Synopsis

After her sister Karen is hospitalized in Tokyo, Aubrey Davis travels to Japan to bring her home. Instead, she becomes entangled in the same supernatural curse haunting the Saeki family. At the same time, an American schoolgirl and a troubled boy in Chicago encounter separate manifestations of the grudge, as the curse spreads beyond its original house and threatens everyone who crosses its path.

Factoids & Trivia

• Sony Pictures approved the sequel only three days after The Grudge opened theatrically in 2004.

• The film is not a direct remake of the Japanese film Ju-On: The Grudge 2. It uses the schoolgirl storyline as a shared element, but its main narrative was newly developed for the American sequel.

• Takashi Shimizu returned to continue the franchise, making The Grudge 2 his sixth film connected to the Ju-On and The Grudge series.

• Principal photography took place in both the United States and Japan, including Toho Studios in Tokyo. Chicago sets were also built for additional scenes and reshoots.

• The story was deliberately structured through three intersecting, non-chronological storylines rather than a single continuous narrative.

• The theatrical version was released with a PG-13 rating. The DVD also included an unrated director's cut running about six minutes longer, with extended violence and additional scenes.

• The film was made for an estimated $20 million and earned approximately $70.7 million worldwide.

• Released in the United States on October 13, 2006, the sequel opened in first place at the domestic box office.