Step Up (franchise)

Step Up
Official franchise logo, as released in 2020.
Created byDuane Adler
Original workStep Up (2006)
OwnersTouchstone Pictures (2006–2010), Lionsgate
Years2006–2022
Films and television
Film(s)List of films
Television seriesStep Up: High Water (2018–2022)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)

Step Up is an American romantic dance franchise created by Duane Adler. The franchise includes six films and a television series. The films have received a generally mixed critical reception, while being a box office success with a collective total of $651 million.

Films

Film U.S. release date Director Screenwriter(s) Producer(s) Production company Distributor(s)
Step Up August 11, 2006 (2006-08-11) Anne Fletcher Duane Adler and Melissa Rosenberg Patrick Wachsberger, Erik Feig, Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot Touchstone Pictures
Summit Entertainment
Offspring Entertainment 		Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Step Up 2 the Streets February 14, 2008 (2008-02-14) Jon M. Chu Toni Ann Johnson and Karen Barna Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Step Up 3D August 6, 2010 (2010-08-06) Amy Andelson & Emily Meyer
Step Up Revolution July 27, 2012 (2012-07-27) Scott Speer Amanda Brody Offspring Entertainment Summit Entertainment
Step Up All In August 8, 2014 (2014-08-08) Trish Sie John Swetnam
Step Up: Year of the Dance January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21) Ron Yuan Wendy Li Jennifer Gibgot, Adam Shankman, Jon M. Chu, Dede Nickerson and Zeng Tian Yuehua Entertainment
Infinity Pictures
Lions Gate China 		Lionsgate

Step Up (2006)

Main article: Step Up (film)

Tyler Gage (Channing Tatum) receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with an up-and-coming dancer, Nora Clark (Jenna Dewan).

Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)

Main article: Step Up 2: The Streets

Romantic sparks occur between two dance students (Andie and Chase) from very different backgrounds at the Maryland School of the Arts.

Step Up 3D (2010)

Main article: Step Up 3D

A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers find themselves pitted against the world's best hip hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown.

Step Up Revolution (2012)

Main article: Step Up Revolution

A group of flash mob dancers led by Sean (Ryan Guzman) and the daughter of a hotel tycoon, Emily (Kathryn McCormick), attempt to save a Miami strip populated by a tight-knit community from being developed into hotels using dance and rebellion.

Step Up: All In (2014)

Main article: Step Up: All In

All-stars from the previous Step Up installments come together in glittering Las Vegas battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.

Step Up: Year of the Dance (2020)

Step Up: Year of the Dance (also known as Step Up China) is a 2019 Chinese produced and marketed film directed by Ron Yuan. Youth from different social classes in Beijing come together to form China's best dance crew and learn what it really means to be family. It was released in theaters internationally on June 26, 2019, and in the U.S. digitally on January 21, 2020.[1]

Television

SeriesSeasonsEpisodesOriginally releasedNetworkShowrunner(s)
Step Up: High Water330January 31, 2018 – December 18, 2022 (2018-01-31 – 2022-12-18)YouTube Red
YouTube Premium
Starz		Holly Sorensen

Step Up: High Water (2018–2022)

Main article: Step Up (TV series)

A television series is based on the film series simply titled Step Up: High Water was released on January 31, 2018, on YouTube Red.[2] YouTube renewed the series for a second season in May 2018,[3] premiering on March 20, 2019.[4]

The series was cancelled after two seasons in August 2019, but in May 2020, the series was announced to have been renewed and picked up for third season on Starz. It is also renamed as Step Up in this season.[5] It would premiere in October 2022, before being cancelled again shortly before the finale in December.[6]

Principal cast

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This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in the Step Up franchise.

  • An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
  •  C indicates a cameo role.
Character Title
Step Up Step Up 2:
The Streets 		Step Up 3D Step Up
Revolution 		Step Up:
All In 		Step Up:
Year of the Dance 		Step Up:
High Water
2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2019 2018–2022
Tyler Gage Channing Tatum Channing TatumC
Nora Clark Jenna Dewan Mentioned
Miles Darby Mario
Lucy Avila Drew Sidora
Camille Gage Alyson Stoner Alyson Stoner Alyson Stoner
Andrea "Andie" West Briana Evigan Briana Evigan
Chase Collins Robert Hoffman
Robert "Moose" Alexander III Adam G. Sevani
Jenny Kido Mari Koda
Hair Chris Scott
Monster Luis Rosado Luis Rosado
Cable Harry Shum, Jr.
Blake Collins Will Kemp
Sophie Donovan Cassie Ventura
Vladd Chadd "Madd Chadd" Smith
Jason Hardlerson Stephen "tWitch" Boss
Martin Santiago Martin Lombard Martin Lombard
Marcos Santiago Facundo Lombard Facundo Lombard
Luke Katcher Rick Malambri
Natalie Sharni Vinson
Julien Joe Slaughter
Sean Asa Ryan Guzman
Eddy Misha Gabriel
Emily Anderson Kathryn McCormick
William "Bill" Anderson Peter Gallagher
Violet Parris Goebel
Alexxa Brava Izabella Miko
Jasper Stephen "Stevo" Jones
Janelle Baker Lauryn McClain
Tal Baker Petrice Jones Keiynan Lonsdale
Dondre Hall Marcus Mitchell
Rigo Octavio Terrence Green
Davis Jimenez Carlito Olivero
Odalie Allen Jade Chynoweth
Poppy Martinez Kendra Oyesanya
King Eric Graise
Al Baker Faizon Love
Collette Jones Naya Rivera Christina Milian
Sage Odom Ne-Yo
Marquise Howard Terayle Hill
Erin Tricia Helfer
Angel Rebbi Rose
Cruz Enrique Murciano

