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{{Infobox film
| name           = Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
| image          = Anchorman 2 Teaser Poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Adam McKay]]
| writer         = {{Plainlist|
* [[Will Ferrell]]
* Adam McKay
}}
| based_on       = <!--- see talk page before adding anything here --->
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Judd Apatow]]
* Will Ferrell
* Adam McKay
}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist| 
* Will Ferrell
* [[Steve Carell]]
* [[Paul Rudd]]
* [[David Koechner]]
* [[Christina Applegate]]
}}
| narrator       = <!--- Kurtis only narrates briefly, he does NOT narrate the whole film. Do not add him without consulting the talk page --->
| cinematography = [[Oliver Wood (cinematographer)|Oliver Wood]]
| editing        = {{Plainlist|
* [[Brent White]]
* Melissa Bretherton
}}
| music          = {{Plainlist|
* John Nau
* Andrew Feltenstein
}}
| studio         = {{Plainlist|
* [[Apatow Productions]]
* [[Gary Sanchez Productions]]
}}
| distributor    = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| released       = {{Film date|2013|11|24|Australia|2013|12|18|United States}}
| runtime        = 119 minutes<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/anchorman-2-legend-continues-2013-0 |title=ANCHORMAN 2 THE LEGEND CONTINUES &#124; British Board of Film Classification |publisher=Bbfc.co.uk |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-date=July 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709084403/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/anchorman-2-legend-continues-2013-0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $50 million<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosen|first=Christopher|title='Anchorman 2': Adam McKay Explains How Your Hollywood Sequel Sausage Is Made|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/12/anchorman-2-adam-mckay_n_1420533.html|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|access-date=November 28, 2013|date=April 12, 2012|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181612/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/12/anchorman-2-adam-mckay_n_1420533.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross          = $173.6 million<ref name="mojo">{{cite web |title= Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=anchorman2.htm |work= [[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher= [[Internet Movie Database]] |access-date= May 17, 2014 |archive-date= April 24, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140424114359/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=anchorman2.htm |url-status= live }}</ref>
}}
'''''Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues''''' is a 2013 American [[comedy film]] and the sequel to the 2004 film ''[[Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy]]''. As with the original film, it is directed by [[Adam McKay]], produced by [[Judd Apatow]], written by McKay and [[Will Ferrell]] with Ferrell, [[Steve Carell]], [[Paul Rudd]], [[David Koechner]], [[Christina Applegate]], and [[Fred Willard]] all reprising their roles from the first film.<ref name="Stars join movie">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/03/josh-lawson-greg-kinnear-join-anchorman-2-the-legend-continues-454574/|title=Josh Lawson, Greg Kinnear Join 'Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'|last1=Fleming|first1=Mike Jr.|date=March 15, 2013|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=May 17, 2014|archive-date=February 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208022647/http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/josh-lawson-greg-kinnear-join-anchorman-2-the-legend-continues/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Development for the film began as early as 2008, but [[Paramount Pictures]] turned down the proposed sequel. However, in March 2012, Ferrell officially announced the film was in production and filming began in March 2013. Unlike the first film, the film is distributed by Paramount Pictures instead of [[DreamWorks Pictures]]. ''The Legend Continues'' was released on December 18, 2013. It received generally positive reviews and grossed $173.6 million worldwide on a $50 million budget.

==Plot==
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In November 1979, Ron Burgundy and Veronica Corningstone are husband-and-wife co-anchors for a prestigious news network in [[New York City]]. Mack Tannen, the most famous nightly news anchor in New York, is retiring. He promotes Corningstone, making her the first female nightly news anchor in television history, and fires Burgundy due to his continuously sloppy performance on air. Burgundy grows jealous of Corningstone's success and storms out of the house, leaving her and their 6-year-old son Walter.

In 1980, six months later, Burgundy is back in [[San Diego]], barely able to hold a job due to depression. After being fired from SeaWorld and botching a suicide attempt, Burgundy accepts a job offered to him by Freddie Shapp with GNN, the world's first 24-hour news network. He reassembles his friends and news team Champ Kind, Brian Fantana, and Brick Tamland with his dog Baxter. They are assigned the unpopular late-night timeslot and make a bet with obnoxious [[primetime]] anchorman Jack Lime that they will beat his ratings. Meanwhile, Burgundy finds that Corningstone is dating psychologist Gary.

As GNN launches, Burgundy decides to broadcast what the people want to hear rather than what they need to hear. He and his team devise a sensationalist and patriotic newscast. Their new approach is a hit, massively beating Lime in ratings, and the other news networks scramble to emulate them. Under the terms of a bet, Lime legally changes his name to Jack Lame.

Burgundy and his team are promoted to primetime, where they enjoy fame and fortune. Burgundy's success excites GNN's manager, Linda Jackson, and they begin dating. Tamland meets similarly eccentric GNN office worker Chani and falls in love. Burgundy lets his newfound fame go to his head and neglects his parental obligations to Walter, angering Corningstone. He also alienates Fantana, Kind, and Tamland, claiming he is tired of carrying them and [[Spike (journalism)|spiking]] Fantana's story about an airline owned by GNN's owner.

During a party celebrating GNN's success, Lame causes Burgundy to slip and suffer a head injury, resulting in him becoming blind. Unable to read the news, Burgundy isolates himself in a lighthouse, unable to adjust to his vision loss. Corningstone arrives with Walter for a visit, announcing that she has dumped Gary and quit her job because Burgundy's GNN antics ruined everything she loved about the news. Burgundy bonds with his family, gradually adjusting to his disability. Burgundy and Walter rehabilitate a shark, naming him Doby before setting him free.

Burgundy discovers that Corningstone was concealing messages from his eye doctor regarding an experimental procedure, as she thought his blindness had been significant in the family's rekindling. He leaves angrily, has his vision restored, and returns to GNN. Corningstone pleads with Burgundy in New York to attend Walter's piano recital. An exclusive news story comes in, requiring him to cover it. However, on live television, Burgundy says that news should inform, not entertain, delivers a two-sentence summary of Fantana's airline story, and leaves for Walter's recital.

Burgundy is intercepted by an angered Lame and his team and several other news teams, all of whom want to kill him due to his fame. Kind, Fantana, and Tamland arrive to defend him, and a massive battle ensues. Burgundy's old arch-rival Wes Mantooth arrives and saves him from Lame's news crew, and Tamland accidentally sets off an explosion. 

Burgundy reaches Walter's recital in time and reconciles with Corningstone. Later, attending Tamland's and Chani's wedding on the beach, Burgundy spots Doby in the water. He runs and kisses him, only to be attacked. Baxter rescues him.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Will Ferrell]] as Ron Burgundy
* [[Steve Carell]] as Brick Tamland
* [[Paul Rudd]] as Brian Fantana
* [[David Koechner]] as Champ Kind
* [[Christina Applegate]] as Veronica Corningstone
* [[Dylan Baker]] as Freddie Shapp
* [[Meagan Good]] as Linda Jackson
* [[James Marsden]] as Jack Lime/Lame
* [[Fred Willard]] as Ed Harken
* [[Kristen Wiig]] as Chani Lastnamé
* [[Josh Lawson]] as Kench Allenby
* [[Chris Parnell]] as Garth Holliday 
* [[Greg Kinnear]] as Gary Bragger 
* [[Wilbur Fitzgerald]] as Dr. Milton Brangley
* [[Harrison Ford]] as Mack Tannen
* [[June Diane Raphael]] as Chani's boss
* [[Eliza Coupe]] as Sea World Trainer
* [[Brian F. Durkin]] as Trevor, the manager of Sea World
* [[Paula Pell]] as Crowd Member at Ice Rink
* [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] as Soul Brother
* [[Sacha Baron Cohen]] as [[BBC News]] Anchor
* [[Marion Cotillard]] as French Canadian TV News Anchor
* [[Will Smith]] as Jeff Bullington, [[ESPN]] anchor
* [[Kirsten Dunst]] as El Trousias Maiden of the Clouds
* [[Bill Kurtis]] as the narrator
* Judah Nelson as Walter Burgundy
* [[Jim Carrey]] as Scott Riles (uncredited)
* [[Tina Fey]] as Jill Janson (uncredited)
* [[Liam Neeson]] as [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Network]] Host (uncredited)
* [[Amy Poehler]] as Wendy Van Peele (uncredited)
* [[John C. Reilly]] as the Ghost of [[Stonewall Jackson]] (uncredited)
* [[Vince Vaughn]] as Wes Mantooth (uncredited)
* [[Kanye West]] as Wesley Jackson (uncredited), [[MTV]] host
}}

