Step Up (film series)

Step Up
Directed by	Anne Fletcher (1) Jon M. Chu (2–3) Scott Speer (4) Trish Sie (5)
Produced by	Erik Feig (1–4) Jennifer Gibgot (1–5) Adam Shankman (1–5) Patrick Wachsberger (1–4) Garrett Grant (4)
Screenplay by	Duane Adler (1) Melissa Rosenberg (1) Toni Ann Johnson (2) Karen Barna (2) Amy Andelson (3) Emily Meyer (3) Amanda Brody (4) John Swetnam (5)
Story by	Duane Adler (1)
Starring	Channing Tatum Jenna Dewan Briana Evigan Robert Hoffman Adam Sevani Rick Malambri Sharni Vinson Ryan Guzman Kathryn McCormick Misha Gabriel
Music by	Aaron Zigman (1–2, 4) Bear McCreary (3) Jeff Cardoni (5)
Cinematography	Michael Seresin (1) Max Malkin (2) Ken Seng (3) Karsten Gopinath (4) Brian Pearson (5)
Edited by	Nancy Richardson (1) Nicholas Erasmus (2) Andrew Marcus (2–3) Matt Friedman (4) Avi Youabian (4) Niven Howie (5)
Production company	Touchstone Pictures (1–3) Summit Entertainment (1–5) Offspring Entertainment (1–5)
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures (1) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2–3) Lions Gate Entertainment (4–5)
Release dates	2006 – 2014
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$143,000,000
Box office	$650,939,748

The Step Up films are a series of dance/romance-drama films created by Duane Adler. The first film, Step Up, directed by Anne Fletcher, was released in 2006. Jon M. Chu went on to direct its two sequels: Step Up 2: The Streets and Step Up 3D. While followed by the fourth film Step Up Revolution, was directed by Scott Speer and the fifth and final film Step Up: All In, was directed by Trish Sie.

Films

Step Up (2006)

Tyler Gage (Channing Tatum) receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with an up and coming dancer, Nora (Jenna Dewan).

Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)

Romantic sparks occur between two dance students from very different backgrounds at the Maryland School of the Arts.

Step Up 3D (2010)

A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers, find themselves pitted against the world's best hip hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown.

Step Up Revolution (2012)

A group of flash mob dancers, led by Sean (Ryan Guzman), and the daughter Emily (Kathryn McCormick) of a hotel tycoon, attempt to save their Miami slum homes from being developed into hotels.

Step Up: All In (2014)

All-stars from the previous Step Up installments come together in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.

Principal cast

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Character	Film
	Step Up	Step Up 2: The Streets	Step Up 3D	Step Up Revolution	Step Up: All In
Tyler Gage	Channing Tatum
Nora Clark	Jenna Dewan	Mentioned Only
Lucy Avila	Drew Sidora
Miles Darby	Mario
Omar	Heavy D
Camille Gage	Alyson Stoner		Alyson Stoner		Alyson Stoner
Andie West		Briana Evigan			Briana Evigan
Chase Collins		Robert Hoffman
Robert "Moose" Alexander III		Adam Sevani
Jenny Kido		Mari Koda
Hair		Chris Scott
Monster		Luis Rosado			Luis Rosado
Sophie Donovan		Cassie Ventura
Blake Collins		Will Kemp
Cable		Harry Shum, Jr.
Luke Katcher			Rick Malambri
Natalie			Sharni Vinson
Julien			Joe Slaughter
Jason Hardlerson			Stephen "tWitch" Boss
Vladd			Chadd Smith
Martin Santiago			Martin Lombard		Martin Lombard
Marcos Santiago			Facundo Lombard		Facundo Lombard
Sean Asa				Ryan Guzman
Emily Anderson				Kathryn McCormick	Mentioned Only
Eddy				Misha Gabriel
William Anderson				Peter Gallagher
Alexxa Brava					Izabella Miko
Jasper					Stephen "Stevo" Jones
Violet					Parris Goebel

Crew

Film	Director	Producer	Writer	Composer	Editor	Cinematographer
Step Up	Anne Fletcher	Erik Feig, Jennifer Gibgot, Adam Shankman, Patrick Wachsberger	screenplay: Duane Adler Melissa Rosenberg story: Duane Adler	Aaron Zigman	Nancy Richardson	Michael Seresin
Step Up 2: The Streets	Jon M. Chu		Toni Ann Johnson & Karen Barna		Nicholas Erasmus, Andrew Marcus	Max Malkin
Step Up 3D			Amy Andelson & Emily Meyer	Bear McCreary	Andrew Marcus	Ken Seng
Step Up Revolution	Scott Speer	Erik Feig, Jennifer Gibgot, Garrett Grant, Adam Shankman, Patrick Wachsberger	Amanda Brody	Aaron Zigman	Matt Friedman, Avi Youabian	Karsten Gopinath
Step Up: All In	Trish Sie	Jennifer Gibgot, Adam Shankman	John Swetnam	Jeff Cardoni	Niven Howie	Brian Pearson

Reception

Box office performance

Film	Release date	Box office gross			Box office ranking		Budget	Reference
		North America	Outside North America	Worldwide	All time North America	All time worldwide
Step Up	August 11, 2006	$65,328,121	$48,866,726	$114,194,847	#931		$12 million	[1]
Step Up 2: The Streets	February 14, 2008	$58,017,783	$92,798,917	$150,816,700	#1083		$23 million	[2]
Step Up 3D	August 6, 2010	$42,400,223	$116,891,586	$159,291,809	#1526		$30 million	[3]
Step Up Revolution	July 27, 2012	$35,074,677	$105,396,069	$140,470,746	#1862		$33 million	[4]
Step Up: All In	August 8, 2014	$14,904,384	$71,261,262	$86,165,646			$45 million	[5]
Total		$215,725,188	$435,214,560	$650,939,748			$143 million	[6]
List indicator(s) ^(A) indicates the adjusted totals based on current ticket prices (calculated by Box Office Mojo).

Critical and public response

Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore
Step Up	19% (103 reviews)[7]	48 (23 reviews)[8]	A-[9]
Step Up 2: The Streets	27% (62 reviews)[10]	50 (20 reviews)[11]	A-[9]
Step Up 3D	46% (117 reviews)[12]	45 (23 reviews)[13]	B+[9]
Step Up Revolution	42% (90 reviews)[14]	43 (22 reviews)[15]	B+[9]
Step Up: All In	43% (46 reviews)[16]	45 (17 reviews)[17]	B+[9]

References

1. "Step Up (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
2. "Step Up 2 the Streets (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
3. "Step Up 3-D (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
4. "Step Up Revolution (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
5. "Step Up: All In (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
6. "Step Up Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
7. "Step Up". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
8. "Step Up Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
9. "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
10. "Step Up 2 the Streets". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
11. "Step Up 2: The Streets Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
12. "Step Up 3". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
13. "Step Up 3-D Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
14. "Step Up Revolution". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
15. "Step Up Revolution Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
16. "Step Up: All In". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
17. "Step Up: All In Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 7, 2014.