Happy Madison Productions
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| File:HappyMadison.png Screenshot of the company's logo (2005-present) | |
| Company type | Film and Television Production Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Films and Television |
| Founded | December 10, 1999 |
| Founder | Adam Sandler |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Adam Sandler (founder & CEO) Allen Covert Jack Giarraputo Tim Herlihy Heather Parry Scott Sandler |
| Products | Films and Television |
| Parent | Happy Madison, Inc.
Adam Sandler Productions Holdings, LLC Scott Sandler Productions Holdings, LLC |
| Website | facebook |
Happy Madison Productions is an American film and television production company founded in 1999 by Adam Sandler which is best known for its comedy films. It has also spun off into two short-lived subsidiary labels. The company takes its name from the films Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison, two box office successes starring Sandler himself, both produced by Robert Simonds. The elderly man depicted in the production logo is Sandler's late father, Stanley (who had died in 2003), who also says the accompanying audio, "Terrific."
In addition to various Sandler-produced films, the company has also released films produced by others, such as Steven Brill (Little Nicky, Mr. Deeds), Dennis Dugan (The Benchwarmers, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2), Frank Coraci (Click, Zookeeper, Blended), Fred Wolf (Strange Wilderness, The House Bunny), Tom Brady (The Animal, The Hot Chick, Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star), Peter Segal (Anger Management, 50 First Dates, The Longest Yard), and Nicholaus Goossen (A Day with the Meatball, Grandma's Boy, The Shortcut).
The 1998 films The Waterboy and The Wedding Singer helped jump start Sandler's movie career and production company. He produced The Waterboy and co-wrote the script with Tim Herlihy. The film was extremely profitable, earning over $160 million in the United States alone and made Sandler a successful actor with The Waterboy becoming his second $100 million film in a year, along with The Wedding Singer.
The company's production office is located in the Judy Garland Building on the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City while its corporate and parent company offices (Happy Madison, Inc.) are located in Manchester, New Hampshire[1] run by Adam's brother Scott.
==Subsidiary companies
The company also had a subsidiary called Madison 23 Productions, which was aimed towards the drama genre. It only produced two films, Reign Over Me and Funny People, both starring Sandler himself. The financial failures of both films caused Sandler to dissolve the Madison 23 name. Another subsidiary was called Scary Madison Productions, aimed towards the horror genre. The only film produced under this name was The Shortcut.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Distributor | Budget | Gross (worldwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $50 million | $171.3 million | |
| The Master of Disguise | Perry Andelin Blake | $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 | Leomax | $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 | $80 million | $169.9 million | ||
| Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | Tom Brady | $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[2] | Dennis Dugan[3] | $80 million[4] | $246.6 million[5] | |
| 2014 | Blended[6][7] | Frank Coraci[8] | Warner Bros. | $40 million | $126.8 million[9] |
| 2015 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2[10] | Andy Fickman | Columbia Pictures | $30 million | $103.7 million |
| Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser[11] | Fred Wolf | Crackle | N/A | N/A | |
| Pixels[12][13] | 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 | N/A | |||
| 2018 | The Week Of | Robert Smigel | |||
| Father of the Year[14] | Tyler Spindel | ||||
| 100% Fresh | Steven Brill | ||||
| 2019 | Murder Mystery | Kyle Newacheck | |||
| 2020 | Hubie Halloween | Steven Brill | |||
| TBD | The Wrong Missy[15] | Tyler Spindel |
Critical reception
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Happy Madison's films have, for the most part, received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics. The production company has put out four films considered to be some of the worst ever made, including three that have received a 0% score from Rotten Tomatoes. [16][17][18][19]
Television
- Rules of Engagement, 2007–13, with Game Six Productions, CBS Television Studios, and Sony Pictures Television
- The Gong Show with Dave Attell, 2008
- 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[20]
- Schooled, 2019–present, with Adam F. Goldberg Productions, Marc Firek Productions, Doug Robinson Productions, ABC Studios, and Sony Pictures Television
References
- ^ New Hampshire Secretary of State Corporate Information for Happy Madison, Inc. Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Grown Ups Sequel Planned". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
- ^ "Taylor Lautner to Join Adam Sandler in 'Grown Ups 2' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
- ^ Kaufman, Amy. "With 'Grown Ups 2' poised for strong debut, will 'Pacific Rim' flop?". latimes.com. 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. 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. 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.
- ^ "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.
