20th Century Fox has pushed the release date for The Croods 2 back to 2018, ComingSoon is reporting. The movie was originally set to open in time for Christmas 2017, but it appears the studio wasn’t wanting to compete directly against Star Wars: Episode VIII, although the sequel’s new release date seems just as risky. It will now open on January 5th, 2018, a time when major studios rarely ever release animated films.