List of Happy Madison productions
This is a list of the produced films and TV series by Los Angeles-based production company Happy Madison Productions, which was established in 1999 by actor/comedian Adam Sandler.
Films[]
Year | Film | Director | Distributor | Budget | Gross (worldwide) |
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1999 | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo | Mike Mitchell | Buena Vista Pictures (Touchstone Pictures) | $17 million | $92.9 million |
2000 | Little Nicky | Steven Brill | New Line Cinema | $85 million | $58.3 million |
2001 | Joe Dirt | Dennie Gordon | Columbia Pictures | $17.7 million | $31 million |
The Animal | Luke Greenfield | $47 million | $84.8 million | ||
2002 | Mr. Deeds | Steven Brill | Columbia Pictures/New Line Cinema | $50 million | $171.3 million |
The Master of Disguise | Perry Andelin Blake | Columbia Pictures | $16 million | $43.4 million | |
Eight Crazy Nights | Seth Kearsley | $34 million | $23.8 million | ||
The Hot Chick | Tom Brady | Buena Vista Pictures (Touchstone Pictures) | $34 million | $54.6 million | |
2003 | Anger Management | Peter Segal | Columbia Pictures | $75 million | $195.7 million |
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | Sam Weisman | Paramount Pictures | $17 million | $23.8 million | |
2004 | 50 First Dates | Peter Segal | Columbia Pictures | $75 million | $196.5 million |
2005 | The Longest Yard | Paramount Pictures/Columbia Pictures | $82 million | $190.3 million | |
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo | Mike Bigelow | Columbia Pictures | $22 million | $45.1 million | |
2006 | Grandma's Boy | Nicholaus Goossen | 20th Century Fox | $5.5 million | $37.9 million |
The Benchwarmers | Dennis Dugan | Columbia Pictures | $33 million | $65 million | |
Click | Frank Coraci | $82.5 million | $237.7 million | ||
2007 | Reign Over Me | Mike Binder | $20 million | $22.2 million | |
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry | Dennis Dugan | Universal Pictures | $85 million | $186.1 million | |
2008 | Strange Wilderness | Fred Wolf | Paramount Pictures | $20 million | $7 million |
You Don't Mess with the Zohan | Dennis Dugan | Columbia Pictures | $90 million | $201.8 million | |
The House Bunny | Fred Wolf | $25 million | $70.4 million | ||
Bedtime Stories | Adam Shankman | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures) | $80 million | $212.9 million | |
2009 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | Steve Carr | Columbia Pictures | $26 million | $183.3 million |
Funny People | Judd Apatow | Universal Pictures/Columbia Pictures | $75 million | $71.6 million | |
The Shortcut | Nicholaus Goossen | Lionsgate | $1 million | N/A | |
2010 | Grown Ups | Dennis Dugan | Columbia Pictures | $80 million | $271.4 million |
2011 | Just Go with It | $80 million | $214.9 million | ||
Zookeeper | Frank Coraci | Columbia Pictures/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $80 million | $169.9 million | |
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | Tom Brady | Columbia Pictures | $10 million | $2.5 million | |
Jack and Jill | Dennis Dugan | $79 million | $149.7 million | ||
2012 | That's My Boy | Sean Anders | $70 million | $57.7 million | |
Here Comes the Boom | Frank Coraci | $42 million | $73.1 million | ||
2013 | Grown Ups 2[1] | Dennis Dugan[2] | $80 million[3] | $246.6 million[4] | |
2014 | Blended[5][6] | Frank Coraci[7] | Warner Bros. | $40 million | $126.8 million[8] |
2015 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2[9] | Andy Fickman | Columbia Pictures | $30 million | $103.7 million |
Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser[10] | Fred Wolf | Crackle | N/A | N/A | |
Pixels[11][12] | Chris Columbus | Columbia Pictures | $88 million | $244.9 million | |
The Ridiculous 6 | Frank Coraci | Netflix | $60 million | N/A | |
2016 | The Do-Over | Steven Brill | $40 million | ||
2017 | Sandy Wexler | $24.3 million | |||
2018 | The Week Of | Robert Smigel | N/A | ||
Father of the Year[13] | Tyler Spindel | ||||
100% Fresh | Steven Brill | ||||
2019 | Murder Mystery | Kyle Newacheck | |||
2020 | The Wrong Missy[14] | Tyler Spindel | |||
Hubie Halloween | Steven Brill | ||||
2022 | Home Team | Charles Kinnane Daniel Kinnane | |||
Hustle[15] | Jeremiah Zagar[15] | ||||
Spaceman | |||||
