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| Trade name | Apatow Productions |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Film, TV |
| Founded | 1999; 26 years ago (1999) |
| Founder | Judd Apatow |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
The Apatow Company, doing business as Apatow Productions, is an American film and television production company founded by Judd Apatow in 1999.
The company's first television production was the comedy series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000) and its first film production was the comedy film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004). Frequent collaborators include Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Seth Rogen, and Jason Segel. The current logo consists of a praying mantis.
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, Adam McKay, and John C. Reilly | 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
- "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
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