--- title: Magic Mike XXL: Sizing Up the Sequel description: Sizing up the sequel canonical: https://time.com/3892056/magic-mike-back-on-the-tentpole/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-21T09:59:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T07:31:13.941Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Magic Mike XXL: Sizing Up the Sequel og:description: Sizing up the sequel og:url: https://time.com/3892056/magic-mike-back-on-the-tentpole/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Magic Mike XXL: Sizing Up the Sequel twitter:description: Sizing up the sequel twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Magic Mike Back on the Tentpole  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent May 21, 2015 9:59 AM CUT  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent May 21, 2015 9:59 AM CUT With little subtlety, the title of Magic Mike XXL (July 1) promises double the pleasure, double the fun. In the sequel, retired stripper Mike (Channing Tatum) grinds one last time at a convention in Myrtle Beach, S.C. But will audiences get their money’s worth (in singles, of course)? Here’s XXL’s beefcake factor, by the numbers. –ELIANA DOCKTERMAN 1 Ginuwine song. And, yes, it is Mike’s favorite: “Pony” 28 Shots of abs, including Tatum’s and those of other actors 7 Looks at their backsides–with and without thongs 11 Tank tops worn, to better showcase their collections of guns 6 Inanimate objects used as phallic props, from water bottles to whipped-cream cans 5 Seconds of actual sparks flying in Mike’s workshop ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3892056/magic-mike-back-on-the-tentpole/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3892056/magic-mike-back-on-the-tentpole/"},"headline":"Magic Mike Back on the Tentpole","datePublished":"2015-05-21T09:59:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:31:13.941Z","description":"Sizing up the sequel","url":"https://time.com/3892056/magic-mike-back-on-the-tentpole/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3892056/magic-mike-back-on-the-tentpole/","name":"Magic Mike Back on the Tentpole"}}]}] ```