Apatow Productions
Apatow Productions (or The Apatow Company) is an American film and television production company founded by Judd Apatow in 1999.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film, TV |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Judd Apatow |
| Headquarters | , |
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.
Films
| 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
| Film | Metacritic | Rotten Tomatoes | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | 63 | 66% | |
| The 40-Year-Old Virgin | 73 | 85% | |
| Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | 66 | 72% | |
| Knocked Up | 85 | 90% | |
| Superbad | 76 | 88% | |
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | 63 | 74% | |
| Drillbit Taylor | 41 | 25% | |
| Forgetting Sarah Marshall | 67 | 83% | |
| Step Brothers | 51 | 55% | |
| Pineapple Express | 64 | 68% | |
| Year One | 34 | 15% | |
| Funny People | 60 | 69% | |
| Get Him to the Greek | 65 | 73% | |
| Bridesmaids | 75 | 90% | |
| Wanderlust | 53 | 59% | |
| The Five-Year Engagement | 62 | 63% | |
| This Is 40 | 59 | 51% | |
| Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | 61 | 75% | |
| Begin Again | 62 | 83% | |
| Trainwreck | 75 | 85% | |
| Pee-wee's Big Holiday | 63 | 82% | |
| Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | 68 | 78% | |
| The Big Sick | 86 | 98% | |
| Juliet, Naked | 67 | 80% | |
| The King of Staten Island | 67 | 75% | |
| The Bubble | 34 | 21% | |
| Average score | 68 | 71% |
Television
| 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
| TV series | Metacritic | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Freaks and Geeks: Season 1 | 88 | |
| Undeclared: Season 1 | 85 | |
| Girls: Season 1 | 87 | |
| Girls: Season 2 | 84 | |
| Girls: Season 3 | 76 | |
| Girls: Season 4 | 75 | |
| Girls: Season 5 | 73 | |
| Girls: Season 6 | 79 | |
| Love: Season 1 | 73 | |
| Love: Season 2 | 80 | |
| Love: Season 3 | 77 | |
| Crashing: Season 1 | 73 | |
| Crashing: Season 2 | 68 | |
| Average score | 81 |
See also
References
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