==Production==
===Development===
This is the first film in the series to be released by Paramount Pictures, which acquired the DreamWorks back catalog in 2006 (and owned the studio itself until 2008), including ownership of the first movie and other films from [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] that were made before the Paramount merger.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/09/business/media/09cnd-dream.html?_r=0 |title=Viacom's Paramount to Buy DreamWorks for $1.6 Billion |last1=Fabrikant |first1=Geraldine |last2=Waxman |first2=Sharon |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 9, 2005 |access-date=October 28, 2013 |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107211647/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/09/business/media/viacoms-paramount-to-buy-dreamworks-for-16-billion.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2008, Adam McKay said that he and Will Ferrell had talked about wanting to do an ''Anchorman'' sequel, saying: "I'm looking to do another movie, I might do this other movie called ''Channel 3 Billion'' which is kind of this science fiction/''[[Brazil (1985 film)|Brazil]]''-type comedy. Then after that, Will and I are like, 'let's do ''Anchorman 2''{{'}}... so you're talking like 2 years maybe we'll do it. But we're going to do it, for sure."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/is-anchorman-2-coming/ |title=Is ANCHORMAN 2 Coming? |publisher=Collider.com |date=May 4, 2008 |access-date=October 26, 2019 |archive-date=October 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026134540/https://collider.com/is-anchorman-2-coming/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 23, 2008, McKay announced that he and Ferrell had begun work on the sequel.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Sperling|first=Nicole|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/07/23/anchorman-2/|title=Ferrell and McKay developing 'Anchorman 2'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=July 23, 2008|access-date=October 26, 2019|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026134540/https://ew.com/article/2008/07/23/anchorman-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> Carell and Rudd, both of whom had become major stars since ''Anchorman'' was released, agreed to take pay cuts for the movie, as did Ferrell himself.<ref name="mckay tweets">{{cite web |last=Bettinger |first=Brendan |url=https://collider.com/writer-director-adam-mckay-tweets-that-paramount-basically-passed-on-anchorman-2/ |title=Writer/Director Adam McKay Tweets that Paramount "Basically Passed on ANCHORMAN 2" |date=April 29, 2010 |publisher=Collider.com |access-date=December 16, 2013 |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222121731/http://collider.com/writer-director-adam-mckay-tweets-that-paramount-basically-passed-on-anchorman-2 |url-status=live }}</ref> On April 29, 2010, McKay announced that Paramount Pictures had turned down a proposal for the sequel, despite the proposed pay cuts, saying: "So bummed. Paramount basically passed on ''Anchorman 2''. Even after we cut our budget down. We tried."<ref name="mckay tweets" />

In a May 2010 interview, Ferrell spoke about Paramount passing on the film, saying: "Well, you know, yeah, it's a little peculiar. On the one hand, [we were] being begged to do a sequel for such a long time, and then we finally came up with a concept that we liked, we talked to all the guys, and everyone was up for it. And then to get the reaction we got, yeah, it's slightly puzzling to us. But you know what? It's also their money. They get to do or not do whatever they want. So we’ll see. We’re still going back and forth. Maybe there is a solution. Or, I know in talking to Adam, if it never happens, then it never happens. And that's fine, too. So we’ll just see."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/05/03/will-ferrell-anchorman-2/|title=Will Ferrell says 'Anchorman 2' might not be dead: 'We're still going back and forth'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Simon|last=Vozick-Levinson|date=May 3, 2010|access-date=October 26, 2013|archive-date=September 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920055852/http://www.ew.com/article/2010/05/03/will-ferrell-anchorman-2|url-status=live}}</ref> A year later, in April 2011, Ferrell publicly stated that Paramount, which owns the rights to ''Anchorman'', had decided against the idea of a sequel, stating "We've run the numbers and it's not a good fit."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/30/anchorman-2-will-ferrell-_n_855830.html |title='Anchorman 2': Will Ferrell Blasts Paramount Over Nixing Sequel |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=April 30, 2011 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |first=Jordan |last=Zakarin |archive-date=November 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113072326/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/30/anchorman-2-will-ferrell-_n_855830.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2012, Paramount changed their minds and agreed to make a sequel; on March 28, 2012, Ferrell officially announced the film on ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]'', in character as Ron Burgundy.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/conan-obrien-tbs-tonight-show-jay-leno-327970|title=THR Cover: Conan O'Brien: End of the Pity Party|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Stacey|last=Wilson|date=May 23, 2012|access-date=May 25, 2012|archive-date=February 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227211327/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/conan-obrien-tbs-tonight-show-jay-leno-327970|url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview in April 2012, McKay said that the script was a work in progress, and that the story might include a [[Child custody|custody]] battle and bowling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2012/04/09/anchormans_new_relevance/singleton/ |title="Anchorman's" new relevance |work=Salon |first=David |last=Sirota |date=April 9, 2012 |access-date=May 25, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409224951/http://www.salon.com/2012/04/09/anchormans_new_relevance/singleton/ |archive-date=April 9, 2012 }}</ref> In a May 2012 interview, he was quoted as saying that nothing was set.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/05/15/anchorman-ii-adam-mckay-teaser/|title='Anchorman II': Adam McKay talks new teaser, reuniting the news team|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Jeff|last=Labrecque|date=May 15, 2012|access-date=October 26, 2019|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026134541/https://ew.com/article/2012/05/15/anchorman-ii-adam-mckay-teaser/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2012, Will Ferrell confirmed that script writing had begun and that filming would begin around February 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/18205139|title=Will Ferrell's Anchorman 2 to begin filming in 2013|work=BBC|first=Chi Chi|last=Izundu|date=May 25, 2012|access-date=May 25, 2011|archive-date=May 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528124646/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/18205139|url-status=live}}</ref> By June 2012, parts of the story had solidified, including a move of the location from San Diego to New York,<ref name="DailyNews">{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/anchorman-2-legend-continues-trailer-released-article-1.1376709|title='Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues' trailer released: Will Ferrell's Ron Burgundy continues to shine ... and offend|first=Ethan|last=Sacks|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|date=June 19, 2013|access-date=June 21, 2013|archive-date=June 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623015551/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/anchorman-2-legend-continues-trailer-released-article-1.1376709|url-status=live}}</ref> and a focus on the onset of the [[United States cable news|cable news]] era in the 1980s.<ref name="SanJoseMercuryNews">{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_23491900|title=Watch: 'Anchorman 2' trailer emerges|date=June 19, 2013|access-date=June 21, 2013|work=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170855/http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_23491900|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Casting===
In August 2012, [[Vince Vaughn]] confirmed that his character, Wes Mantooth, would appear in the film, and hinted at the possible appearance of Wes Mantooth's mother, Dorothy, who was mentioned in the first film. He expressed interest in [[Angela Lansbury]] playing the role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/vince-vaughn-teases-return-of-wes-mantooth-in-anchorman-2-20120824|title=Vince Vaughn Teases Return Of Wes Mantooth In 'Anchorman 2'|work=The Playlist|first=Kevin|last=Jagernauth|date=August 24, 2012|access-date=April 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829012236/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/vince-vaughn-teases-return-of-wes-mantooth-in-anchorman-2-20120824|archive-date=August 29, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> On December 19, 2012, it was announced that the film would be released on December 20, 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/19/anchorman-2-release-date-december-20-2013_n_2334716.html |title='Anchorman 2' Release Date: The Legend Continues On Dec. 20, 2013 |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=December 19, 2012 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |first=Christopher |last=Rosen |archive-date=December 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231080257/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/19/anchorman-2-release-date-december-20-2013_n_2334716.html? |url-status=live }}</ref> McKay confirmed in February 2013 that actress [[Kristen Wiig]] had joined the cast.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kristen-wiig-joins-anchorman-sequel-418077 |title=Kristen Wiig Joins 'Anchorman' Sequel |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 4, 2013 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |first=Jordan |last=Zakarin |archive-date=November 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111030127/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kristen-wiig-joins-anchorman-sequel-418077 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Filming===

