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Apatow Productions | |
Company type | Private |
Industry | Film, TV |
Founded | 1999 |
Founder | Judd Apatow |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
The Apatow Company, doing business as Apatow Productions, is an American film and television production company founded by Judd Apatow in 1999.[1][2]
The company's first television production was the comedy series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000) and its first film production was the comedy film The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005). Frequent collaborators include Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Seth Rogen, and Jason Segel.[3] The current logo consists of a praying mantis.
Films
[edit]Year(s) | Title(s) | Director(s) | Story by | Writer(s) | Distributor(s) | Budget(s) | Worldwide Gross |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Adam McKay | Will Ferrell and Adam McKay | DreamWorks Pictures | $26 million | $90.5 million | |
2005 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Judd Apatow | Judd Apatow and Steve Carell | Universal Pictures | $26 million | $177.3 million | |
2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Adam McKay | Will Ferrell and Adam McKay | Columbia Pictures | $72 million | $162.9 million | |
2007 | Knocked Up | Judd Apatow | Universal Pictures | $30 million | $219.1 million | ||
Superbad | Greg Mottola | Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg | Columbia Pictures | $20 million | $169.9 million | ||
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Jake Kasdan | Judd Apatow and Jake Kasdan | $35 million | $20.6 million | |||
2008 | Drillbit Taylor | Steven Brill | Kristofor Brown, John Hughes and Seth Rogen | Kristofor Brown and Seth Rogen | Paramount Pictures | $40 million | $49.7 million |
Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Nicholas Stoller | Jason Segel | Universal Pictures | $30 million | $105.2 million | ||
Step Brothers | Adam McKay | Will Ferrell and Adam McKay | Columbia Pictures | $65 million | $128.1 million | ||
Pineapple Express | David Gordon Green | Judd Apatow, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg | Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg | $27 million | $101.6 million | ||
2009 | Year One | Harold Ramis | Harold Ramis, Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg | $60 million | $62.4 million | ||
Funny People | Judd Apatow | Universal Pictures Columbia Pictures |
$75 million | $71.6 million | |||
2010 | Get Him to the Greek | Nicholas Stoller | Universal Pictures | $40 million | $91.3 million | ||
2011 | Bridesmaids | Paul Feig | Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig | $32 million | $288.4 million | ||
2012 | Wanderlust | David Wain | David Wain and Ken Marino | $32 million | $21.6 million | ||
The Five-Year Engagement | Nicholas Stoller | Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller | $30 million | $53.9 million | |||
This Is 40 | Judd Apatow | $35 million | $88.1 million | ||||
2013 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Adam McKay | Will Ferrell and Adam McKay | Paramount Pictures | $50 million | $173.6 million | |
2014 | Begin Again | John Carney | The Weinstein Company | $8 million | $63.5 million | ||
2015 | Trainwreck | Judd Apatow | Amy Schumer | Universal Pictures | $35 million | $113 million | |
2016 | Pee-wee's Big Holiday | John Lee | Paul Reubens and Paul Rust | Netflix | — | ||
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone | Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone | Universal Pictures | $20 million | $9.5 million | ||
2017 | The Big Sick | Michael Showalter | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Amazon Studios and Lionsgate | $5 million | $53 million | |
2018 | Juliet, Naked | Jesse Peretz | Tamara Jenkins, Jim Taylor, Phil Alden Robinson and Evgenia Peretz | Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate | — | $1.9 million | |
2020 | The King of Staten Island | Judd Apatow | Judd Apatow, Pete Davidson and Dave Sirus | Universal Pictures | $35 million | $2.2 million | |
2022 | The Bubble | Judd Apatow and Pam Brady | Netflix | — | |||
Bros | Nicholas Stoller | Nicholas Stoller and Billy Eichner | Universal Pictures | $22 million | $14.8 million | ||
2023 | Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain | Paul Briganti | Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Scott Sanders and Ben Marshall | Universal Pictures and Peacock | — | ||
2024 | Stormy | Sarah Gibson | — | Peacock | — | ||
Total | $773,500,000 | $2,305,736,122 | |||||
Average | $33,630,435 | $100,249,397 |
Critical reception
[edit]Film | Metacritic | Rotten Tomatoes | References |
---|---|---|---|
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | 63 | 66% | [4] |
The 40-Year-Old Virgin | 73 | 85% | [5] |
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | 66 | 72% | [6] |
Knocked Up | 85 | 90% | [7] |
Superbad | 76 | 88% | [8] |
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | 63 | 74% | [9] |
Drillbit Taylor | 41 | 25% | [10] |
Forgetting Sarah Marshall | 67 | 83% | [11] |
Step Brothers | 51 | 55% | [12] |
Pineapple Express | 64 | 68% | [13] |
Year One | 34 | 15% | [14] |
Funny People | 60 | 69% | [15] |
Get Him to the Greek | 65 | 73% | [16] |
Bridesmaids | 75 | 90% | [17] |
Wanderlust | 53 | 59% | [18] |
The Five-Year Engagement | 62 | 63% | [19] |
This Is 40 | 59 | 51% | [20] |
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | 61 | 75% | [21] |
Begin Again | 62 | 83% | [22] |
