She Sings to the Stars

Sing is a 2016 American animated musical comedy film written and directed by Garth Jennings. Produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, the film stars the voices of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, and Tori Kelly. Set in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals, the film focuses on a koala named Buster Moon (McConaughey), a struggling theater owner who stages a singing competition in an effort to stop his theater from entering foreclosure, as well as how the competition interferes with the personal lives of its contestants. The film features more than 60 songs from famous artists, mostly performed diegetically. It also has an original song by Stevie Wonder and Ariana Grande called "Faith", which was nominated for a Golden Globe. Aside from these songs, Joby Talbot (Jennings’ frequent collaborator) composed the film's score. Sing was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2016, followed by its premiere at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on December 3. It was then theatrically released in the United States on December 21 by Universal. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and was a box-office success, grossing $634 million worldwide on a $75 million budget. A sequel, Sing 2, was released in 2021.