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The Other Guys(2010)
Released
2010 · FILM

The Other Guys

A hot‑headed NYPD detective teams up with a timid forensic accountant to take down a ruthless billionaire’s illegal scheme, but their clash of styles ignites a deadly game of cat‑and‑mouse with mercenaries that could cost them everything.

“NY's finest were busy.”

Directed by
Adam Mckay, Adam Mckay Nm0570912
Written by
Adam Mckay, Chris Henchy
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
107 min
ActionComedyCrime

Synopsis

NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz, unlike their more high-profile counterparts, work from behind desks and do not receive much public recognition for their daily efforts. When a seemingly small case escalates in significance, the two officers are given a chance to demonstrate to their colleagues that they possess the necessary skills and determination.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 871+ 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 Brent WhiteShot by Oliver WoodScored by Jon BrionDesigned by Clayton HartleySound by George H AndersonCostumes by Carol RamseyStunts by Richard BurdenVFX by Jake Braver

Box Office

2010 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.7× 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

$170.4M

Budget$100.0M
Worldwide gross$170.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $119.2M — 70% of worldwide · International: $51.2M (30%)

Opening weekend: $35.5M — 30% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $52.5M — 44% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,651 theaters

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Versions & cuts

  • unrated· 116 min

Also known as

  • Die etwas anderen Copsde
  • Los otros doses
  • Very Bad Copsfr
  • I poliziotti di riservait
  • Poliziotti di riservait
  • (Bulgarian)Ченгета в Резерв
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United StatesAug 2, 2010
  • CanadaAug 6, 2010
  • IcelandSep 3, 2010

Companies

ProductionColumbia Pictures, Gary Sanchez Productions, Mosaic

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