involve stealing food and items to ramp up his new lifestyle.
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Tom encounters with a gang of alley cats led by [[Butch Cat|Butch]] until he whistled for Animal Control and hides behind the dumpster while they get arrested.
   
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As the wedding couple, [[Preeta|Preeta Mehta]] and her fiancé [[Ben (Tom and Jerry 2021 film)|Ben]], along with their pets [[Spike Bulldog|Spike]] and Toots arrive at the hotel, Kayla and Terrence both greet them. Kayla charms the couple, unaware of Jerry stealing from Preeta's handbag. As the couple are escorted to their rooms, Jerry's presence is made known which puts the wedding at risk. Kayla offers to help catch Jerry without anyone knowing which impresses [[DuBros|Henry DuBros]], the owner of Royal Gate Hotel. In her pursuit to catch Jerry, Kayla befriends [[Cameron]], a bartender, and also realizes Jerry won't be easy to catch.
Jerry eventually finds shelter within the walls of a large, exquisite and finest hotel in Manhattan NYC that hosts a ton of many events and the latest is the "wedding of the century", in which he encounters the hotel's somewhat intimidating deputy general manager named [[Terrance]], who irritably wishes and threatens to exterminate him.
 
   
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Meanwhile, a depressed Tom falls into despair until he notices Jerry inside one of the hotel rooms. Filled with rage, Tom goes after him, with the two ending up fighting and wrecking the whole room. Kayla comes to check due to noise complaints and befriends Tom because of the same goal Kayla has of catching Jerry. Kayla persuades DuBros to hire Tom and DuBros hires him, despite Terrance's disagreement.
When a girl named [[Kayla]] recently gets hired as a new employee to the hotel, she notices Tom trying to find shelter. Her boss approves the idea of bringing the homeless cat into the hotel to do his job as a solution to their pest problem. She joins forces with Tom to stop Jerry's self-defensive and destructive antics from threatening to ruin a glamorous Indian wedding reception that will later take place in which her employment depends on.
 
   
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After trapping Jerry with a few scuffles, Tom succeeds in packing him out of the hotel. Meanwhile, Kayla learns from Preeta that her engagement ring is missing and offers to help without Ben knowing, sparking a friendship between them. Learning that Tom has gotten rid of Jerry, Kayla celebrates with Cameron while Tom plays the piano. However, Jerry returns and drops a bowling ball on Tom, which Kayla notices. Jerry reveals that he had Preeta's ring with him and agrees to give it back to her if Kayla lets him stay.
However, it only gives her more attention, as her job may be on the line from a ploy only to end up being fired by her villainous boss who isn't a fan of Tom as well. Eventually, Kayla, and the cat and mouse duo, all find out about Terrance's plan in trying to defraud the hotel's wealthy but aloof owner named [[DuBros]] as an attempt to eradicate both Tom, and Jerry, once and for all.
 
   
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Before Kayla can agree, Terrence returns from walking Spike in a tizzy. Jerry hides in Kayla's coat pocket, which Terrence tries to look into but ends up creating a huge scene with Spike, Tom, and Jerry all messing up the hotel reception. Terrance is put on leave while Kayla takes over as event manager. However, Tom and Jerry's shenanigans almost put Kayla's job at risk until she puts aside the cat and mouse's differences and tells them that they have to get along and spend a whole day together tomorrow as far away from the hotel, to which they agree, if they want to stay in the hotel.
Whether if it's from a failed solution to its pest problem or from a succeeded solution to its pest problem as upper management begins to skyrocket on a positive note, the cat and mouse duo later realize that they need each other and must put their differences aside by working together to save, what they hope to be, their new home, in order to survive.
 
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Tom and Jerry bond during their trip while Kayla sets everything up for the wedding. Unfortunately, the two are taken to a pet compound when they inadvertently disrupt a baseball game. When Terrance visits Tom and Jerry, he feeds lies about the duo, separately angering both of them. At the start of the wedding, Terrance ends up inciting Tom and Jerry to fight, resulting in their chaos to ultimately destroy the wedding. In the aftermath, Kayla tells DuBros and the others the truth that she lied about using the stolen resume, while Preeta tells everyone that the wedding has been cancelled and ends her relationship with Ben, hurting his feelings. With the wedding now ruined, Kayla decides to quit and Tom is kicked out of the hotel by Terrence.
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Knowing that it is their fault the wedding was ruined, Tom and Jerry finally put aside their differences and decide to try and fix everything. After they convince Kayla with Cameron's help, everyone, along with Terrence who reconciles with Kayla, make a plan. Tom and Jerry pursue Preeta on an electric skateboard and led her to Ben. The end result is that the wedding ends up better than planned, at the park. Preeta and Ben open up with each other while Kayla, along with the girl from which she stole the resume, gets the job at the hotel.
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The wedding continues as planned until a mishap caused by Jerry reignites his longtime battle with Tom, causing the cat and mouse to return back to their old habits of antagonizing each other, and Spike gets involved. Upon being noticed by the disapproving wedding and hotel crowd, Tom pulls a curtain featuring the classic "The End" headline from the cartoons, breaking the fourth wall, thus allowing the two rivals to continue antagonizing each other, closing the movie.
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In a post-credits scene, Ben receives the bills from both weddings, in which DuBros replies “It doesn’t look good for you”. Terrance says "Thank you for choosing the royal gate" to Ben and leaves with DuBros.
   
 
== Characters ==
 
== Characters ==
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*[[Jerry Mouse]]
 
*[[Jerry Mouse]]
 
*[[Kayla]]
 
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*[[Ben (Tom and Jerry 2021 film)|Ben]]
*[[Dwayne]]
 
 
*[[Terrance]]
 
*[[Terrance]]
 
*[[DuBros]]
 
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*[[Preeta]]
 
*[[Preeta]]
 
*[[Cameron]]
 
*[[Cameron]]
 
*[[Joy]]
 
*[[Spike Bulldog]]
 
*[[Spike Bulldog]]
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*[[Toots (Tom and Jerry (2021 film)|Toots]]
*[[Toodles Galore]]
 
 
*[[Goldfish|The Goldfish]]
 
*[[Goldfish|The Goldfish]]
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*[[Malcolm The Elephant]]
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*[[Cecil The Elephant]]
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*[[Tiger]]
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*[[Peacocks]]
 
*[[Butch Cat]]
 
