Short Circuit 2
The adventures of America's most electric leading man continue.
Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing enterprise, only to be manipulated by criminals who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes.
- Director
- Kenneth Johnson
- Signature
- Drama · Wonder · Craft
- Worldwide
- $22M
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Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing enterprise, only to be manipulated by criminals who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes.
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Box Office & Release
Short Circuit 2 returned 1.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $15M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $22M
- Release date
- Jul 6, 1988
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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