Story of movie Open Season Franchise :
The Open Season film series from Sony Pictures Animation consists of four films: Open Season (2006), Open Season 2 (2008), Open Season 3 (2010), and Open Season: Scared Silly (2015), along with a short film Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run (2007).
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| Created by | Steve Moore John B. Carls |
| Owner | Sony Pictures Animation |
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Screenplay
Open Season (2006)
In the tranquil town of Timberline, a 900-pound grizzly bear named Boog (voiced by Martin Lawrence) lives with his owner, a park ranger named Beth (voiced by Debra Messing). He has his perfect world turned upside down after he meets a one-antlered mule deer named Elliot (voiced by Ashton Kutcher), who is on the truck of Shaw (voiced by Gary Sinise, the nastiest hunter in Timberline. That night, both of them enter a grocery store and eat too much candy. After Elliot messes up Boog's nature show, they end up tranquilized by Beth and then her friend Sheriff Gordy (voiced by Gordon Tootoosis) tells her to release them into the Timberline National Forest before open season for only 3 days. But when hunting season comes, it is up to Boog and Elliot to rally all the other forest animals and turn the tables on the hunters. In the end, Boog decides to stay in the forest and says goodbye to Beth (who had returned to take Boog home).
Open Season 2 (2008)
One fine spring morning, Elliot gets all prepared for his big wedding with Giselle. But little do they know, Bob and Bobbie have left a trail of dog treats in the forest for Mr. Weenie to follow, which he does and he ends up getting taken back to his original home by his owners. Elliot sees this, tells the story to Boog and the others, and they all make a mission to go save their friend before he gets turned back into a pet. In the end, Mr. Weenie thought he goes back with the wilds, But instead he decides to remain a pet once again and go live with Bob and Bobbie and the other domestics.
Open Season 3 (2010)
Boog wakes up early in his cave one spring morning and prepares for guys trip to start spending more time with his male friends. Unfortunately, they all decline because of family obligations; this makes Boog feel bad and take Dinkleman with him on the trip himself, only to discover it is not a guys trip with only one guy. He then stumbles upon a poster of a Russian traveling circus called the Maslova Family Circus, where he meets a devious lookalike named Doug, his llama friend Alistair, and a skilled girl bear named Ursa (whom he falls madly in love with). When Doug tricks Boog into letting him switch places with him, Elliot and the wilds find out about this and set out to rescue their beloved bear friend (especially as the circus is going back to Russia sooner or later), with Elliot being the leader once again. In the end, Ursa decides to live with Boog and his best friends since he doesn't want to leave her or Elliot, becoming Boog's mate and the honorary aunt of Elliot's children; the guys trip becomes a success.
Open Season: Scared Silly (2015)
During a campfire trip, Elliot tells the story of the Wailing Wampus Werewolf, terrifying Boog out of his wits. Elliot becomes determined to help Boog conquer his fear by finding the werewolf to prove he exists. When an unknown creature gets mistaken for the werewolf, former hunter Shaw gets Gordy to reopen open season. With the animals of Timberline National Forest being at risk, Boog, Elliot, and Mr. Weenie set out to uncover the mystery of the werewolf and get open season closed. During the final battle, Ed and Edna are scared off by the animals' tricks and Boog once again defeats Shaw as he runs off, leading to him and Ed and Edna being found by Gordy and the cops and arrested as open season resumes to being permanently banned. The werewolf is later revealed to actually be real, but the wilds end up befriending him.
Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run (2007)
A short film titled Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run is featured on the Open Season DVD and Blu-ray.
Box office performance
| Film | Release date | Revenue | Rank (Domestic) | Budget | Ref(s) | ||
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| Open Season | September 29, 2006 | $85,105,259 | $112,203,768 | $197,309,027 | #742 | $85,000,000 | |
| Open Season 2 | September 24, 2008 | Direct-to-video release | $8,716,950 | $8,716,950 | Direct-to-video release | N/A | |
| Open Season 3 | October 21, 2010 | $7,399,925 | $7,399,925 | ||||
| Open Season: Scared Silly | December 18, 2015 | $1,756,154 | $1,756,154 | $5,500,000 | |||
| Total | $85,105,259 | $130,174,418 | $215,279,677 | N/A | $90,500,000 | N/A | |
Critical reception
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
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| Open Season | 48% (100 reviews) | 49% (18 reviews) |
| Open Season 2 | N/A | N/A |
| Open Season 3 | N/A | N/A |
| Open Season: Scared Silly | N/A | N/A |
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