*[[Butch Cat]]
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*[[Topsy Cat]]
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*[[Lightning Cat]]
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*[[Meathead Cat]]
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*[[Clyde]]
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*[[Droopy]] (cameo)
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*[[Screwy Squirrel]] (cameo)
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*[[Seagull (Tom and Jerry 2021 film)|Seagull]] (cameo)
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*[[Ash]]
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*[[The Pigeon Announcer]]
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*[[Real Estate Rat]]
   
 
== Cast ==
 
== Cast ==
*[[William Hanna]], [[Mel Blanc]] (Archive audio) and [[Frank Welker]] as [[Tom]]
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*[[William Hanna]], [[Mel Blanc]] and [[June Foray]] (via archival audio recordings) as: [[Tom]] and [[Jerry]]
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** [[T-Pain]] as Tom's singing voice.
*William Hanna, [[Mel Blanc]], [[June Foray]] (Archive audio) and [[Frank Welker]] as [[Jerry]]
 
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** [[Kaiji Tang]] as additional vocal effects for Tom.
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** [[Andre Sogliuzzo]] as additional vocal effects for Jerry.
 
*[[Chloë Grace Moretz]] as [[Kayla]]
 
*[[Chloë Grace Moretz]] as [[Kayla]]
 
*[[Michael Peña]] as [[Terrance]]
 
*[[Michael Peña]] as [[Terrance]]
*[[Colin Jost]] as [[Dwayne]]
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*[[Colin Jost]] as [[Ben (Tom and Jerry 2021 film)|Ben]]
 
*[[Ken Jeong]] as [[Jackie]]
 
*[[Ken Jeong]] as [[Jackie]]
 
*[[Rob Delaney]] as [[DuBros]]
 
*[[Rob Delaney]] as [[DuBros]]
 
*[[Pallavi Sharda]] as [[Preeta]]
 
*[[Pallavi Sharda]] as [[Preeta]]
 
*[[Jordan Bolger]] as [[Cameron]]
 
*[[Jordan Bolger]] as [[Cameron]]
*[[Patsy Ferran]] as Dorothy
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*[[Patsy Ferran]] as [[Joy]]
 
*[[Nicky Jam]] as [[Butch Cat]]
 
*[[Nicky Jam]] as [[Butch Cat]]
*TBA as [[Spike Bulldog]]
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*[[Bobby Cannavale]] as [[Spike Bulldog]]
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*[[Lil Rel Howery]] as Tom's shoulder devil and angel
*TBA as [[Toodles Galore]]
 
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*[[Ozuna]] as Assistant Hotel Staff
*TBA as [[Goldfish|The Goldfish]]
 
*[[wikipedia:Christina Chong|Christina Chong]] as Lola
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*[[Christina Chong]] as [[Lola]]
 
*[[Camilla Arfwedson]] as [[Linda Perrybottom]]
*[[wikipedia:Carson Grant|Carson Grant]] as TBA
 
 
*[[Kerri McLean]] as [[News Reporter]]
*[[wikipedia:Camilla Arfwedson|Camilla Arfwedson]] as Linda Perrybottom
 
 
*[[Camilla Rutherford]] as [[Wealthy Woman]]
*[[wikipedia:Kerri McLean|Kerri McLean]] as News Reporter
 
 
*[[Daniel Adegboyega]] as [[Gavin]]
*[[wikipedia:Camilla Rutherford|Camilla Rutherford]] as Wealthy Woman
 
 
*[[Obie Matthew]] as [[Wedding Guest]]
*[[wikipedia:Daniel Adegboyega|Daniel Adegboyega]] as Gavin
 
 
*[[Janis Ahern]] as [[Mrs. Erickson]]
*[[wikipedia:Obie Matthew|Obie Matthew]] as Wedding Guest
 
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*[[Keone Jeong]] as [[Chef Jackie]]
*[[wikipedia:Janis Ahern|Janis Ahern]] as Mrs. Erickson
 
*[[wikipedia:Joakim Skarli|Joakim Skarli]] as Chef
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*[[Joakim Skarli]] as [[Chef]]
*[[wikipedia:Grant Crookes|Grant Crookes]] as Driver
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*[[Grant Crookes]] as [[Driver]]
*[[wikipedia:Chelsea Li|Chelsea Li]] as Hotel Bar Guest
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*[[Chelsea Li]] as Hotel Bar Guest
*[[wikipedia:Joelle Koissi|Joelle Koissi]] as New York Resident
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*[[Joelle Koissi]] as [[New York Resident]]
*[[wikipedia:Daniel Eghan|Daniel Eghan]] as New York Citizen
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*[[Daniel Eghan]] as New York Citizen
*[[wikipedia:Tina Louise Owens|Tina Louise Owens]] as New York resident
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*[[Tina Louise Owens]] as [[New York resident]]
*[[wikipedia:Ty Hurley|Ty Hurley]] as Hotel Guest
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*[[Ty Hurley]] as [[Hotel Guest]]
*[[Lil Rel Howery]] as TBA
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*[[Ajay Chhabra]] as [[Mr. Mehta]]
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*[[Joey Wells]] as [[Lightning Cat]]
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*[[Harry Ratchford]] as [[Topsy Cat]]
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*[[Na'im Lynn]] as [[Meathead Cat]]
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*[[Utkarsh Ambudkar]] as [[Real Estate Rat]]
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*[[Tim Story]] as [[The Pigeon Announcer|Pigeon Announcer]]
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*Danny Weiler as Cecil
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*Robert DeSeve as Malcolm
   
 
== Production ==
 
== Production ==
Warner Bros. is planning to bring "Tom and Jerry" to life as CGI characters that run around in live-action settings. The adaptation will adapt the classic [[Hanna-Barbera]] property as an origin story that reveals how Tom and Jerry first meet and form their rivalry before getting lost in [[Chicago]] and reluctantly working together during an arduous journey home.
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In 2009, Warner Bros. announced to bring "Tom and Jerry" to life as CGI characters that would run around in live-action settings. The adaptation would adapt the classic [[Hanna-Barbera]] property as an origin story that reveals how Tom and Jerry first meet and form their rivalry before getting lost in [[Chicago]] and reluctantly working together during an arduous journey home.
   