Filming began in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news4jax.com/news/-Anchorman-sequel-to-film-on-St-Simons-Island/-/475880/19542672/-/8g45t3z/-/index.html |title='Anchorman' sequel to film on St. Simons Island |access-date=April 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305133647/http://www.news4jax.com/news/georgia/glynn-county/anchorman-sequel-to-film-on-st-simons-island |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On March 4, 2013, actor [[Harrison Ford]] was spotted on set with Will Ferrell.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/394687/harrison-ford-s-anchorman-2-casting-confirmed-actor-spotted-on-set-with-will-ferrell |title=Harrison Ford's Anchorman 2 Casting Confirmed: Actor Spotted on Set With Will Ferrell &#124; E! Online UK |publisher=Eonline.com |date=March 5, 2013 |access-date=October 27, 2013 |archive-date=July 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707041125/http://www.eonline.com/news/394687/harrison-ford-s-anchorman-2-casting-confirmed-actor-spotted-on-set-with-will-ferrell |url-status=live }}</ref> Some filming took place on [[St. Simons Island, Georgia]] starting on April 22, 2013, through May 8, 2013. Crews built a mock lighthouse and filmed a shark scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/03/harrison-ford-spotted-on-set-of-anchorman-2/|title=Harrison Ford Spotted on Set of Anchorman 2|work=ABC News|first=Katie|last=Kindelan|date=March 5, 2013|access-date=March 5, 2013|archive-date=March 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309010007/http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/03/harrison-ford-spotted-on-set-of-anchorman-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> Filming took place in [[Atlanta]], substituting for New York City.<ref name="olv-050613">{{cite web |url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2013/05/06/amy-poehler-and-tina-fey-spotted-filming-a-cameo-for-anchorman-2-in-atlanta-today/ |title=Amy Poehler and Tina Fey spotted filming a cameo for 'Anchorman 2′ in Atlanta today! |date=May 6, 2013 |publisher=On Location Vacations |access-date=May 7, 2013 |archive-date=November 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110062152/http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2013/05/06/amy-poehler-and-tina-fey-spotted-filming-a-cameo-for-anchorman-2-in-atlanta-today/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Filming was scheduled for [[San Diego]] in the end of May 2013 (May 24 at [[Sea World San Diego]]).<ref name="san diego">{{cite web|last=Carroll |first=John |url=http://www.10news.com/entertainment/anchorman-2-casting-call-san-diego-filming-051013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130617000045/http://www.10news.com/entertainment/anchorman-2-casting-call-san-diego-filming-051013 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 17, 2013 |title=Thousands turn out for 'Anchorman 2' casting call in Mission Valley |publisher=10News |date=May 13, 2013 |access-date=September 5, 2013 }}</ref> There was a casting call in [[San Diego]] on May 11, 2013.<ref name="san diego"/> Some shots were made at [[Liberty State Park]] in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]] in May 2013.<ref>{{cite web |last=Solorzano |first=Erika |url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2013/05/filming_for_anchorman_2_at_lib.html |title=Photos: Filming for 'Anchorman 2' at Liberty State Park in Jersey City |publisher=NJ.com |date=May 21, 2013 |access-date=September 5, 2013 |archive-date=August 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820224926/http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2013/05/filming_for_anchorman_2_at_lib.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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| name       = Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues: Music from the Motion Picture
| type       = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist     = Various Artists
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| released   = December 17, 2013
| recorded   = 2013
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| genre      = [[Film soundtrack]]
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| label      = [[Republic Records|Republic]]
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''''' Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues: Music from the Motion Picture''''' is the [[soundtrack]] of the film. It was released on December 17, 2013, by [[Republic Records]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/11/27/anchorman-2-the-legend-continues-soundtrack-announced/ |title='Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues' Soundtrack Announced |publisher=Film Music Reporter |date=November 27, 2013 |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225000632/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/11/27/anchorman-2-the-legend-continues-soundtrack-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GED6UCY?keywords=anchorman+2+soundtrack |title=Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – Music From The Motion Picture: Music |website=Amazon |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107211653/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GED6UCY?keywords=anchorman+2+soundtrack |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Track listing
| extra_column    = Performer(s)
| total_length    = 
| title1          = A Message from Ron Burgundy
| writer1         = {{hlist|[[Adam McKay]]|John Nau|Andrew Feltenstein}}
| extra1          = [[Will Ferrell]] (as Ron Burgundy)
| length1         = 0:51

| title2          = [[Ride Like the Wind]]
| writer2         = Christopher Cross
| extra2          = [[Christopher Cross]]
| length2         = 3:54 	

| title3          = Change
| writer3         = John Waite
| extra3          = [[John Waite]]
| length3         = 3:13

| title4          = Ladykillers
| writer4         = {{hlist|Adam McKay|John Nau|Andrew Feltenstein}}
| extra4          = Will Ferrell (as Ron Burgundy) & [[Paul Rudd]] (as Brian Fantana)
| length4         = 0:17

| title5          = [[Every 1's a Winner (song)|Every 1's a Winner]]
| writer5         = [[Errol Brown]]
| extra5          = [[Hot Chocolate (band)|Hot Chocolate]]
| length5         = 4:49

| title6          = [[Shilo (song)|Shilo]]
| writer6         = Neil Diamond
| extra6          = [[Neil Diamond]]
| length6         = 3:23

| title7          = Life Isn’t a Fairy Tale
| writer7         = {{hlist|Adam McKay|John Nau|Andrew Feltenstein}}
| extra7          = Will Ferrell (as Ron Burgundy) & Judah Nelson (as Walter Burgundy)
| length7         = 0:27

| title8          = [[White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)]]
| writer8         = {{hlist|Melvin Glover|Sylvia Robinson}}
| extra8          = [[Grandmaster Melle Mel]]
| length8         = 4:28 	

| title9          = [[This Is It (Kenny Loggins song)|This Is It]]
| writer9         = {{hlist|Kenny Loggins|[[Michael McDonald (musician)|Michael McDonald]]}}
| extra9          = [[Kenny Loggins]]
| length9         = 3:55

| title10         = Another Message from Ron Burgundy
| writer10        = {{hlist|Adam McKay|John Nau|Andrew Feltenstein}}
| extra10         = Will Ferrell (as Ron Burgundy)
| length10        = 0:55 	

| title11          = [[Thunder Island (song)|Thunder Island]]
| writer11         = Jay Ferguson
| extra11          = [[Jay Ferguson (American musician)|Jay Ferguson]]
| length11         = 4:00

| title12          = Doby 
| writer12         = {{hlist|Will Ferrell|Adam McKay|John Nau|Andrew Feltenstein}}
| extra12          = Will Ferrell (as Ron Burgundy)
| length12         = 2:00 	

| title13          = Whammy Chicken
| writer13         = {{hlist|Will Ferrell|Adam McKay|John Nau|Andrew Feltenstein}}
| extra13          = [[David Koechner]] (as Champ Kind)
| length13         = 0:26

| title14          = [[I'd Really Love to See You Tonight]]
| writer14         = [[Parker McGee]]
| extra14          = [[England Dan & John Ford Coley]]
| length14         = 2:37

| title15          = [[Muskrat Love]]
| writer15         = [[Willis Alan Ramsey]]
| extra15          = [[Captain & Tennille]]
| length15         = 3:46 	

| title16          = [[Jet Airliner (Steve Miller Band song)|Jet Airliner]]
| writer16         = [[Paul Pena]]
| extra16          = [[Steve Miller Band]]
| length16         = 3:33 	

| title17          = RV Reminiscing
| writer17         = {{hlist|Adam McKay|John Nau|Andrew Feltenstein}}
| extra17          = Will Ferrell (as Ron Burgundy) & [[Steve Carell]] (as Brick Tamland)
| length17         = 0:30

