Boss Baby: Family Business receives same day theatrical/streaming release

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Over the past year, we've seen more and more studios going with the simultaneous theatrical/streaming release, and Universal announced today that they will be doing just that with Dreamworks Animation's The Boss Baby: Family Business. The animated sequel was slated to hit theaters this September, but the studio has moved the film up to July 2, 2021, where it will be released in theaters and on the Peacock streaming service where it will be made available to Peacock Premium subscribers at no additional charge.

"Families are at the heart of our decision today to make DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby: Family Business available to everyone this July Fourth weekend, and to give those families the freedom to choose whether to see this joyful, hilarious and heartfelt film from a big-screen theater seat or from the comfort of their own homes on Peacock," said Jim Orr, President Domestic Distribution, Universal Pictures. Matt Strauss, Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer and International, NBCUniversal, added, "Our Peacock subscribers love movies, so we are thrilled to be expanding our relationship with UFEG and to offer Peacock customers this premium content from one of the industry’s most beloved animation brands. DreamWorks Animation films, from Trolls World Tour to Shrek and beyond are among Peacock’s top performing titles to date, and we’re certain that The Boss Baby: Family Business is sure to become this summer’s ultimate streaming event." The sequel to the surprisingly successful Boss Baby picks up with Tim (James Marsden) and Ted (Alec Baldwin) as adults who have drifted away from one another, but are reunited by Tim's newborn daughter Tina (Amy Sedaris), a new boss baby on a secret mission for BabyCorp.

The official synopsis for The Boss Baby: Family Business:

In the sequel to DreamWorks Animation’s Oscar®-nominated blockbuster comedy, the Templeton brothers—Tim (James Marsden, X-Men franchise) and his Boss Baby little bro Ted (Alec Baldwin)—have become adults and drifted away from each other. Tim is now a married stay-at-home dad. Ted is a hedge fund CEO. But a new boss baby with a cutting-edge approach and a can-do attitude is about to bring them together again … and inspire a new family business. Tim and his wife, Carol (Eva Longoria), the breadwinner of the family, live in the suburbs with their super-smart seven-year-old daughter Tabitha (Ariana Greenblatt, Avengers: Infinity War), and adorable new infant Tina (Amy Sedaris, Netflix’s BoJack Horseman). Tabitha, who’s at the top her class at the prestigious Acorn Center for Advanced Childhood, idolizes her uncle Ted and wants to become like him, but Tim, still in touch with his overactive youthful imagination, worries that she’s working too hard and is missing out on a normal childhood. When baby Tina reveals that she’s—ta-da!—a top secret agent for BabyCorp on a mission to uncover the dark secrets behind Tabitha’s school and its mysterious founder, Dr. Erwin Armstrong (Jeff Goldblum), it will reunite the Templeton brothers in unexpected ways, lead them to re-evaluate the meaning of family and discover what truly matters.

The Boss Baby: Family Business will debut in theaters and on Peacock on July 2, 2021.