On April 6, 2015 a new theatrical feature film was announced. It will be completely animated and will be "in the same vein" as the source material. Cate Adams and Jesse Ehrman will oversee the movie.
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On April 6, 2015 a new theatrical feature film was announced. It was announced as a completely animated and would be "in the same vein" as the source material. Cate Adams and Jesse Ehrman were meant to oversee the movie. However, in October 2018, it was announced that it was instead be a live action/animated hybrid film and filming was to commence at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden later in 2019.
   
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In April 2019, Chloë Grace Moretz joined the cast as [[Kayla]], a girl who works at a hotel that gets occupied by Jerry, forcing her to bring in Tom to get rid of him. In May 2019, Michael Peña joined the cast as the antagonist, Terrance, the deputy general manager of the hotel. In July 2019, Colin Jost joined the cast as Ben, a boy who has a crush on Preeta. Later in the month, Ken Jeong, Gabriel Iglesias, Rob Delaney, Jordan Bolger and Pallavi Sharda joined the cast. Patsy Ferran was revealed to be part of the cast in September. In October 2019, the film's release date has been changed to December of 2020.
However, in October 2018, it was announced that it will instead be a live action/animated hybrid film and will begin filming at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden later in 2019.
 
   
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In June 2020, the film's release date has been changed to March of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 18, the first look at Tom and Jerry’s designs in the film were released along with the logo. They have received positive reviews from fans of the franchise. On September 1, it was announced that Australian toy company Moose Toys made a deal with Warner Bros. to make merchandise for the film. On October 20, the MPAA rating for the film has been leaked. Confirmed to be rated PG for cartoon violence, rude humor, and brief language. On October 21, director Tim Story has confirmed the first trailer for the film to offically arrive on November 17, 2020. On October 25, a French dubbing of the trailer was leaked online. On October 28, it is confirmed that the characters would appear as a float on that year's 94th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to promote the movie. On November 12, a teaser trailer was released online followed by an Arabic subtitled trailer that was released online by [[Cartoon Network]] MENA two days later.
In April 2019, Chloë Grace Moretz joined the cast as [[Kayla]], a girl who works at a hotel that gets occupied by Jerry, forcing her to bring in Tom to get rid of him.
 
   
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On November 16, the poster for the movie was released. The trailer was released online with a picture of Chloe Grace Moretz being in the movie the following day. Nicky Jam confirmed himself as a voice role in the film, later revealed to be Butch. On December 1, it was confirmed that Spike, the Goldfish, and Toots would also appear, as evidenced by leaked footage on Framestore's website. On December 3, WarnerMedia announced that all of their films would be made available for streaming on HBO Max the same day as their theatrical release, including this movie. On December 14, the film's release date has been changed to February 26, 2021.
In May 2019, Michael Peña joined the cast as the antagonist, Terrance, the deputy general manager of the hotel.
 
   
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Bobby Cannavale and Danny Trejo had roles set in the movie but wasn't officially announced until February 6, 2021.
In July 2019, Colin Jost joined the cast as [[Dwayne]], a boy who has a crush on Preeta. Later in the month, Ken Jeong, Rob Delaney, Jordan Bolger and Pallavi Sharda joined the cast.
 
   
 
On January 8, 2021, Two artworks of Tom and Spike was revealed online for the movie.
Patsy Ferran was revealed to be part of the cast in September.
 
   
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In January 27, a new TV spot revealed that actor Tone Bell would voice the shoulder angel for Tom and Lil Rel Howery voicing Tom's shoulder devil.
In October 2019, the film's release date has been changed to December of 2020.
 
   
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On February 15, the Cartoon Network YouTube Channel Uploaded a Sneak Peek From the Movie.
In June 2020, the film's release date has been changed to March of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
   
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== Reception ==
On July 18, 2020, the first look at Tom and Jerry’s designs in the film were released along with the logo. They have received positive reviews from fans of the franchise.
 
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=== Box office ===
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''Tom & Jerry'' grossed $46.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $90 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $136.5 million.<ref name="NUM" /><ref name="BOM" />
   
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In the United States and Canada, the film grossed $4 million from 2,479 theaters on its first day of release. It went on to debut to $14.1 million, the second-best opening weekend of the pandemic behind Warner Bros.'s December release ''[[Wonder Woman 1984]]'' ($16.7 million). The opening weekend audiences were 51% female and 46% under the age of 17, while 35% was Hispanic, 33% Caucasian, 21% African American, and 11% Asian.<ref name=opening>{{cite news|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=February 28, 2021|url= https://deadline.com/2021/02/tom-jerry-weekend-box-office-opening-pandemic-1234702484/ |title= Warner Bros' 'Tom & Jerry' Runs Up Second-Best Opening During Pandemic With $13.7M |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=February 28, 2021}}</ref> David Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research, said of the figure: "With half of theaters still closed, the pandemic still a threat, and ''Tom & Jerry'' available at home, this is a very good opening."<ref>{{cite news|last= Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=February 28, 2021|url= https://variety.com/2021/film/box-office/box-office-tom-jerry-opening-weekend-pandemic-1234917299/ |title= Box Office: 'Tom and Jerry' Opens to Surprisingly Strong $13.7 Million, Giving Movie Theaters Hope |website= Variety |access-date=February 28, 2021}}</ref> In its second weekend the film grossed $6.6 million and in its third made $4 million, finishing second behind newcomer ''[[Raya and the Last Dragon]]'' both times.<ref>{{cite news|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=March 7, 2021|url= https://deadline.com/2021/03/raya-and-the-last-dragon-opening-weekend-box-office-new-york-city-disney-1234708406/ |title= 'Raya And The Last Dragon' Lacks Fire With $8.6M Debut As Pic Hits Disney+ & NYC Reopens: Why The Industry Is Worried – Sunday Update |website= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=March 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=March 14, 2021|url= https://deadline.com/2021/03/raya-and-the-last-dragon-weekend-box-office-los-angeles-movie-theaters-reopening-1234713807/ |title= 'Raya And The Last Dragon' Takes $5.5M Second Weekend B.O. As Exhibition Slowly Repairs – Sunday Update |website= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=March 14, 2021}}</ref>
On September 1, 2020, it was announced that Australian toy company Moose Toys made a deal with Warner Bros. to make merchandise for the film.
 