| title18          = Lonesome Billy
| writer18         = {{hlist|Peter Tevis|Ennio Morricone}}
| extra18          = [[Peter Tevis]] & [[Ennio Morricone]]
| length18         = 1:49

| title19          = Have an American Night
| writer19         = {{hlist|Adam McKay|John Nau|Andrew Feltenstein}}
| extra19          = Will Ferrell (as Ron Burgundy)
| length19         = 0:22 	

| title20          = [[Hold Your Head Up]]
| writer20         = {{hlist|[[Chris White (musician)|Chris White]]|[[Rod Argent]]}}
| extra20          = [[Argent (band)|Argent]]
| length20         = 3:15

| title21         = Ride Like the Wind
| writer21        = {{hlist|Adam McKay|John Nau|Andrew Feltenstein}}
| extra21         = [[Robin Thicke]] & Will Ferrell (as Ron Burgundy)
| length21        = 6:07

| title22         = A Final Message from Ron Burgundy
| writer22        = {{hlist|Adam McKay|John Nau|Andrew Feltenstein}}
| extra22         = Will Ferrell (as Ron Burgundy)
| length22        = 0:20 	
}}

==Release==
[[File:The Cast Anchorman 2013.jpg|thumb|300px|right|upright|alt=Four young men in suits|Carell (left), Rudd, Koechner, and Ferrell (right) at the film's Australian premiere in November 2013]]

On November 27, 2013, Paramount Pictures moved the release date up two days from December 20, 2013, to December 18, 2013.<ref>{{cite web | date = November 26, 2013 | author = The Deadline Team | url = https://deadline.com/2013/11/anchorman-2-moved-up-to-midweek-paramounts-friday-the-13th-set-for-march-2015-644556/ | title = 'Anchorman 2' Moved Up To Midweek; 'Friday The 13th' Set For March 2015 | publisher = [[Deadline Hollywood]] | access-date = January 22, 2014 | archive-date = December 9, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131209011250/http://www.deadline.com/2013/11/anchorman-2-moved-up-to-midweek-paramounts-friday-the-13th-set-for-march-2015/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Paramount notified theater owners that ''Anchorman 2'' would be their last film with a US release on [[35mm movie film|35mm]] [[List of motion picture film stocks|film stock]].<ref name="latno35mm">{{cite news| title= Paramount stops releasing major movies on film | date= January 18, 2014| first=Richard |last= Verrier| url= https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-paramount-end-to-film-20140118,0,5666826,full.story | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140120001615/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-paramount-end-to-film-20140118,0,5666826,full.story | url-status= dead | archive-date= January 20, 2014 | work=Los Angeles Times| access-date= January 19, 2014}}</ref> According to the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', the decision made Paramount the "first big studio" to stop releasing its major movies on film in the United States.<ref name="latno35mm" /> On February 28, 2014, an R-rated version of the film titled, ''Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues: Super-Sized R-Rated Version'' (titled ''Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Continued'' in the United Kingdom)<ref>{{cite news|last=Hall |first=Matthew T. |title=Anchorman 2 re-released with 763 new jokes* |url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/Feb/21/anchorman-rerelease-new-jokes/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140527190235/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/Feb/21/anchorman-rerelease-new-jokes/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 27, 2014 |newspaper=[[U-T San Diego]] |access-date=May 27, 2014 |date=February 21, 2014 }}</ref> featuring "763 new jokes" was released in theaters for one week only.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=115145 |title=Watch the Trailer for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues: Super-Sized R-Rated Version! |publisher=ComingSoon.net |access-date=February 21, 2014 |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221095243/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=115145 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Marketing===
On March 28, 2012, actor [[Will Ferrell]] officially announced the sequel dressed in character as [[Ron Burgundy]] on the late-night talk-show ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/03/anchorman-sequel-will-ferrell-ron-burgundy-conan-carell.html|title=Will Ferrell's 'Anchorman' sequel: Can it work?|work=Los Angeles Times|first=Steven|last=Zeitchik|date=March 29, 2012|access-date=May 25, 2011|archive-date=March 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330062951/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/03/anchorman-sequel-will-ferrell-ron-burgundy-conan-carell.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A teaser trailer was filmed approximately one week after Ferrell's announcement.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/anchorman-2-david-koechner_n_1527772.html?ref=comedy&ir=Comedy|title='Anchorman 2': David Koechner Explains Just How Quickly That Teaser Trailer Came Together|work=The Huffington Post|first=Mike|last=Ryan|date=May 18, 2012|access-date=May 25, 2011|archive-date=May 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525074444/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/anchorman-2-david-koechner_n_1527772.html?ref=comedy&ir=Comedy|url-status=live}}</ref> The teaser trailer, featuring Ferrell, Rudd, Koechner, and Carell, premiered on May 16, 2012, in front of the movie ''[[The Dictator (2012 film)|The Dictator]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.moviefone.com/2012/05/21/anchorman-2-trailer-will-ferrell-steve-carrell_n_1533312.html |title='Anchorman 2' Trailer: Will Ferrell And The Channel Four News Team Are Back |work=MovieFone |date=May 22, 2012 |access-date=May 25, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524032753/http://news.moviefone.com/2012/05/21/anchorman-2-trailer-will-ferrell-steve-carrell_n_1533312.html |archive-date=May 24, 2012 }}</ref> An online version of the trailer premiered on May 21, 2012, on the website [[Funny or Die|FunnyOrDie.com]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webpronews.com/anchorman-2-teaser-debuts-on-funny-or-die-2012-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524115928/http://www.webpronews.com/anchorman-2-teaser-debuts-on-funny-or-die-2012-05|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 24, 2012|title=Anchorman 2 Teaser Debuts on Funny or Die|work=WebProNews|first=Chris|last=Richardson|date=May 21, 2012|access-date=May 25, 2011}}</ref> A third teaser trailer was released on YouTube on May 18, 2013, with the film retitled as ''Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'', adding the number 2 to the title.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ-JX-7B3uM|title= Anchorman 2 Official Trailer|website= [[YouTube]]|date= May 18, 2013|access-date= September 11, 2017|archive-date= September 25, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170925122905/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ-JX-7B3uM|url-status= live}}</ref> The first full theatrical trailer was released on June 19, 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last=Truitt |first=Brian |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/06/19/anchorman-2-movie-trailer/2437053/ |title=The news team goes Global in new 'Anchorman 2' trailer |work=USA Today |date=June 19, 2013 |access-date=September 5, 2013 |archive-date=June 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623054426/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/06/19/anchorman-2-movie-trailer/2437053/? |url-status=live }}</ref> A second trailer was released on October 23, 2013, and was attached to ''[[Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.etonline.com/dailyfirst/139889_Anchorman_2_The_Legend_Continues_Trailer/ |title=Anchorman 2 The Legend Continues Trailer |publisher=ETonline.com |date=April 29, 2013 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127135153/http://www.etonline.com/dailyfirst/139889_Anchorman_2_The_Legend_Continues_Trailer/ |archive-date=November 27, 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

