Cowabunga it is for the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" which made $65 million at the box office in its opening weekend alone. The movie earned $97.3 worldwide so far. Many are surprised that the movie exceeded its expectations, with Hollywood Reporter describing it as an "overperformance."
Due to the unexpected success, the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" will be back for a sequel and this is has indeed been confirmed. Screenwriters Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec will be writing the sequel and executive produce the next movie too.
Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Galen Walker and Scott Mednick will again produce the film. However, the return of director Jonathan Liebesman is still unsure.
"Launching a new take on the Turtles into the feature film world was a daunting task because as fans of them ourselves, we felt a great responsibility to ensure audiences were going to experience everything they loved about the Turtles, while also getting to see them brought to life in a way they had never been seen before," said Adam Goodman, president of Paramount Film Group.
"The result exceeded our high expectations and the response to the film is beyond great, making it all the more fun to get started on the continuation of their story," he added.
The "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" was indeed an iconic cartoon series in the 80s. There were previous movies made about it, which was a hit with the fans as well.
The movie stars Megan Fox, Noel Fisher, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, Alan Ritchson, Jeremy Howard and Pete Ploszek.
As for the sequel, Paramount said that it will be released June 3, 2016.
