Step Up 3D (also known as
Step Up 3) is a
2010 American
3D dance film written by Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer and directed by
Step Up 2: The Streetss
Jon M. Chu. The sequel sees the return of
Adam Sevani and
Alyson Stoner, who portrayed Moose from
Step Up 2: The Streets and Camille Gage from
Step Up. As the third installment in the
Step Up series and the first shot in 3D, the film follows Moose and Camille Gage as they head to
New York University, the former dancer of whom is majoring in
electrical engineering after promising his father that he would not dance anymore. However, he soon stumbles upon a dance battle, meeting Luke Katcher and his House of Pirates dance crew and later teaming up with them to compete in the World Jam dance contest against their rival, the House of Samurai dance crew.
Step Up 3D premiered in
Hollywood at the
El Capitan Theater on August 2, 2010 and was subsequently released worldwide on August 6, 2010, through conventional 2D and 3D (in
RealD 3D,
Dolby 3D, and
XpanD 3D) formats. It was also the second movie to feature the
Dolby Surround 7.1 audio format theatrically, the first of which was
Toy Story 3. The film grossed $15.8 million in its opening weekend, the lowest of the trilogy, but went on to make more money than any other installment in the series and has received generally positive critical reviews, with most praise towards its dance sequences and effective use of 3D, while criticism went towards the repetitive story and acting.