   
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The film was initially released in seven international markets, grossing $1.45 million; Singapore led with $457,000.<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://deadline.com/2021/02/detective-chinatown-3-china-record-opening-avengers-endgame-new-year-hi-mom-soul-global-international-box-office-1234693678/ |title= 'Detective Chinatown 3' Tops 'Avengers: Endgame' For Biggest Opening Weekend Ever In A Single Market With $397M & IMAX Crushes Records; Performance Perks Up Hollywood Hope |work= Deadline Hollywood |first= Nancy |last= Tartaglione |date= February 14, 2021 |access-date= February 22, 2021 |archive-date= February 22, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210222083659/https://deadline.com/2021/02/detective-chinatown-3-china-record-opening-avengers-endgame-new-year-hi-mom-soul-global-international-box-office-1234693678/ |url-status= live }}</ref> By its second weekend of international release the film was playing in 16 markets, including debuting at number one in Brazil ($746,000) and Mexico ($395,000).<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://deadline.com/2021/02/hi-mom-detective-chinatown-3-soul-china-global-international-box-office-1234697868/ |title= Chinese New Year Pics 'Hi, Mom' & 'Detective Chinatown 3' Top $600M Each As Middle Kingdom Exceeds $2B In 2021 – International Box Office |work= Deadline Hollywood |first= Nancy |last= Tartaglione |date= February 21, 2021 |access-date= February 22, 2021 |archive-date= February 22, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210222074934/https://deadline.com/2021/02/hi-mom-detective-chinatown-3-soul-china-global-international-box-office-1234697868/ |url-status= live }}</ref>
On October 20, 2020, the MPAA rating for the film has been leaked. Confirmed to be rated PG for cartoon violence, rude humor, and brief language.
 
   
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=== Critical response ===
On October 21, 2020, director Tim Story has confirmed the first trailer for the film to offically arrive on November 17, 2020.
 
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On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film has an approval rating of 30% based on 130 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "It isn't the worst of the long-squabbling duo's feature-length adventures, but ''Tom & Jerry'' is disappointingly short on the anarchic spirit of their classic shorts."<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |title=Tom & Jerry (2021) |id=tom_and_jerry_2020 |type=movie |access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}{{RT data|edit}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film a has [[weighted average]] score of 32 out of 100 based on 20 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite Metacritic |title=Tom & Jerry Reviews |id=tom-jerry |type=movie |access-date=April 1, 2022 }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, while [[PostTrak]] reported 79% of audience members gave it a positive score, with 60% saying they would definitely recommend it.<ref name=opening/>
   
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Early reviews for the film reportedly noted its nostalgic appeal for adult audiences, but criticized the script for its human cast and lack of ambition. The hybrid live-action/animation style got mixed reactions.<ref>{{Cite web |date = February 26, 2021 |author=Adam Bentz |url=https://screenrant.com/tom-jerry-movie-reviews-preview-chloe-grace-moretz/ |title = Tom & Jerry Reviews Criticize Human Characters & Bad Writing |website = [[Screen Rant]] |access-date = April 1, 2022 }}</ref> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''{{'}}s John DeFore said that audiences should just "rewatch ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit|Roger Rabbit]]'' instead" and wrote: "[[Tim Story]]'s ''Tom & Jerry'' is five to ten minutes of action that might have worked in one of the cartoon duo's shorts, surrounded by an inordinate amount of unimaginative, unfunny human-based conflict."<ref>{{cite web|last=DeFore |first= John |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tom-jerry-film-review |title='Tom & Jerry': Film Review |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 26, 2021|access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref> Kevin Maher of ''[[The Times]]'' gave the film a score of 1 out of 5 stars, writing: "nothing will prepare you for the tone-deaf nature of this live-action abomination that inserts our cartoon protagonists, ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''-style, into a crass Manhattan misadventure about a celebrity wedding gone awry."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Maher|first=Kevin|title=Tom & Jerry: The Movie review — a live-action abomination|newspaper=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tom-amp-jerry-the-movie-review-a-live-action-abomination-pvt8wf3rt|access-date=2021-08-13|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> Clarisse Loughrey of ''[[The Independent]]'' gave the film a score of 1 out of 5 stars, describing it as "the cinematic equivalent of a sausage casing stuffed with mystery meat", though she praised Moretz's performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Loughrey |first=Clarisse |date=2021-03-26 |title=Tom & Jerry The Movie is interminably odd and unamusing – review |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/tom-and-jerry-the-movie-review-b1822386.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/tom-and-jerry-the-movie-review-b1822386.html |archive-date=June 21, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=[[The Independent]] |access-date=2021-08-29 }}</ref> Benjamin Lee of ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave the film a score of 2 out of 5 stars, writing: "While there's little to truly loathe in ''[[Fantastic Four (2005 film)|Fantastic Four]]'' and ''[[Ride Along (film)|Ride Along]]'' director Tim Story's frantic new take on Tom & Jerry, there's also an equal lack of anything to truly love; this is a serviceable, if entirely forgettable attempt to relaunch an old property for a new audience."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Benjamin|date=2021-03-26|title=Tom & Jerry The Movie review – sanitised relaunch of the cat and mouse combatants|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/mar/26/tom-jerry-the-movie-review-sanitised-relaunch-of-the-cat-and-mouse-combatants|access-date=2021-08-13|website=[[The Guardian]] }}</ref>
On October 25, 2020, a French version of the trailer was leaked online.
 
