Apatow Productions
| Apatow Productions | |
|---|---|
| Type | Privately held company |
| Industry | Film, TV |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Judd Apatow |
| Products | Films (including among others Anchorman film franchise) and TV series |
Apatow Productions is the production company established by Judd Apatow in 1999, based in Los Angeles, California, USA.
It produced the Anchorman movie franchise (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues), and films The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Knocked Up, Superbad, Pineapple Express, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Funny People, Get Him to the Greek, Bridesmaids, This Is 40, Begin Again, Trainwreck, The Big Sick and The King of Staten Island. First production of the company was comedy TV series Freaks and Geeks.
List of productions
Movies
| Year of release | Title of movie | Directed by | Story by | Written by | Distribution | Budget of movie | Worldwide box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | N/a | ||
| 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 | N/a | $1.9 million | |
| 2020 | The King of Staten Island | Judd Apatow | Judd Apatow, Pete Davidson and Dave Sirus | Universal Pictures | N/a | ||
| Total | $773,500,000 | $2,305,736,122 | |||||
| Average | $33,630,435 | $100,249,397 | |||||
Critical reception
| Title of movie | Metacritic's score | Rotten Tomatoes's score | Notes and 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 | 68 | 71% | |
| Average score | 68 | 71% |
TV series
| Title of TV series | Created by | Years active | Co-production with | Original network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Title of TV series | Metacritic's score | Notes and references |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
- ↑ "Judd Apatow". Variety.
- ↑ "Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann snag a sawtelle office for production company". The Real Deal. 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ↑ Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ The 40 Year Old Virgin Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Knocked Up Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Superbad Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Drillbit Taylor Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Forgetting Sarah Marshall Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Step Brothers Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Pineapple Express Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Year One Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Funny People Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Get Him to the Greek Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Bridesmaids Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Wanderlust Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ The Five-Year Engagement Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ This Is 40 Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Begin Again Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Trainwreck Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Pee-wee's Big Holiday Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ The Big Sick Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Juliet, Naked Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ "The King of Staten Island (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ↑ "The King of Staten Island Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ↑ Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Undeclared - Season 1 Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Girls - Season 1 Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Girls - Season 2 Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Girls - Season 3 Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Girls - Season 4 Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Girls - Season 5 Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Girls - Season 6 Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Love (2016) - Season 1 Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Love (2016) - Season 2 Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Love (2016) - Season 3 Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Crashing (2017) - Season 1 Reviews, Metacritic
- ↑ Crashing (2017) - Season 2 Reviews, Metacritic
