Clerks II is the sequel to
Kevin Smith's 1994 film
Clerks, and his sixth feature film to be set in the
View Askewniverse. The film was released on July 21, 2006; it screened out of competition at the
2006 Cannes Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the 2006
Edinburgh International Film Festival.
[News - Edinburgh International Film Festival]
The film opened in 2,150 theaters and grossed $10,061,132 domestically in its first weekend.
The film's theatrical gross was $24,148,068 domestically, plus an additional $2,833,903 foreign,
turning a profit on its reported budget of $5,000,000. It received generally positive reviews from critics.