TBA | The Out-Laws[16] | Tyler Spindel | |||
Murder Mystery 2[17] | Jeremy Garelick |
Critical reception[]
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Happy Madison's films have, for the most part, received overwhelmingly negative reviews, while some drama films (Reign Over Me and Funny People) received mixed-to-positive from critics, with Sandler's performance garnered critical praise. The production company has put out four films considered to be some of the worst ever made, including two that have received a 0% score from Rotten Tomatoes.[18][19][20][21]
TV series[]
- Rules of Engagement, 2007–13, with Game Six Productions, CBS Television Studios, and Sony Pictures Television
- The Gong Show with Dave Attell, 2008, with Sony Pictures Television
- Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, 2010–11, with Culver Entertainment
- Breaking In, 2011–12, with Adam F. Goldberg Productions and Sony Pictures Television
- The Goldbergs, 2013–present, with Adam F. Goldberg Productions, Doug Robinson Productions (Season 5 - Present), and Sony Pictures Television
- Imaginary Mary, 2017, with Adam F. Goldberg Productions, ABC Studios, and Sony Pictures Television[22]
- Schooled, 2019–20, with Adam F. Goldberg Productions, Marc Firek Productions, Doug Robinson Productions, ABC Studios, and Sony Pictures Television
References[]
- ^ "Grown Ups Sequel Planned". ComingSoon.net. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
- ^ "Taylor Lautner to Join Adam Sandler in 'Grown Ups 2' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
- ^ Kaufman, Amy (11 July 2013). "With 'Grown Ups 2' poised for strong debut, will 'Pacific Rim' flop?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ "Grown Ups 2 (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ "Adam Sandler Swaps Paramount Western For Blended Family Fare At Warner Bros". Deadline. February 21, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ "Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore Comedy Blended Set For May 23, 2014". ComingSoon.net. April 24, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
- ^ "Frank Coraci to Direct Adam Sandler's Next". ComingSoon.net. March 8, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ "Blended (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ "Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Set for April 17, 2015". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ^ "David Spade is Back for Joe Dirt 2!". Comingsoon.net. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Look out, Adam Sandler! It's Donkey Kong's Space Invading Frogger!". Entertainment Weekly. November 10, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- ^ "Michelle Monaghan Joins the Cast of Pixels". ComingSoon.net. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (3 May 2017). "David Spade, Bridgit Mendler, Nat Faxon, & More Co-Star In 'Who Do You Think Would Win?' For Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (10 January 2019). "New David Spade-Starring, Adam Sandler-Produced Netflix Movie Finds Director". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Adam Sandler's Next Netflix Movie Can Break Happy Madison's Losing Streak". ScreenRant. 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (12 July 2021). "Pierce Brosnan Joins Adam Devine in Netflix's Action-Comedy 'The Out-Laws'; Tyler Spindel To Direct". Deadline. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Galuppo, Mia (24 January 2022). "Jodie Turner-Smith, Mark Strong Join Netflix's 'Murder Mystery 2'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "The tragedy of Adam Sandler". Salon. 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
- ^ "Comedy about middle school statutory rape? Does Adam Sandler's That's My Boy go too far?". Fox News. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ "Is Adam Sandler Serious With That's My Boy? | DrJays.com Live | Fashion. Music. Lifestyle". Live.drjays.com. 2012-05-21. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ "Adam Sandler's new movie That's My Boy exploits child victims of sexual assault. Please boycott the movie. | National Coalition For Men". NCFM. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 12, 2016). "Drama 'Notorious', Comedy 'Imaginary Mary' Picked Up To Series At ABC". Deadline.
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