| Apatow Productions | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Film,TV |
| Founded | 1999; 26 years ago (1999) |
| Founder | Judd Apatow |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
The Apatow Company,doing business asApatow Productions, is an Americanfilm andtelevisionproduction company founded byJudd Apatow in 1999.[1][2]
The company's first television production was the comedy seriesFreaks and Geeks (1999–2000) and its first film production was the comedy filmAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004). Frequent collaborators includeAdam McKay,Will Ferrell,Seth Rogen, andJason Segel.[3] The current logo consists of apraying mantis.
| 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 andSteve 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 andEvan 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, andJohn 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 andLee Eisenberg | $60 million | $62.4 million | ||
| Funny People | Judd Apatow | Universal Pictures and 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 andKristen Wiig | $32 million | $288.4 million | ||
| 2012 | Wanderlust | David Wain | David Wain andKen 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 andPaul Rust | Netflix | — | ||
| Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Akiva Schaffer andJorma Taccone | Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone | Universal Pictures | $20 million | $9.5 million | ||
| 2017 | The Big Sick | Michael Showalter | Emily V. Gordon andKumail Nanjiani | Amazon Studios andLionsgate | $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 andDave Sirus | Universal Pictures | $35 million | $2.2 million | |
| 2022 | The Bubble | Judd Apatow andPam Brady | Netflix | — | |||
| Bros | Nicholas Stoller | Nicholas Stoller andBilly 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 andBen Marshall | Universal Pictures andPeacock | — | ||
| TBD | Poetic License | Maude Apatow | Raffi Donatich | Row K Entertainment | — | ||
| Average | $33,630,435 | $100,249,397 | |||||
| Film | Metacritic | Rotten Tomatoes | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | 63 | 66% | [4] |
| The 40-Year-Old Virgin | 73 | 85% | [5] |
| Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | 66 | 72% | [6] |
| Knocked Up | 85 | 90% | [7] |
| Superbad | 76 | 88% | [8] |
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | 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] |
| Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | 61 | 75% | [21] |
| Begin Again | 62 | 83% | [22] |
| Trainwreck | 75 | 85% | [23] |
| Pee-wee's Big Holiday | 63 | 82% | [24] |
| Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | 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 andLesley 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 |
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hannibal Buress: Hannibal Takes Edinburgh | Ryan Ferguson | Netflix |
| Pete Holmes: Faces and Sounds | Marcus Raboy | HBO | |
| 2017 | Chris Gethard: Career Suicide | Kimberly Senior | |
| Jerry Before Seinfeld | Michael Bonfiglio | Netflix | |
| Judd Apatow: The Return | Marcus Raboy | ||
| 2018 | Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh | Michael Bonfiglio | HBO |
| Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin | Christopher Guest | Netflix | |
| 2021 | Ricky Velez: Here's Everything | Michael Bonfiglio | HBO |