Pacific Rim Uprising clocks in at 111 minutes versus the 131-minute runtime of Pacific Rim.
The first film dragged in some parts, so this slimmer runtime might indicate a more efficiently-paced story.
It sounds like there was a lot in the script and plenty enough to fill a 2 and a half hour movie, but that cut was a little bloated.
Director’s cuts are often longer than what we see in theaters; that’s what double-dip Blu-rays are for after all, but the near half hour removed from Steven S. DeKnight’s cut is a healthy chunk.