   
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Some critics, however, were generally positive on the film. Matt Fowler of ''[[IGN]]'' gave the film a score of 6/10, and wrote: "''Tom & Jerry'' is a sufficient family offering with a cool cast, a sparkling soundtrack, and occasional fun. It's too bad that Tom and Jerry often feel like afterthoughts in their own film and that there wasn't much more for them to do other than serve the story of others."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/tom-jerry-movie-review|title=Tom & Jerry Review|date=February 26, 2021|first=Matt|last=Fowler|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=February 28, 2021}}</ref> Charlotte O'Sullivan of the ''[[Evening Standard]]'' gave the film a score of 3 out of 5 stars, and wrote: "Ignore catty reviews that present this caper as soulless. Though horribly flawed, its internal organs are in the right place."<ref>{{Cite web|last=O'Sullivan|first=Charlotte|date=2021-03-26|title=Tom & Jerry: The Movie - Mildly amusing mayhem to occupy the kids|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/tom-jerry-the-movie-review-b926065.html|access-date=2021-08-13|website=[[Evening Standard]] }}</ref> Brooke Price at ''The Banner'', who also mentions the film's production as a reference, praised the film and found it entertaining, nostalgic, beautifully-animated and blended with live-action, and faithful to the source material.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thebannercsi.com/2021/05/07/the-longest-cat-game-of-cat-and-mouse/|title = The Longest Cat Game of Cat and Mouse|date = May 7, 2021}}</ref> Peter Debruge of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' was also positive on the film and said: "Truth be told, the movie's a pretty faithful extension of the frenemies' long-running feud — basically, the two cannot peacefully coexist under the same roof — and as such, we should be grateful to director Tim Story (''[[Shaft (2019 film)|Shaft]]'') and screenwriter Kevin Costello (''[[Brigsby Bear]]'') for not dropping a two-ton anvil on our nostalgia, the way so many big-studio toonsploitation projects have in recent years."<ref name="debruge">{{Cite web |last= Debruge |first=Peter |date=February 26, 2021 |title= 'Tom & Jerry' Review: The Cat-and-Mouse Rivals Wage Big-Screen Battle in This Low-Concept Outing |url= https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/tom-and-jerry-review-1234915710/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=April 1, 2022 }}</ref>
On October 28, 2020, it is confirmed that [[Tom and Jerry]] will appear floating on this year's American 94th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to promote the upcoming movie.
 
   
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===Accolades===
On November 12, 2020, a teaser trailer was released online.
 
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| rowspan="2" align="center"| <ref name="EDA2021-1">{{cite web|url=https://awfj.org/eda-awards-2/2021-eda-awards-nominees/?doing_wp_cron=1639166909.2972590923309326171875|title=2021 EDA Awards Nominees|website=AWFJ|date=December 18, 2021|accessdate=December 10, 2021}}</ref>
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| [[Chloe Grace Moretz]]
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| [[47th People's Choice Awards|People's Choice Awards]]
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| rowspan="2"| ''Tom and Jerry''
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| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/awards/peoples-choice-awards-2021-nominees-list/|title=Here are the nominees for the 2021 People's Choice Awards|last=Lenker|first=Maureen Lee|date=October 27, 2021|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027155802/https://ew.com/awards/peoples-choice-awards-2021-nominees-list/|archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=October 27, 2021}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2"| [[42nd Golden Raspberry Awards|Golden Raspberry Awards]]
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| [[Tom Cat|Tom]] & [[Jerry Mouse|Jerry]] (aka [[Itchy & Scratchy]])
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The movie was also nominated for the "Best VFX in Feature Film" award, at the 2021 [[Australian Effects & Animation Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom & Jerry - Framestore | date=October 12, 2021 |url=https://www.framestore.com/work/tom-jerry?language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AEAF 2021 Announces Winners and Finalists |url=https://aeaf.tv/hall-of-fame/aeaf-2021-announces-winners-and-finalists |website=aeaf.tv}}</ref>
On November 14 2020, an Arabic subtitled trailer was released online by [[Cartoon Network]] MENA
 
   
 
== Notes ==
On November 16, 2020, the poster for the movie was released. It was also announced that the trailer will get released on November 17, 2020.
 
 
*This is the third Tom and Jerry film to be released in theaters. The first being ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]'' and the second being ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry]]'' that was theatrically released in select cities of the U.S. by Kidtoon Films. Although, this is the second Tom and Jerry film made specifically for worldwide theatrical release.
 
 
*The film marks the third time where the animated characters Tom and Jerry make an appearance with real life humans, after 1945's ''[[Anchors Aweigh]]'' and 1953's ''[[Dangerous When Wet]]'', but it is the first film where they are the focus rather than making a cameo appearance in a brief sequence.
On November 17, 2020, the trailer was released online with a picture of Chloe Grace Moretz being in the movie.
 
 
*This is the first film Tim Story worked on that is aimed at a family-oriented audience.
 
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*This film is also dedicated to [[Gene Deitch]], who passed away in 2020.
On November 18, 2020, Nicky Jam confirms himself as a voice role in the film.
 
 
*The movie is set in Manhattan, hence as a homage to ''[[Mouse in Manhattan]].''
 
 
*While the movie is a ''Roger Rabbit''-esque film, the animation treatment stylized CGI animation that have the look and feel of vintage 2D animation, promised to be in the vein of the classic shorts from the late-40s to early-50s, in both the character designs, and the overall character animation.
On December 1, 2020, It was confirmed that Spike, the Goldfish, and Toodles Galore will also appear, as evidenced by leaked footage on Framestore's website.
 
 
**The film marks the Warner Animation Group's first live-action/animated hybrid film, followed by [[w:c:looneytunes:Space Jam: A New Legacy|''Space Jam: A New Legacy'']]'' ''(2021), as well as Warner Bros. Pictures' first animated/live-action hybrid family film since ''Looney Tunes: Back in Action'' (2003).
 
 
*To avoid criticisms from the original animated film, Tom and Jerry were confirmed not to have voice actors (outside of archive recordings) as usual. Hence both Tom and Jerry are listed in the credits as "Himself".
On December 3, 2020, WarnerMedia announced that all of their films would be made available for streaming on HBO Max the same day as their theatrical release, including this movie.
 
 
On December 14, 2020, the film's release date has been changed to February 26, 2021.
 
 
On December 24, 2020, A new poster for the film was released.
 
 
On December 30, 2020, Bobby Cannavale has a role set in the movie but...
 
 
On January 8, 2021, Two artworks of Tom and Spike was revealed online for the movie.
 
 
On January 12, 2021, An another trailer was updated and uploaded.
 
 
On January 13, 2021, More new posters was released.
 
 
== Trivia ==
 
*This is the third Tom and Jerry film to be released in theaters. The first being ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]'' and the second being ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry]]'' that was theatrically released in select cities of the U.S. by Kidtoon Films. Although, this will be the second Tom and Jerry film made specifically for worldwide theatrical release.
 
*The film marks the third time where the animated characters Tom and Jerry make an appearance with real life humans, after 1945's ''[[Anchors Aweigh]]'' and 1953's ''[[Dangerous When Wet]]'', but is the first film where they are the focus rather than making a cameo appearance in a brief sequence.
 
*The movie will be directed by Tim Story, an avid fan of Tom and Jerry, and this will be the first film he worked on that is aimed at a family-oriented audience.
 
*The movie is set to take place in Manhattan, hence as a homage to ''[[Mouse in Manhattan]].''
 