Trainwreck | 75 | 85% | [23] |
Pee-wee's Big Holiday | 63 | 82% | [24] |
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | 68 | 78% | [25] |
The Big Sick | 86 | 98% | [26] |
Juliet, Naked | 67 | 80% | [27] |
The King of Staten Island | 67 | 75% | [28][29] |
The Bubble | 34 | 21% | [30][31] |
Average score | 68 | 71% |
Television
[edit]Title | Creator(s) | Years active | Co-Produced by | Original Network(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Freaks and Geeks | Paul Feig | 1999–2000 | DreamWorks Television | NBC |
Undeclared | Judd Apatow | 2001–2002 | Fox | |
Funny or Die Presents | Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Andrew Steele, Judd Apatow | 2010–2011 | Funnyordie.com, Gary Sanchez Productions | HBO |
Girls | Lena Dunham | 2012–2017 | I Am Jenni Konner Productions and HBO Entertainment | |
Love | Judd Apatow, Paul Rust and Lesley Arfin | 2016–2018 | Legendary Television | Netflix |
Crashing | Pete Holmes | 2017–2019 | Joy Quota | HBO |
Critical reception
[edit]TV series | Metacritic | Reference |
---|---|---|
Freaks and Geeks: Season 1 | 88 | [32] |
Undeclared: Season 1 | 85 | [33] |
Girls: Season 1 | 87 | [34] |
Girls: Season 2 | 84 | [35] |
Girls: Season 3 | 76 | [36] |
Girls: Season 4 | 75 | [37] |
Girls: Season 5 | 73 | [38] |
Girls: Season 6 | 79 | [39] |
Love: Season 1 | 73 | [40] |
Love: Season 2 | 80 | [41] |
Love: Season 3 | 77 | [42] |
Crashing: Season 1 | 73 | [43] |
Crashing: Season 2 | 68 | [44] |
Average score | 81 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Judd Apatow". Variety. Archived from the original on 2014-01-30.
- ^ "Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann snag a sawtelle office for production company". The Real Deal Los Angeles. 2019-05-16. Archived from the original on 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Apatow Productions". Tumblr. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Reviews Archived 2014-01-02 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ The 40 Year Old Virgin Reviews Archived 2019-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Reviews Archived 2013-02-13 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Knocked Up Reviews Archived 2016-12-13 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Superbad Reviews Archived 2013-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Reviews Archived 2013-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Drillbit Taylor Reviews Archived 2012-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Forgetting Sarah Marshall Reviews Archived 2014-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Step Brothers Reviews Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Pineapple Express Reviews Archived 2020-11-11 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Year One Reviews Archived 2012-12-27 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Funny People Reviews Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Get Him to the Greek Reviews Archived 2018-05-29 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Bridesmaids Reviews Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Wanderlust Reviews Archived 2012-11-14 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ The Five-Year Engagement Reviews Archived 2013-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ This Is 40 Reviews Archived 2013-01-17 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Reviews Archived 2013-12-21 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Begin Again Reviews Archived 2016-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Trainwreck Reviews Archived 2015-10-01 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Pee-wee's Big Holiday Reviews Archived 2018-04-24 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Reviews Archived 2018-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ The Big Sick Reviews Archived 2017-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Juliet, Naked Reviews Archived 2018-08-20 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ "The King of Staten Island (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "The King of Staten Island Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "The Bubble". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "The Bubble". Metacritic. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 Reviews Archived 2020-06-01 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Undeclared - Season 1 Reviews Archived 2013-11-30 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Girls - Season 1 Reviews Archived 2012-09-19 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Girls - Season 2 Reviews Archived 2013-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Girls - Season 3 Reviews Archived 2015-02-13 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Girls - Season 4 Reviews Archived 2015-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Girls - Season 5 Reviews Archived 2018-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Girls - Season 6 Reviews Archived 2018-05-05 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Love (2016) - Season 1 Reviews Archived 2016-02-19 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Love (2016) - Season 2 Reviews Archived 2018-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Love (2016) - Season 3 Reviews Archived 2018-04-24 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Crashing (2017) - Season 1 Reviews Archived 2018-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic
- ^ Crashing (2017) - Season 2 Reviews Archived 2018-05-05 at the Wayback Machine, Metacritic