On Tuesday, the day that The Secret Life of Pets crossed the $300 million mark at the U.S. box office, Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures announced that they would create a sequel to the film.
The release date of the sequel is currently scheduled for July 13, 2018. Chris Renaud will return to direct the film, and Brian Lynch, one of three writers on the first film, will write the sequel.
The current worldwide total for Pets is $406.7 million, but that total will go much higher as the film has yet to be released in many countries.