On June 5, 2013, the [[Newseum]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], in collaboration with Paramount, opened an exhibition relating to the sequel, including props from the movies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=37727 |title=Ready for Anchorman: The Exhibition? |publisher=EmpireOnline.com |date=June 13, 2013 |access-date=June 13, 2013 |archive-date=November 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104194910/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=37727 |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2013, [[Chrysler|Chrysler Group LLC]] cross-promoted the film with a series of commercials featuring Ron Burgundy and the [[Dodge Durango#Third generation (WD; 2011)|Dodge Durango]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dalebuss/2013/10/23/how-chryslers-francois-scored-marketing-gold-in-will-ferrell/ |title=How Chrysler's Francois Scored Marketing Gold In Will Ferrell |last1=Buss |first1=Dale |work=[[Forbes]] |date=October 23, 2013 |access-date=October 27, 2013 |archive-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026152126/http://www.forbes.com/sites/dalebuss/2013/10/23/how-chryslers-francois-scored-marketing-gold-in-will-ferrell/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 22, 2013, it was announced ''[[Ben & Jerry's]]'' would be releasing a limited edition ice cream flavor in promotion of the film called Ron Burgundy's Scotchy Scotch Scotch.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/10/anchorman-2-ben-and-jerrys-scotchy-scotch-618154/ |title=Ben & Jerry's 'Anchorman 2' Ice Cream Wants To Take You To Pleasure Town |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=October 23, 2013 |access-date=October 27, 2013 |archive-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026045600/http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/anchorman-2-ben-and-jerrys-scotchy-scotch/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 19, 2013, an [[autobiographical]] book called ''Let Me Off at the Top!: My Classy Life and Other Musings'' was released under the Ron Burgundy moniker.<ref>{{cite book | title=Let Me Off at the Top!: My Classy Life and Other Musings | date = November 19, 2013 | isbn=978-0804139571 | last1=Burgundy | first1=Ron | last2=Ferrell | first2=Will | last3=McKay | first3=Adam | publisher = Crown }}</ref> Paramount Pictures launched the ''Anchorman 2: Scotchy Scotch Toss'' game for [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] mobile devices on November 25, 2013,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id737369037 |title=Anchorman 2: Scotchy Scotch Toss on the App Store on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=November 25, 2013 |access-date=December 5, 2013 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305022220/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id737369037 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the ''Scotchy Scotch Toss'' game for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] devices on December 5, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/12/05/new-game-scotchy-scotch-toss-stars-anchorman-ron-burgundy-blabbering-as-you-fling-ice-cubes-into-his-glass-of-scotch/ |title=[New Game&#93; Scotchy Scotch Toss Stars Anchorman Ron Burgundy Blabbering As You Fling Ice Cubes Into His Glass Of Scotch |date=December 5, 2013 |publisher=Androidpolice.com |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-date=December 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209082543/http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/12/05/new-game-scotchy-scotch-toss-stars-anchorman-ron-burgundy-blabbering-as-you-fling-ice-cubes-into-his-glass-of-scotch/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

As part of a product placement deal with the film, [[Miller Lite]] decided to reintroduce their original packaging on their 16-ounce cans for the duration of the film's theatrical release, as the original logo was contemporary with the setting of the film. The [[Retro style|retro]] packaging on the Miller Lite cans proved to be so popular that by September 2014 [[Miller Brewing Company]] announced that it would switch back to the packaging full-time on all Miller Lite products.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140904235220/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-09-02/miller-lite-revives-old-white-label-in-brand-wide-redesign Miller Lite Brings Back Its White Label, Possibly Also Its Mojo] [[Bloomberg Businessweek]] (09/02/2014)</ref>

On November 25, 2013, in [[Sydney]], Australia, Ferrell (in character as Ron Burgundy) joined the panel for a segment on the live [[Network Ten]] program ''[[The Project (Australian TV program)|The Project]]'', reading some of the day's news and squaring off against veteran Australian news anchor [[Ray Martin (television presenter)|Ray Martin]]. In a subsequent segment, Ferrell (dressed as himself) was joined by Carrell, Rudd and Koechner to promote the film.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ron Burgundy takes over The Project while in town for Anchorman: The Legend Continues premiere |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/ron-burgundy-takes-over-the-project-while-in-town-for-anchorman-the-legend-continues-premiere/story-e6frfmyi-1226768532072 |author=Charlotte Willis |publisher=[[News Corp Australia]] |access-date=September 19, 2014 |date=November 26, 2013 |archive-date=January 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131014637/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/ron-burgundy-takes-over-the-project-while-in-town-for-anchorman-the-legend-continues-premiere/story-e6frfmyi-1226768532072 |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 30, 2013, Ferrell co-anchored a newscast on [[Bismarck, North Dakota]]'s [[CBS]] affiliate [[KXMB-TV]] in character as Ron Burgundy. The next day, he made a guest appearance on [[The Sports Network|TSN]]'s coverage of the [[Canadian Olympic Curling Trials]] from [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]].<ref name=np-sochicurlingtrial>{{cite web|title=Sochi 2014: Ron Burgundy aside, Olympic curling trials no laughing matter with players more committed than ever|url=http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/12/01/sochi-2014-ron-burgundy-aside-olympic-curling-trials-no-laughing-matter-with-players-more-committed-than-ever/|work=National Post|access-date=December 2, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131202200340/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/12/01/sochi-2014-ron-burgundy-aside-olympic-curling-trials-no-laughing-matter-with-players-more-committed-than-ever/|archive-date=December 2, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> On December 4, 2013, [[Emerson College]] named its School of Communication the "Ron Burgundy School of Communication" for a day.<ref>{{cite news |author= Scott Malone |url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-rt-us-usa-boston-ferrell-20131204,0,6134083.story |title= 'Stay classy, Boston' – college briefly renamed for Ron Burgundy |publisher= chicagotribune.com |access-date= December 5, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131210001710/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-rt-us-usa-boston-ferrell-20131204,0,6134083.story |archive-date= December 10, 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref> On December 4, 2013, it was announced that Ferrell was scheduled to appear on ''[[SportsCenter]]'' on December 5, 2013, in character as Ron Burgundy, but the appearance was cancelled in light of a news conference regarding sexual assault allegations against quarterback [[Jameis Winston]].<ref>{{cite news|author=2 HRS|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/espn-cancels-will-ferrells-sportscenter-662609|title=ESPN Cancels Will Ferrell's 'SportsCenter' Appearance as Ron Burgundy|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 4, 2013|access-date=December 5, 2013|archive-date=December 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205024702/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/espn-cancels-will-ferrells-sportscenter-662609|url-status=live}}</ref>

On December 9, 2013, the European premiere was held in [[Ireland]], at the [[Savoy Cinema]], [[Dublin]]. The director and four main cast members were in attendance.<ref>{{cite web | author = Sam Hamilton | title = Anchorman 2 cast joins fans on pub crawl ahead of film premiere | url = http://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/film-and-tv/party-loving-ferrell--man-behind-2909685 | quote = Bosses decided to give Ireland the European premiere after the first Anchorman created one of the world's biggest fan bases | work = Irish Mirror | date = December 9, 2013 | access-date = December 10, 2013 | archive-date = March 4, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052819/http://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/film-and-tv/party-loving-ferrell--man-behind-2909685 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/video-our-man-on-red-carpet-for-the-first-time-1.1622583 | title = <!-- title taken from print edition, page 3 -->Stay Classy, Dublin. Will Ferrell and Stars of 'Anchorman 2' hit town | date = December 10, 2013 | author = Patrick Freyne | newspaper = [[The Irish Times]] | access-date = April 17, 2020 | archive-date = March 3, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233016/http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/video-our-man-on-red-carpet-for-the-first-time-1.1622583 | url-status = live }}</ref> On December 11, 2013, entertainment website [[IGN]] announced that Ron Burgundy would be a featured presenter on the site, with the site posting Burgundy-material everyday until December 18, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/12/11/anchorman-2s-ron-burgundy-becomes-igns-newest-presenter|title=Anchorman 2's Ron Burgundy Becomes IGN's Newest Presenter|last=Tilly|first=Chris|publisher=IGN|date=December 11, 2013|access-date=December 11, 2013|archive-date=November 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107211652/https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/12/18/anchorman-2s-ron-burgundy-becomes-igns-newest-presenter|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 13, 2013, Ferrell, Carell, Rudd, and Koechner promoted the movie on ''[[The Late Late Show (Ireland)|The Late Late Show]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2013/1213/492599-legends-united-on-tonights-late-late/|title= Legends united on tonight's Late Late|date= December 13, 2013|work= RTÉ Ten|access-date= December 17, 2013|archive-date= March 4, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060748/http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2013/1213/492599-legends-united-on-tonights-late-late/|url-status= live}}</ref> On December 16, 2013, Ferrell appeared on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' to promote the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/will-ferrell-sings-charlie-brown-christmas-carol-vienna-boys-choir-reminds-audiences-ron-burgundy-isnt-real-video/ |title=Will Ferrell Sings 'Charlie Brown' Christmas Carol With Vienna Boys' Choir; Reminds Audiences Ron Burgundy Isn't Real (Video) |date=December 17, 2013 |publisher=TheWrap |access-date=January 4, 2014 |archive-date=December 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221070916/http://www.thewrap.com/will-ferrell-sings-charlie-brown-christmas-carol-vienna-boys-choir-reminds-audiences-ron-burgundy-isnt-real-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref>  On December 19, 2013, Ferrell appeared on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' and performed "[[Ride Like the Wind]]" in character as Ron Burgundy with [[Christopher Cross]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1609911/watch-ron-burgundy-and-christopher-cross-play-kimmel/video/ |title=Watch Ron Burgundy And Christopher Cross Play Kimmel |publisher=Stereogum |date=December 20, 2013 |access-date=January 4, 2014 |archive-date=December 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131223052729/http://www.stereogum.com/1609911/watch-ron-burgundy-and-christopher-cross-play-kimmel/video |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Home media===
''Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'' was released on DVD and Blu-ray on April 1, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Anchorman-2-The-Legend-Continues-Blu-ray/77702/#10 |title=Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Blu-ray |publisher=Blu-ray.com |access-date=February 17, 2014 |archive-date=February 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219205505/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Anchorman-2-The-Legend-Continues-Blu-ray/77702/#10 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Reception==