*While the movie is going to be a ''Roger Rabbit''-esque film, the animation treatment will be stylized CGI animation that will have the look and feel of vintage 2D animation, promised to be in the vein of the classic shorts from the late-40s to early-50s, in both the character designs, and the overall character animation.
 
**The film will mark the Warner Animation Group's first live-action/animated hybrid film, followed by [[w:c:looneytunes:Space Jam: A New Legacy|''Space Jam: A New Legacy'']]'' ''(2021).
 
*To avoid criticisms from the original animated film, Tom and Jerry are confirmed to not have voice actors as usual.
 
 
*This is Warner Animation Group's second film to be a movie adaptation of a particular source material owned by Warner Bros., following ''[[w:c:scoobydoo:SCOOB!|Scoob!]]. ''
 
*This is Warner Animation Group's second film to be a movie adaptation of a particular source material owned by Warner Bros., following ''[[w:c:scoobydoo:SCOOB!|Scoob!]]. ''
* This is the first Tom and Jerry film to be rated PG by the MPA.[https://www.filmratings.com/Content/Downloads/cara_rating_bulletin.pdf]
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* This is the first Tom and Jerry film to be rated PG by the MPAA.[https://www.filmratings.com/Content/Downloads/cara_rating_bulletin.pdf]
*This is the first Warner Animation Group film to have a domestic theatrical release since 2019's ''[[w:c:brickipedia:The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part|The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part]]'' Since Scoob was released on video.
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*This is the first Warner Animation Group film to have a domestic theatrical release since 2019's ''[[w:c:brickipedia:The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part|The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part]]'' since ''Scoob'' was released straight-to-video and streaming (NOTE: ''Scoob'' was originally intended to have a domestic theatrical release in 2020, but was shelved due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic).
*This is the first Warner Animation Group film to be produced in 1.85:1 aspect ratio, unlike the previous films that were produced in 2.39:1 aspect ratio.
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*This is the first Warner Animation Group film to be produced in 1.85:1 (16:9) aspect ratio, unlike the previous films that were produced in 2.39:1 (21:9) aspect ratio.
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*The 2020 version Warner Bros. Pictures logo is used in the trailers and the final version in the movie itself.
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*The movie coincidentally released on Tex Avery's birthdate, in which the movie stars for a brief second one of Avery's characters, Droopy, in an animal shelter and on a ''Joker'' parody billboard.
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*The 2021 series [[Tom and Jerry in New York]] takes place after the events of the film.
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*A deleted scene in the trailer reveals that Tom's owner kicked them out of the house after years of conflict.
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*Concept Art revealed Jennifer Lawrence was already in mind for the role of Kayla.
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** [[File:Tomjerry4k-animationscreencaps.com-3481.webp|thumb|Same pose from the Tom and Jerry late-1940s/early-1950s title cards]]Zoey Deutch and Olivia Cooke were frontrunners for the lead role. Additionally, Sofia Carson, Elle Fanning, Ariel Winter, Naomi Scott, Meg Donnelly, Hailee Steinfeld, Yara Shahidi, Kelly Marie Tran, Becky G and Isabela Moner were all in consideration for it.
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*When Tom and Jerry were locked up in the animal shelter, Butch sang, "Alley cats, come out and play." This is a reference to the 1979 film, ''The Warriors.''
   
 
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Tom and Jerry M15 (labelled in international markets as Tom and Jerry: The Movie) is an live-action/animated film based on the cartoon characters and animated theatrical short film series of the same name, and produced by Warner Animation Group. It was released on February 26, 2021 by Warner Bros. Pictures and digitally on HBO Max for a month on that same date. The movie had grossed $123 million worldwide against a $79 million production budget, making it the ninth highest-grossing film of 2021 and received mixed to negative reviews.

Synopsis

The film opens up when Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse relocate to New York City for a fresh start. Tom, who dreams of becoming a pianist, plays in Central Park acting as a blind cat to attract people while Jerry is in search of a new home. During one of Tom's performances, Jerry joins in as a dancer entitled "Jerry the Dancing Mouse", causing the cat and mouse to pick a fight with each other which ends with Tom's piano destroyed, Tom chases Jerry running through the park until there chase ends Tom clashing into Kayla causing her to drop her things, Jerry escapes in a horse carriage, as Kayla sees Tom get hit by mail truck.

Kayla Forester is a young woman who does odd jobs. She ends up bumping into Tom while he is chasing Jerry which makes the clothes she is delivering very messy, getting herself fired. Distraught, Kayla visits the Royal Gate Hotel and ends up with the task of helping Terrance Mendoza, an event manager, with a high-profile wedding by using a stolen resume. At the same time, Jerry takes up residence at the hotel where his regular shenanigans involve stealing food and items to ramp up his new lifestyle.

Tom encounters with a gang of alley cats led by Butch until he whistled for Animal Control and hides behind the dumpster while they get arrested.

As the wedding couple, Preeta Mehta and her fiancé Ben, along with their pets Spike and Toots arrive at the hotel, Kayla and Terrence both greet them. Kayla charms the couple, unaware of Jerry stealing from Preeta's handbag. As the couple are escorted to their rooms, Jerry's presence is made known which puts the wedding at risk. Kayla offers to help catch Jerry without anyone knowing which impresses Henry DuBros, the owner of Royal Gate Hotel. In her pursuit to catch Jerry, Kayla befriends Cameron, a bartender, and also realizes Jerry won't be easy to catch.

Meanwhile, a depressed Tom falls into despair until he notices Jerry inside one of the hotel rooms. Filled with rage, Tom goes after him, with the two ending up fighting and wrecking the whole room. Kayla comes to check due to noise complaints and befriends Tom because of the same goal Kayla has of catching Jerry. Kayla persuades DuBros to hire Tom and DuBros hires him, despite Terrance's disagreement.

After trapping Jerry with a few scuffles, Tom succeeds in packing him out of the hotel. Meanwhile, Kayla learns from Preeta that her engagement ring is missing and offers to help without Ben knowing, sparking a friendship between them. Learning that Tom has gotten rid of Jerry, Kayla celebrates with Cameron while Tom plays the piano. However, Jerry returns and drops a bowling ball on Tom, which Kayla notices. Jerry reveals that he had Preeta's ring with him and agrees to give it back to her if Kayla lets him stay.

