a couple of weeks. But Jerry Paris... has done a great job of catching up." "I wasn't too sold on doing the sequel," said Guttenberg. "I didn't think the script was as good as the first one. But it has been improved, and after I talked with Paul, I decided to give it another try." Reception Box office Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment opened on 1,613 screens, grossing $10,675,896 in its opening weekend, setting a record for March. It was the 11th highest-grossing film in the United States in 1985 with a total of $55.6 million. The film grossed $115 million worldwide and made a profit of $20.5 million. Critical response The film received negative reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 29% based on 17 reviews. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 39 out of 100 based on reviews from 8 critics, indicating "Generally unfavorable reviews". Variety wrote: "Follow-up features much of the original’s cast but none of its key behind-the-scenes creative talent, save producer Paul Maslansky. Only actor to get any mileage out of this one is series newcomer Art Metrano, as an ambitious lieutenant bent upon taking over the department." Variety had little praise for the film, except "Metrano somehow manages to shine in these murkiest of circumstances, and Michael Winslow has a couple of good moments". Film critic Leonard Maltin gave the movie a BOMB rating (the first of 5 for the series), saying, "There are Dragnet episodes that are funnier than this movie." Siskel & Ebert included it on a 1985 episode of their TV show that focused entirely on terrible sequels, though Gene noted it had two more laughs in it than the 1984 first film did (which meant the sequel had exactly two laughs). References External links 1985 films 1980s police comedy films American sequel films 1980s English-language films 2 Films shot in Toronto Warner Bros. films The Ladd Company films Films scored by Robert Folk Films directed by Jerry Paris Films with screenplays by Barry W. Blaustein Films with screenplays by David Sheffield 1985 comedy films Films produced by Paul Maslansky 1980s American films