===Box office===
''Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'' grossed $127.4&nbsp;million in the United States and Canada, and $46.3&nbsp;million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $173.6&nbsp;million.<ref name="mojo" />

In North America, the film opened at number two in its first weekend, with $26.2&nbsp;million, behind ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2013&wknd=51&p=.htm |title=Weekend Box Office Results for December 20–22, 2013 |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=January 4, 2014 |archive-date=January 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101220034/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2013&wknd=51&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In its second weekend, the film dropped to number three in the United States, grossing an additional $19.7&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2013&wknd=52&p=.htm |title=Weekend Box Office Results for December 27–29, 2013 |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 17, 2014 |archive-date=May 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515070636/http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2013&wknd=52&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In its third weekend, the film dropped to number six in the United States, grossing $10.6&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2014&wknd=01&p=.htm |title=Weekend Box Office Results for January 3–5, 2014 |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 17, 2014 |archive-date=May 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516214253/http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2014&wknd=01&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In its fourth weekend, the film dropped to number 10 in the United States, grossing $5.8&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2014&wknd=02&p=.htm |title=Weekend Box Office Results for January 10–12, 2014 |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 17, 2014 |archive-date=May 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516214243/http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2014&wknd=02&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Critical response===
[[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported that 75% of 204 critics gave ''Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'' a positive review, with an average rating of 6.42/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "It's just as uneven and loosely structured as the first ''Anchorman'' – and while ''Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'' may not be quite as quotable, it's nearly as funny as its predecessor."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/anchorman_2_the_legend_continues/ |title=Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=July 20, 2020 |archive-date=July 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705030858/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/anchorman_2_the_legend_continues |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Metacritic]] assigned the film a weighted average score of 61 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.metacritic.com/movie/anchorman-2-the-legend-continues |title= Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues |publisher= [[Metacritic]] |access-date= December 21, 2013 |archive-date= December 21, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131221231218/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/anchorman-2-the-legend-continues |url-status= live }}</ref>  Audiences surveyed by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade "B" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (2013) B |work= [[CinemaScore]] |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= December 20, 2018 }}</ref>