Additional crew and production details

Title Crew/Detail
Composer Cinematographer Editor(s) Production
companies 		Distributor(s) Running time
Step Up Aaron Zigman Michael Seresin Nancy Richardson Touchstone Pictures,
Summit Entertainment,
Offspring Entertainment 		Buena Vista Pictures Distribution 1 hr 43 mins
Step Up 2:
The Streets 		Max Malkin Andrew Marcus & Nicholas Erasmus Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 1 hr 38 mins
Step Up 3D Bear McCreary Ken Seng Andrew Marcus 1 hr 47 mins
Step Up
Revolution 		Aaron Zigman Karsten Gopinath Avi Youabian & Matthew Friedman Summit Entertainment,
Offspring Entertainment,
Lionsgate Films 		Lions Gate Entertainment 1 hr 39 mins
Step Up:
All In 		Jeff Cardoni Brian Pearson Niven Howie 1 hr 52 mins
Step Up:
High Water 		Jared Gutstadt & Jeff Peters
Stephanie Economou
EmmoLei Sankofa 		Joaquin Sedillo
Rohn Schmidt
David Rush Morrison 		Jamin Bricker, Joe Mitacek, Nathan Easterling, Ryan Jones, and David Abramson Lionsgate Television Studios,
Everheart Productions,
Free Association,
Offspring Entertainment,
Picturestart,
YouTube Red Original Series,
YouTube Premium Series,
Starz Original Series 		YouTube Red
YouTube Premium
Starz Network 		25 hrs
50 mins episodes
Step Up:
Year of the Dance 		Bohan Xiao Zhang Longtao Jiang Yong Lions Gate Films,
Yuehua Entertainment,
Shanghai Film Group 		Lions Gate Entertainment 1 hr 30 mins

Reception

Box office

Film Box office gross Box office ranking Budget Reference
North America Outside North America Worldwide All time North America
Step Up $65,328,121 $48,866,726 $114,194,847 #931 $12 million [7]
Step Up 2: The Streets $58,017,783 $92,798,917 $150,816,700 #1083 $17.5 million [8][9]
Step Up 3D $42,400,223 $116,891,586 $159,291,809 #1526 $30 million [10]
Step Up Revolution $35,074,677 $105,396,069 $140,470,746 #1862 $33 million [11]
Step Up: All In $14,904,384 $71,261,262 $86,165,646 $35 million [12]
Step Up: Year of the Dance $388,518 $388,518 [13]
Totals $215,725,188 $435,603,078 $651,328,266 $127.5 million [14]
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  • (A) indicates the adjusted totals based on current ticket prices (calculated by Box Office Mojo).

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore[15]
Step Up 21% (108 reviews)[16] 48 (23 reviews)[17] A-
Step Up 2: The Streets 28% (65 reviews)[18] 50 (20 reviews)[19] A-
Step Up 3D 47% (124 reviews)[20] 45 (23 reviews)[21] B+
Step Up Revolution 41% (98 reviews)[22] 43 (22 reviews)[23] B+
Step Up: All In 42% (52 reviews)[24] 45 (17 reviews)[25] B+
Step Up: Year of the Dance N/A[26] — —

In other media

Exercise releases

Officially licensed workout routine videos were produced for straight-to-home video media:

  • Step Up Revolution Dance Workout which was released on December 4, 2012.[citation needed]
  • Step Up Revolution: Hip-Hop Cardio Burn which was released on December 3, 2013.[citation needed]
Live stage show

See also

References

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  2. ^ Petski, Denise (December 19, 2017). "'Step Up: High Water': Trailer & Premiere Date For YouTube Red Series Based On Film Franchise". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  3. ^ Petski, Denise (May 22, 2018). "'Step Up: High Water' Renewed For Season 2 By YouTube". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (January 24, 2019). "'Step Up: High Water': First Look At Season 2 Of YouTube Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  5. ^ Petski, Denise (May 28, 2020). "'Step Up' Series Picked Up By Starz Following YouTube Cancellation". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 13, 2022). "'Step Up' Canceled After Its One Season On Starz". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Step Up (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  8. ^ "Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)". The-numbers.com. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  9. ^ "Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  10. ^ "Step Up 3D (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  11. ^ "Step Up Revolution (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  12. ^ "Step Up: All In (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  13. ^ "Step Up: Year of the Dance (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  14. ^ "Step Up Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  15. ^ "CinemaScore". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
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  17. ^ "Step Up Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  18. ^ "Step Up 2: The Streets". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  19. ^ "Step Up 2: The Streets Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  20. ^ "Step Up 3D". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  21. ^ "Step Up 3D Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  22. ^ "Step Up Revolution". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  23. ^ "Step Up Revolution Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  24. ^ "Step Up: All In". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  25. ^ "Step Up: All In Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  26. ^ "Step Up: Year of the Dance". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 10, 2023.