| The Apatow Company | |
| Trade Name: | Apatow Productions |
| Type: | Private |
| Founder: | Judd Apatow |
| Location City: | Los Angeles, California |
| Location Country: | U.S. |
| Industry: | Film, TV |
The Apatow Company, doing business as Apatow Productions, is an American film and television production company founded by Judd Apatow in 1999.[1] [2]
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.[3] The current logo consists of a praying mantis.
| Year(s) | Title(s) | Director(s) | Story by | Writer(s) | Distributor(s) | Budget(s) | Worldwide Gross | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 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 | 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 | |||
| 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 | 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 | colspan="2" | |||
| 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 | colspan="2" | ||||
| Bros | Nicholas Stoller | Nicholas Stoller and Billy Eichner | Universal Pictures | $22 million | $14.8 million | |||
| 2023 | Paul Briganti | Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Scott Sanders and Ben Marshall | Universal Pictures and Peacock | colspan="2" | ||||
| 2024 | Stormy | Sarah Gibson | Peacock | colspan="2" | ||||
| Total | $773,500,000 | $2,305,736,122 | ||||||
| Average | $33,630,435 | $100,249,397 | ||||||
| Film | Metacritic | Rotten Tomatoes | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 66% | [4] | ||
| The 40-Year-Old Virgin | 73 | 85% | [5] | |
| 66 | 72% | [6] | ||
| Knocked Up | 85 | 90% | [7] | |
| Superbad | 76 | 88% | [8] | |
| 63 | 74% | [9] | ||
| Drillbit Taylor | 41 | 25% | [10] | |
| Forgetting Sarah Marshall | 67 | 83% | [11] | |
| Step Brothers | 51 | 55% | [12] | |
| Pineapple Express | 64 | 68% | [13] | |
| Year One | 34 | 15% | [14] | |
| Funny People | 60 | 69% | [15] | |
| Get Him to the Greek | 65 | 73% | [16] | |
| Bridesmaids | 75 | 90% | [17] | |
| Wanderlust | 53 | 59% | [18] | |
| The Five-Year Engagement | 62 | 63% | [19] | |
| This Is 40 | 59 | 51% | [20] | |
| 61 | 75% | [21] | ||
| Begin Again | 62 | 83% | [22] | |
| Trainwreck | 75 | 85% | [23] | |
| Pee-wee's Big Holiday | 63 | 82% | [24] | |
| 68 | 78% | [25] | ||
| The Big Sick | 86 | 98% | [26] | |
| Juliet, Naked | 67 | 80% | [27] | |
| The King of Staten Island | 67 | 75% | [28] [29] | |
| The Bubble | 34 | 21% | [30] [31] | |
| Average score | 68 | 71% |
| 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 |
| TV series | Metacritic | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freaks and Geeks Season 1 | 88 | [32] | |
| Undeclared Season 1 | 85 | [33] | |
| Girls Season 1 | 87 | [34] | |
| Girls Season 2 | 84 | [35] | |
| Girls Season 3 | 76 | [36] | |
| Girls Season 4 | 75 | [37] | |
| Girls Season 5 | 73 | [38] | |
| Girls Season 6 | 79 | [39] | |
| Love Season 1 | 73 | [40] | |
| Love Season 2 | 80 | [41] | |
| Love Season 3 | 77 | [42] | |
| Crashing Season 1 | 73 | [43] | |
| Crashing Season 2 | 68 | [44] | |
| Average score | 81 |