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Released
2009 · FILM

Funny People

A washed-up comedian battling terminal cancer rediscovers his passion for stand-up with the help of a young, up-and-coming comic, but time is running out and the stakes have never been higher.

“George Simmons was prepared to die, but then a funny thing happened.”

Directed by
Judd Apatow, Keri Bruno
Written by
Judd Apatow
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
146 min
ComedyDrama

Synopsis

George Simmons, a well-known and affluent comedian, pays little attention to how he treats others until he receives unexpected medical news from a doctor. This revelation prompts him to reconsider his priorities, with some guidance from Ira, an up-and-coming stand-up performer.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 338+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Craig AlpertShot by Janusz KaminskiScored by Michael AndrewsDesigned by Jefferson SageSound by George H AndersonCostumes by Betsy HeimannStunts by Gary Hymes

Box Office

2009 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 1.0× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$71.6M

Budget$75.0M
Worldwide gross$71.6M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $51.9M — 72% of worldwide · International: $19.7M (28%)

Opening weekend: $22.7M — 44% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $32.6M — 63% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,007 theaters

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Versions & cuts

  • unrated· 153 min

Also known as

  • Wie das Leben so spieltde
  • (DVD Title)Tá Rindo do Quê?
  • (Bulgarian)Смешни хора
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United StatesJul 20, 2009
  • RussiaJul 30, 2009
  • CanadaJul 31, 2009

Companies

ProductionUniversal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media

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