Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel is a 2009 American
live-action comedy film directed by
Betty Thomas. It is the second installment in the
Alvin and the Chipmunks film series, the film stars
Zachary Levi,
David Cross and
Jason Lee with the voices of
Justin Long,
Matthew Gray Gubler,
Jesse McCartney,
Amy Poehler,
Anna Faris and
Christina Applegate. It was written by
Jon Vitti,
Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, distributed by
20th Century Fox, and produced by
Fox 2000 Pictures,
Regency Enterprises and
Bagdasarian Company. The film is a
sequel to the 2007 film
Alvin and the Chipmunks and was released in theaters on December 23, 2009 by 20th Century Fox. The film has received generally negative reviews from critics and it earned $443,140,005 on a $70 million budget.