Colin Covert of the ''[[Star Tribune]]'' gave the film three out of four stars, writing, "It may not leave the same imprint on American culture as its super-quotable predecessor. But it has moments of howling hilarity and the improvisatory spirit that gave Ron Burgundy's origin story its shaggy, ramshackle charm."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/movies/236062391.html |title=Anchorman 2, Ron Burgundy, Will Ferrell |work=Star Tribune |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217065112/http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/movies/236062391.html |archive-date=December 17, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Todd McCarthy of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' gave the film a positive review, writing, "It's bawdy, on-target in its take on what's become of TV news, and packed with wacky performers."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/anchorman-2/review/666003 |title=Anchorman 2 Review |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 13, 2013 |access-date=December 18, 2013 |first=Todd |last=McCarthy |archive-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218021417/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/anchorman-2/review/666003 |url-status=live }}</ref> Alonso Duralde of ''[[The Wrap]]'' gave the film a negative review, writing, "It's a constant barrage of joke-joke-joke, but they're all gags that take place in the moment and are immediately shoved aside for the next one. Nothing builds. There are no setups for later payoffs."<ref>{{cite web |last=Duralde |first=Alonso |url=https://www.thewrap.com/anchorman-2-review-will-ferrell-sequel-sketchy-sketch-sketch-movie/ |title='Anchorman 2' Review: Will Ferrell Sequel More Sketchy-Sketch-Sketch Than a Movie (Video) |date=December 16, 2013 |publisher=TheWrap |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-date=December 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219003104/http://www.thewrap.com/anchorman-2-review-will-ferrell-sequel-sketchy-sketch-sketch-movie/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Tom Huddleston of ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' gave the film three out of five stars, writing, "''Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'' is not the disaster some feared it might be, but neither is it the endlessly quotable, deliciously idiotic follow-on so many of us were optimistically anticipating."<ref>{{cite web |author=Tom Huddleston |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/film/anchorman-2-the-legend-continues |title=Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues |date=December 16, 2013 |publisher=Timeout.com |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-date=December 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217020909/http://www.timeout.com/london/film/anchorman-2-the-legend-continues |url-status=live }}</ref> Joe Neumaier of the New York ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]'' gave the film two out of five stars, writing, "''Anchorman 2'' joins ''[[Caddyshack II]]'', ''[[Airplane II: The Sequel|Airplane II]]'', ''[[Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo]]'' and ''[[Arthur 2: On the Rocks]]'' on the list of unnecessary sequels."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/anchorman-2-disappointment-article-1.1549979 |title='Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues' movie review |publisher=NY Daily News |date=October 21, 2013 |access-date=December 18, 2013 |location=New York |archive-date=December 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217181424/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/anchorman-2-disappointment-article-1.1549979 |url-status=live }}</ref> Stephanie Zacharek of ''[[The Village Voice]]'' gave the film a positive review, writing, "With those eyes that are a little too close together, and that confident swagger that looks as if it could disintegrate into a pratfall at any time, Ferrell makes a grand ringleader for all this nonsense."<ref>{{cite web |author=Stephanie Zacharek |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2013-12-11/film/anchorman-2-movie-review/ |title=Nice Ass: Anchorman 2's Secret is Will Ferrell's Generosity |publisher=Village Voice |date=December 11, 2013 |access-date=December 19, 2013 |archive-date=December 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219005730/http://www.villagevoice.com/2013-12-11/film/anchorman-2-movie-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Richard Roeper]] gave the film four out of five stars, calling it "one of the funniest movies of the year, and in its own loony way, it's a sharp, dead-on satire."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/anchorman2thelegendcontinues.aspx |title=Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Review |publisher=RichardRoeper.com |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-date=March 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327025743/http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/anchorman2thelegendcontinues.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Peter Howell of the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' gave the film two and a half stars out of four, writing, "''Anchorman 2'' is frequently amusing, with your personal hilarity meter likely to rate it higher if you enjoy seeing beloved characters acting even goofier than before."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2013/12/17/anchorman_2_is_kind_of_a_bloated_deal_review.html |title=Anchorman 2 is kind of a bloated deal: review |work=Thestar.com |date=December 17, 2013 |access-date=December 18, 2013 |location=Toronto |archive-date=December 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221185914/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2013/12/17/anchorman_2_is_kind_of_a_bloated_deal_review.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Joe Williams of the ''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]'' gave the film two out of four stars, writing, "The movie lacks an effective comedic structure. There's nothing to stop Ferrell and co-writer/director Adam McKay from wobbling across the fine line between stupid and clever like they've had too much scotch."<ref>{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Joe |url=https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/movies/reviews/anchorman-sinks-to-low-level-humor/article_18cf68c5-14f6-5609-97ec-32f6bfb936c4.html |title='Anchorman 2' sinks to low-level humor : Entertainment |date=December 17, 2013 |publisher=Stltoday.com |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-date=March 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323194842/http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/movies/reviews/anchorman-sinks-to-low-level-humor/article_18cf68c5-14f6-5609-97ec-32f6bfb936c4.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Rene Rodriguez of the ''[[Miami Herald]]'' gave the film one out of four stars, writing, "Fans have been clamoring for a sequel to ''Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' for so long, Will Ferrell (and financier Paramount Pictures) finally decided to give the people what they wanted. The moral of the story? Be careful what you wish for."<ref>{{cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Rene |url=http://www.miami.com/039anchorman-2-legend-continues039-pg-13-article |title='Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues' (PG-13) |publisher=miami.com |date=December 19, 2013 |access-date=January 12, 2014 |archive-date=January 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111045734/http://www.miami.com/039anchorman-2-legend-continues039-pg-13-article |url-status=live }}</ref> Peter Hartlaub of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' gave the film three out of four stars, writing, "It's clear that the people who created the first ''Anchorman'' wanted to hang out on a set again together. That's better than getting back together just to make money."<ref>{{cite news |author=Peter Hartlaub |url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Anchorman-2-The-Legend-Continues-review-silly-5071829.php |title='Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues' review: silly fun |publisher=SFGate |date=December 17, 2013 |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218025558/http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Anchorman-2-The-Legend-Continues-review-silly-5071829.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Stephen Whitty of the ''[[Newark Star-Ledger]]'' gave the film two and a half stars out of four, writing, "Ferrell and director Adam McKay pushed things even further, raunchier and weirder."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/12/anchorman_2_the_legend_continues_review_still_classy.html |title='Anchorman 2' review: Still klassy |publisher=NJ.com |date=December 17, 2013 |access-date=January 12, 2014 |archive-date=April 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426011651/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/12/anchorman_2_the_legend_continues_review_still_classy.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Ian Buckwalter of [[NPR]] gave the film a positive review, saying, "Time will tell if this film is as quotable as its predecessor, but for now, ''Anchorman 2'' coasts along quite successfully on sheer manic eccentricity."<ref>{{cite web |last=Buckwalter |first=Ian |url=https://www.npr.org/2013/12/17/251645698/ron-burgundy-still-a-legend-in-his-own-tiny-mind?ft=1&f=1045 |title=Movie Review – 'Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues' – Ron Burgundy, Still A Legend In His Own Mind |publisher=NPR |date=December 13, 2013 |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-date=May 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510030655/http://www.npr.org/2013/12/17/251645698/ron-burgundy-still-a-legend-in-his-own-tiny-mind?ft=1&f=1045 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[A.O. Scott]] of  ''[[The New York Times]]'' gave the film a positive review, writing, "The sheer density of the jokes guarantees a few laughs for every taste ... and the loose, improvisational energy of the performers keeps things lively."<ref>{{cite news |author=A.O. Scott |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/18/movies/anchorman-2-starring-will-ferrell-and-steve-carell.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1& |title='Anchorman 2,' Starring Will Ferrell and Steve Carell |work=The New York Times |date=December 18, 2013 |access-date=December 19, 2013 |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107211652/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/18/movies/anchorman-2-starring-will-ferrell-and-steve-carell.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1& |url-status=live }}</ref> Claudia Puig of ''[[USA Today]]'' gave the film three out of four stars, writing, "The movie cleverly spoofs the 24-hour TV news cycle, as well as sexism and racism in the workplace. Not every scene is equally funny, of course, but most of the comic antics generate laughs."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/12/17/anchorman-2-review/3552617/ |title='Anchorman 2': Second take is as silly as the first |publisher=USAtoday.com |date=December 17, 2013 |access-date=December 18, 2013 |first1=Claudia |last1=Puig |archive-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218152139/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/12/17/anchorman-2-review/3552617/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Betsy Sharkey of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' gave the film a negative review, writing, "While I'm glad ''Anchorman'' is back – we need a little levity in this year of heavy films – I do wish it were better."<ref>{{cite news |last=Sharkey |first=Betsy |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-anchorman-2-review-20131218,0,960962.story?track=rss |title=Review: In 'Anchorman 2,' the classy-or-not gags continue |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 17, 2013 |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-date=December 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222202339/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-anchorman-2-review-20131218,0,960962.story?track=rss |url-status=live }}</ref> Steven Rea of ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' gave the film three out of four stars, writing, "Burgundy and his goofball buddies are faced with dramas and dilemmas that may seem arbitrary and contrived on paper but have an urgent puissance onscreen, as Ferrell and company act their little hearts out. OK, not really."<ref>{{cite web |author=Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Columnist and Critic |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/movies/20131218__Anchorman_2_stays_classy_.html |title='Anchorman 2' stays classy |publisher=Philly.com |date=October 22, 2012 |access-date=December 19, 2013 |archive-date=December 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222203303/http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/movies/20131218__Anchorman_2_stays_classy_.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Chris Nashawaty of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the film a B, writing, "Comedy sequels generally follow the law of diminishing returns. If it has a 2—or, classier yet, a II—in the title, the smart money says that it won't be as funny as the original. ''Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'' doesn't defy that axiom, but it's still plenty hilarious in a reheated sort of way."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2014/01/09/anchorman-2-legend-continues-movie/|title=Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Movie|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Chris|last=Nashawaty|date=January 9, 2014|access-date=October 26, 2019|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026134542/https://ew.com/article/2014/01/09/anchorman-2-legend-continues-movie/|url-status=live}}</ref> Michael Phillips of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' gave the film two and a half stars out of four, writing, "Maybe if I liked the first ''Anchorman'' a little less, I'd like ''Anchorman 2'' a little more. Still, I laughed."<ref>{{cite news |author=Michael Phillips |date=December 17, 2013 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/chi-anchorman-legend-continues-1218-20131217,0,417042.column |title=Anchorman 2 movie review |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217190141/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/chi-anchorman-legend-continues-1218-20131217,0,417042.column |archive-date=December 17, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Bill Goodykoontz of ''[[The Arizona Republic]]'' gave the film three out of five stars, writing, "For almost every aspect of the movie I want to criticize, there is a corresponding defense."<ref>{{cite web |last=Goodykoontz |first=Bill |url=https://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/movies/articles/20131219anchorman-legend-continues-movie-review-ferrell.html?nclick_check=1 |title='Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,' 3 stars |work=[[The Arizona Republic]] |date=December 19, 2013 |access-date=December 19, 2013 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040319/http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/movies/articles/20131219anchorman-legend-continues-movie-review-ferrell.html?nclick_check=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Soren Anderson of ''[[The Seattle Times]]'' gave the film three out of four stars, writing, "It's a piñata at which Ferrell & Co. swing away wildly. They often miss their mark, but when they connect, out fall the laughs in great big bunches."<ref>{{cite web|last=Andersen |first=Soren |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/entertainment/2022482239_anchorman2xml.html?syndication=rss |title='Anchorman 2': Some good news about sequel &#124; Entertainment |publisher=The Seattle Times |access-date=December 19, 2013}}</ref> Ann Hornaday of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' gave the film two and a half stars out of four, writing, "Considering the improvisatory talents – even genius – of Ferrell and his co-stars, it's no surprise that laughs abound in ''Anchorman 2''."<ref>{{cite news |author=Ann Hornaday |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/anchorman-2-review-plenty-of-laughs-and-plenty-of-groans-in-much-hyped-sequel/2013/12/17/295dad2a-671e-11e3-a0b9-249bbb34602c_story.html |title='Anchorman 2' review: Plenty of laughs and plenty of groans in much-hyped sequel |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 15, 2013 |access-date=December 19, 2013 |archive-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218135105/http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/anchorman-2-review-plenty-of-laughs-and-plenty-of-groans-in-much-hyped-sequel/2013/12/17/295dad2a-671e-11e3-a0b9-249bbb34602c_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave the film three out of four stars, writing, "When is a movie fall-down funny even when some scenes fall flat on their fat ones? When it's ''Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues''."<ref>{{cite web |first=Peter |last=Travers |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/anchorman-2-the-legend-continues-20131218 |title=Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=November 21, 2013 |access-date=December 19, 2013 |archive-date=December 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221015201/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/anchorman-2-the-legend-continues-20131218 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[James Berardinelli]] of ''[[ReelViews]]'' gave the film two and a half stars out of four, commenting, "At two hours, ''Anchorman 2'' overstays its welcome by at least 20 minutes, if not longer."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=2703 |title=Reelviews Movie Reviews |publisher=Reelviews.net |access-date=December 19, 2013 |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107211658/https://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/anchorman-2-the-legend-continues |url-status=live }}</ref> Ty Burr of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' gave the film a positive review, writing, "See it with a crowd, laugh yourself silly, and feel slightly ashamed in the morning."<ref>{{cite news |last=Burr |first=Ty |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2013/12/18/movie-review-anchorman/Vfzxl7OLa5NOiFQ4ag62AL/story.html |title='Anchorman' sequel piles on the silliness |newspaper=The Boston Globe |date=December 18, 2013 |access-date=December 7, 2014 |archive-date=May 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508041756/http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2013/12/18/movie-review-anchorman/Vfzxl7OLa5NOiFQ4ag62AL/story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Scott Foundas of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' gave the film a positive review, writing, "A modestly less quotable but generously funny new adventure for scotch-and-mahogany-loving 1970s newsman Ron Burgundy, here catapulted into 1980 and the dawn of the 24-hour news cycle."<ref>{{cite news |first=Scott |last=Foundas |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/anchorman-2-the-legend-continues-review-1200943015/ |title='Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues' Review: Will Ferrell Returns in a Welcome Sequel |publisher=Variety |date=December 4, 2013 |access-date=December 19, 2013 |archive-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218221102/http://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/anchorman-2-the-legend-continues-review-1200943015/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rafer Guzman of ''[[Newsday]]'' gave the film a positive review, writing, "This sequel may not produce any quotable lines, but to borrow one from the original: Don't act like you're not impressed."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/anchorman-sequel-stays-true-to-ron-burgundy-s-roots-1.6624140 |title='Anchorman' sequel stays true to Ron Burgundy's roots |publisher=Newsday.com |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-date=December 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228194552/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/anchorman-sequel-stays-true-to-ron-burgundy-s-roots-1.6624140 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Reaction to film's portrayal of news sponsors===
The film's suggestion that sponsors of news programs have influenced news stories is believed by many to be accurate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/2014/feb/06/branded-entertainment-anchorman-2|title=Stay classy, branded entertainment: the marketing lessons from Anchorman 2|last=Rose|first=Jonny|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=February 6, 2014|access-date=August 6, 2019|archive-date=August 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802185333/https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/2014/feb/06/branded-entertainment-anchorman-2|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=shelbyspeaks>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/don-shelby-an-anchorman-s-take-on-anchorman-2/236808001/|title=Don Shelby: An anchorman's take on 'Anchorman 2'|last=Shelby|first=Don|work=[[Star Tribune]]|date=December 22, 2013|access-date=August 6, 2019|archive-date=August 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802184009/http://www.startribune.com/don-shelby-an-anchorman-s-take-on-anchorman-2/236808001/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theweek.com/articles/453933/how-nonstop-marketing-killed-buzz-anchorman-2|title=How nonstop marketing killed my buzz for ''Anchorman 2''|last=Meslow|first=Scott|work=[[The Week]]|date=December 19, 2013|access-date=August 6, 2019|archive-date=March 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323184023/https://theweek.com/articles/453933/how-nonstop-marketing-killed-buzz-anchorman-2|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/editors-blog/article10288466.html|title=Anchorman 2 as history lesson|last=Barkin|first=Dan|work=[[The News & Observer]]|date=December 28, 2013|access-date=August 6, 2019|archive-date=August 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802185335/https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/editors-blog/article10288466.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After attending a screening of the movie, former [[WCCO-TV]] anchorman Don Shelby stated in an op-ed that the film "hits home". Advising readers to see it, he wrote "Comedy is tragedy told with a laugh. For the old-time news people watching, 'Anchorman 2' is pure tragedy because it is essentially the truth ... go home and ask whether what passes as journalism today really is journalism".<ref name=shelbyspeaks />