Before Kayla can agree, Terrence returns from walking Spike in a tizzy. Jerry hides in Kayla's coat pocket, which Terrence tries to look into but ends up creating a huge scene with Spike, Tom, and Jerry all messing up the hotel reception. Terrance is put on leave while Kayla takes over as event manager. However, Tom and Jerry's shenanigans almost put Kayla's job at risk until she puts aside the cat and mouse's differences and tells them that they have to get along and spend a whole day together tomorrow as far away from the hotel, to which they agree, if they want to stay in the hotel.

Tom and Jerry bond during their trip while Kayla sets everything up for the wedding. Unfortunately, the two are taken to a pet compound when they inadvertently disrupt a baseball game. When Terrance visits Tom and Jerry, he feeds lies about the duo, separately angering both of them. At the start of the wedding, Terrance ends up inciting Tom and Jerry to fight, resulting in their chaos to ultimately destroy the wedding. In the aftermath, Kayla tells DuBros and the others the truth that she lied about using the stolen resume, while Preeta tells everyone that the wedding has been cancelled and ends her relationship with Ben, hurting his feelings. With the wedding now ruined, Kayla decides to quit and Tom is kicked out of the hotel by Terrence.

Knowing that it is their fault the wedding was ruined, Tom and Jerry finally put aside their differences and decide to try and fix everything. After they convince Kayla with Cameron's help, everyone, along with Terrence who reconciles with Kayla, make a plan. Tom and Jerry pursue Preeta on an electric skateboard and led her to Ben. The end result is that the wedding ends up better than planned, at the park. Preeta and Ben open up with each other while Kayla, along with the girl from which she stole the resume, gets the job at the hotel.

The wedding continues as planned until a mishap caused by Jerry reignites his longtime battle with Tom, causing the cat and mouse to return back to their old habits of antagonizing each other, and Spike gets involved. Upon being noticed by the disapproving wedding and hotel crowd, Tom pulls a curtain featuring the classic "The End" headline from the cartoons, breaking the fourth wall, thus allowing the two rivals to continue antagonizing each other, closing the movie.

In a post-credits scene, Ben receives the bills from both weddings, in which DuBros replies “It doesn’t look good for you”. Terrance says "Thank you for choosing the royal gate" to Ben and leaves with DuBros.

Characters

Cast

Production

In 2009, Warner Bros. announced to bring "Tom and Jerry" to life as CGI characters that would run around in live-action settings. The adaptation would adapt the classic Hanna-Barbera property as an origin story that reveals how Tom and Jerry first meet and form their rivalry before getting lost in Chicago and reluctantly working together during an arduous journey home.

On April 6, 2015 a new theatrical feature film was announced. It was announced as a completely animated and would be "in the same vein" as the source material. Cate Adams and Jesse Ehrman were meant to oversee the movie. However, in October 2018, it was announced that it was instead be a live action/animated hybrid film and filming was to commence at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden later in 2019.

In April 2019, Chloë Grace Moretz joined the cast as Kayla, a girl who works at a hotel that gets occupied by Jerry, forcing her to bring in Tom to get rid of him. In May 2019, Michael Peña joined the cast as the antagonist, Terrance, the deputy general manager of the hotel. In July 2019, Colin Jost joined the cast as Ben, a boy who has a crush on Preeta. Later in the month, Ken Jeong, Gabriel Iglesias, Rob Delaney, Jordan Bolger and Pallavi Sharda joined the cast. Patsy Ferran was revealed to be part of the cast in September. In October 2019, the film's release date has been changed to December of 2020.

In June 2020, the film's release date has been changed to March of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 18, the first look at Tom and Jerry’s designs in the film were released along with the logo. They have received positive reviews from fans of the franchise. On September 1, it was announced that Australian toy company Moose Toys made a deal with Warner Bros. to make merchandise for the film. On October 20, the MPAA rating for the film has been leaked. Confirmed to be rated PG for cartoon violence, rude humor, and brief language. On October 21, director Tim Story has confirmed the first trailer for the film to offically arrive on November 17, 2020. On October 25, a French dubbing of the trailer was leaked online. On October 28, it is confirmed that the characters would appear as a float on that year's 94th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to promote the movie. On November 12, a teaser trailer was released online followed by an Arabic subtitled trailer that was released online by Cartoon Network MENA two days later.

On November 16, the poster for the movie was released. The trailer was released online with a picture of Chloe Grace Moretz being in the movie the following day. Nicky Jam confirmed himself as a voice role in the film, later revealed to be Butch. On December 1, it was confirmed that Spike, the Goldfish, and Toots would also appear, as evidenced by leaked footage on Framestore's website. On December 3, WarnerMedia announced that all of their films would be made available for streaming on HBO Max the same day as their theatrical release, including this movie. On December 14, the film's release date has been changed to February 26, 2021.

Bobby Cannavale and Danny Trejo had roles set in the movie but wasn't officially announced until February 6, 2021.

On January 8, 2021, Two artworks of Tom and Spike was revealed online for the movie.

In January 27, a new TV spot revealed that actor Tone Bell would voice the shoulder angel for Tom and Lil Rel Howery voicing Tom's shoulder devil.

On February 15, the Cartoon Network YouTube Channel Uploaded a Sneak Peek From the Movie.

Reception

Box office

Tom & Jerry grossed $46.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $90 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $136.5 million.[1][2]

In the United States and Canada, the film grossed $4 million from 2,479 theaters on its first day of release. It went on to debut to $14.1 million, the second-best opening weekend of the pandemic behind Warner Bros.'s December release Wonder Woman 1984 ($16.7 million). The opening weekend audiences were 51% female and 46% under the age of 17, while 35% was Hispanic, 33% Caucasian, 21% African American, and 11% Asian.[3] David Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research, said of the figure: "With half of theaters still closed, the pandemic still a threat, and Tom & Jerry available at home, this is a very good opening."[4] In its second weekend the film grossed $6.6 million and in its third made $4 million, finishing second behind newcomer Raya and the Last Dragon both times.[5][6]

The film was initially released in seven international markets, grossing $1.45 million; Singapore led with $457,000.[7] By its second weekend of international release the film was playing in 16 markets, including debuting at number one in Brazil ($746,000) and Mexico ($395,000).[8]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 30% based on 130 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "It isn't the worst of the long-squabbling duo's feature-length adventures, but Tom & Jerry is disappointingly short on the anarchic spirit of their classic shorts."[9] On Metacritic, the film a has weighted average score of 32 out of 100 based on 20 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[10] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported 79% of audience members gave it a positive score, with 60% saying they would definitely recommend it.[3]

