Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Eugene Levy co-stars as the patriarch of a rival family of eight children. Carmen Electra portrays his wife. Two years after Tom Baker resigned from his head coaching position, his family begins to undergo many changes, beginning with Lorraine and her desire to study in New York. Their oldest daughter, Nora, is now married to Bud McNulty and heavily pregnant with their first child. They intend to move to Houston because of his new job promotion. Feeling the family is breaking apart as the children grow up and move away, Tom persuades them to take one last family vacation all
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and overall felt that there was "a discernible lack of enthusiasm from almost everyone involved", however singling out Carmen Electra for being "the most winning performer of the bunch". The film received two Razzie Award nominations including Worst Actress (Hilary Duff) and Worst Supporting Actor (Eugene Levy). The film grossed $9,309,387 million opening weekend, finishing in 4th place at the box office. By the end of its run, "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" grossed $82,571,173 domestically and $46,610,657 internationally, totaling $129,181,830 worldwide. It is one of only twelve feature films to be released in over 3,000 theaters and still improve