==Possible sequel==
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On November 13, 2013, Will Ferrell spoke about the possibility of a third ''Anchorman'' film, stating: "I'm sure they would, but I don't know. We just want to see what happens with this one and we'll sit down and assess all of that. Right now, we're just enjoying this journey."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.eonline.com/news/480892/anchorman-sequel-meryl-streep-really-did-want-to-be-in-the-movie-but | title = Anchorman Sequel: Meryl Streep Really Did Want to Be in the Movie, But... | work = E!Online | date = November 13, 2013 | access-date = November 19, 2013 | last = Malkin | first = Marc | archive-date = November 19, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131119083451/http://www.eonline.com/news/480892/anchorman-sequel-meryl-streep-really-did-want-to-be-in-the-movie-but | url-status = live }}</ref> On December 9, 2013, Steve Carell said, "We'll see how this one goes", and "If people like it, maybe 10 years from now we'll do a third."<ref>{{cite news |author=Press Association 2013 |url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/leisure/showbiz/10865682.Ferrell_vows_to_go_skinny_dipping/ |title=Ferrell vows to go skinny-dipping |newspaper=Hereford Times |date=December 9, 2013 |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-date=June 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603225358/http://www.herefordtimes.com/leisure/showbiz/10865682.Ferrell_vows_to_go_skinny_dipping/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Director Adam McKay spoke to ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' in February 2014 and ruled out any further ''Anchorman'' films, saying, "It's done. I think that's it. It was great to do it and it was so fun to work with those guys again, but I think that's it for Ron Burgundy.", and when asked if he would do sequels with any character he said, "No, that's the last sequel we're gonna do. There's nothing more fun to me than new characters and a new world. And now we're releasing this alt version, we're totally satisfied. No ''Anchorman 3''."<ref>{{cite web |author= Germain Lussier |url= https://www.slashfilm.com/anchorman-3-wont-happen-says-adam-mckay/ |title= 'Anchorman 3' Won't Happen Says Adam McKay |publisher= Slashfilm.com |date= February 27, 2014 |access-date= February 27, 2014 |archive-date= November 7, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231107211703/https://www.slashfilm.com/1439636/halloween-ends-took-inspiration-last-name-from-john-carpenter-classic/?ajax=1 |url-status= live }}</ref>

However, on April 2, 2014, McKay stated that ''Anchorman 3'' could still be a possibility. In an interview with ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', he stated, "I said about a month ago that we'd never do a third one, and I realized that was a little too harsh because the truth is, I really don't know. With these movies, you really don't know how they've played until about two years after they come out, when people see them on repeat viewing." He then also went on to state that "If ''Anchorman 2'' gets that sort of second life, if three, four years from now people start asking us that question a lot and there's an idea, we would be open to that."<ref>{{cite news |author= Eric Dodds |url= https://time.com/47424/anchorman-writer-director-adam-mckay/ |title= 'Anchorman 2' Writer-Director Adam McKay on Why 'Anchorman 3' Still Could Happen |newspaper= Time |date= April 2, 2014 |access-date= April 30, 2014 |archive-date= May 3, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140503041405/http://time.com/47424/anchorman-writer-director-adam-mckay/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

On March 1, 2018, Adam McKay said that the third film could be having to do with the Iraq War. McKay said, "I can give you like a little half sentence. I don’t know if you remember the first and even the second Iraq war. Maybe it was mainly the second Iraq war. They embedded journalists and that gave us kind of a whole story idea… I don’t want to say too much, but I’ll just tell you that embedded journalist, Ron Burgundy, Veronica Corningstone, the news team. That definitely gave us a big idea."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://collider.com/anchorman-3-story-adam-mckay-2/#images|title='Anchorman 3's Story Would Be in a Warzone Says Adam McKay|date=March 1, 2018|work=Collider|access-date=May 16, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=May 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505210052/http://collider.com/anchorman-3-story-adam-mckay-2#images|url-status=live}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[List of media set in San Diego]]

== References ==
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