Early reviews for the film reportedly noted its nostalgic appeal for adult audiences, but criticized the script for its human cast and lack of ambition. The hybrid live-action/animation style got mixed reactions.[11] The Hollywood ReporterTemplate:'s John DeFore said that audiences should just "rewatch Roger Rabbit instead" and wrote: "Tim Story's Tom & Jerry is five to ten minutes of action that might have worked in one of the cartoon duo's shorts, surrounded by an inordinate amount of unimaginative, unfunny human-based conflict."[12] Kevin Maher of The Times gave the film a score of 1 out of 5 stars, writing: "nothing will prepare you for the tone-deaf nature of this live-action abomination that inserts our cartoon protagonists, Who Framed Roger Rabbit-style, into a crass Manhattan misadventure about a celebrity wedding gone awry."[13] Clarisse Loughrey of The Independent gave the film a score of 1 out of 5 stars, describing it as "the cinematic equivalent of a sausage casing stuffed with mystery meat", though she praised Moretz's performance.[14] Benjamin Lee of The Guardian gave the film a score of 2 out of 5 stars, writing: "While there's little to truly loathe in Fantastic Four and Ride Along director Tim Story's frantic new take on Tom & Jerry, there's also an equal lack of anything to truly love; this is a serviceable, if entirely forgettable attempt to relaunch an old property for a new audience."[15]

Some critics, however, were generally positive on the film. Matt Fowler of IGN gave the film a score of 6/10, and wrote: "Tom & Jerry is a sufficient family offering with a cool cast, a sparkling soundtrack, and occasional fun. It's too bad that Tom and Jerry often feel like afterthoughts in their own film and that there wasn't much more for them to do other than serve the story of others."[16] Charlotte O'Sullivan of the Evening Standard gave the film a score of 3 out of 5 stars, and wrote: "Ignore catty reviews that present this caper as soulless. Though horribly flawed, its internal organs are in the right place."[17] Brooke Price at The Banner, who also mentions the film's production as a reference, praised the film and found it entertaining, nostalgic, beautifully-animated and blended with live-action, and faithful to the source material.[18] Peter Debruge of Variety was also positive on the film and said: "Truth be told, the movie's a pretty faithful extension of the frenemies' long-running feud — basically, the two cannot peacefully coexist under the same roof — and as such, we should be grateful to director Tim Story (Shaft) and screenwriter Kevin Costello (Brigsby Bear) for not dropping a two-ton anvil on our nostalgia, the way so many big-studio toonsploitation projects have in recent years."[19]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient Result Template:Ref heading
Template:Center Alliance of Women Film Journalists Time Waster Remake or Sequel Award Tom and Jerry Template:Nom [20]
She Deserves a New Agent Award Chloe Grace Moretz Template:Nom
People's Choice Awards Favorite Family Movie Tom and Jerry Template:Nom [21]
Template:Center Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel Template:Nominated [22]
Worst Screen Combo Tom & Jerry (aka Itchy & Scratchy) Template:Nominated
Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Movie Tom and Jerry Template:Nominated [23]

The movie was also nominated for the "Best VFX in Feature Film" award, at the 2021 Australian Effects & Animation Festival.[24][25]

Notes

  • This is the third Tom and Jerry film to be released in theaters. The first being Tom and Jerry: The Movie and the second being Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry that was theatrically released in select cities of the U.S. by Kidtoon Films. Although, this is the second Tom and Jerry film made specifically for worldwide theatrical release.
  • The film marks the third time where the animated characters Tom and Jerry make an appearance with real life humans, after 1945's Anchors Aweigh and 1953's Dangerous When Wet, but it is the first film where they are the focus rather than making a cameo appearance in a brief sequence.
  • This is the first film Tim Story worked on that is aimed at a family-oriented audience.
  • This film is also dedicated to Gene Deitch, who passed away in 2020.
  • The movie is set in Manhattan, hence as a homage to Mouse in Manhattan.
  • While the movie is a Roger Rabbit-esque film, the animation treatment stylized CGI animation that have the look and feel of vintage 2D animation, promised to be in the vein of the classic shorts from the late-40s to early-50s, in both the character designs, and the overall character animation.
    • The film marks the Warner Animation Group's first live-action/animated hybrid film, followed by Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021), as well as Warner Bros. Pictures' first animated/live-action hybrid family film since Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003).
  • To avoid criticisms from the original animated film, Tom and Jerry were confirmed not to have voice actors (outside of archive recordings) as usual. Hence both Tom and Jerry are listed in the credits as "Himself".
  • This is Warner Animation Group's second film to be a movie adaptation of a particular source material owned by Warner Bros., following Scoob!.
  • This is the first Tom and Jerry film to be rated PG by the MPAA.[1]
  • This is the first Warner Animation Group film to have a domestic theatrical release since 2019's The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part since Scoob was released straight-to-video and streaming (NOTE: Scoob was originally intended to have a domestic theatrical release in 2020, but was shelved due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic).
  • This is the first Warner Animation Group film to be produced in 1.85:1 (16:9) aspect ratio, unlike the previous films that were produced in 2.39:1 (21:9) aspect ratio.
  • The 2020 version Warner Bros. Pictures logo is used in the trailers and the final version in the movie itself.
  • The movie coincidentally released on Tex Avery's birthdate, in which the movie stars for a brief second one of Avery's characters, Droopy, in an animal shelter and on a Joker parody billboard.
  • The 2021 series Tom and Jerry in New York takes place after the events of the film.
  • A deleted scene in the trailer reveals that Tom's owner kicked them out of the house after years of conflict.
  • Concept Art revealed Jennifer Lawrence was already in mind for the role of Kayla.
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      Same pose from the Tom and Jerry late-1940s/early-1950s title cards

      Zoey Deutch and Olivia Cooke were frontrunners for the lead role. Additionally, Sofia Carson, Elle Fanning, Ariel Winter, Naomi Scott, Meg Donnelly, Hailee Steinfeld, Yara Shahidi, Kelly Marie Tran, Becky G and Isabela Moner were all in consideration for it.
  • When Tom and Jerry were locked up in the animal shelter, Butch sang, "Alley cats, come out and play." This is a reference to the 1979 film, The Warriors.

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