Grown Ups 2 opened to a staggering $41.5 million, eventually grossing $247 million worldwide. Critics hated it (7% on Rotten Tomatoes), but audiences showed up. And in the thousands of reviews, comment sections, and think-pieces written about the film, the absence of Rob Schneider was, at most, a footnote. The film functioned perfectly well—or perfectly poorly, depending on your perspective—without him.
During the filming of Grown Ups 2 , Schneider was committed to his CBS sitcom, Rob . The show, which premiered in early 2012, starred Schneider as a landscape architect who marries into a tight-knit Mexican-American family. why wasn't rob schneider in grown ups 2
Strangely, the movie never explains where Rob went. He isn't mentioned, nor is he seen in the background of group photos. It remains one of the most seamless yet confusing character erasures in modern comedy sequels. Grown Ups 2 opened to a staggering $41