How much did grown ups make at the box office

Portraying them as good guys was refreshing and it worked out perfectly for the movie, which ended up becoming a popular franchise.

Next on the list is the fantastic movie, The Longest Yard, which is a classic in compared to some of his newer works, with the American sports prison comedy surpassing many people's expectations. Adam Sandler plays a disgraced former NFL star who has to create a team from the prison inmates to take on the guards in a game, with the movie featuring many famous hard-men such as Terry Crews and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Sandler plays Robert "Bobby" Boucher, Jr, who is a socially inept year-old, who happens to be the Waterboy of a university football team, although he ends up knocking out the quarterback after years of bullying.

Bobby ends up becoming a feared linebacker who is desperate for his religious mother to not find out that he plays the sport, with plenty of comedy taking place, as expected in an Adam Sandler film.

Some might argue that this was Adam Sandler's last truly great comedy movie, with Grown Ups being a hilarious film that features a star-studded cast of actors who often appear in Sandler movies. The likes of David Spade, Chris Rock, and Kevin James all had key roles as the "grown-ups" go away on vacation to an old spot they used to go to as children, taking their families with them this time.

Considering that the movie was released in , that's an impressive achievement. Adam Sandler's character accidentally end up in charge of a young boy, which he has no interest in doing. The star — who has always been one of the most polarizing figures in Hollywood — has released a string of box office disappointments in recent years, like Blended , The Cobbler , and Pixels. Here are five Adam Sandler movies that actually made big money. The Longest Yard Paramount Pictures.

Once there, he is forced to form a team of prison inmates to play football against their guards. Even with the slew of remakes that have hit theaters in recent years, Box Office Mojo reports that The Longest Yard remains the highest-grossing comedy remake of the modern box office era from onward.

In the U. An impressive second weekend hold by Inception will give it a relatively comfortable win this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. The long wait for an out and out hit is over for Universal this weekend, thanks to a great opening weekend for Despicable Me. The kids comedy had been getting good reviews, and benefited from a great marketing campaign, but was going head-to-head with Toy Story 3 , and had to fight for every screen 2D and 3D that it played on.

Eclipse Overshadows Competition July 6th, Independence Day long weekend may not have seen as many records fall as some were hoping, but every film in the top five topped expectations albeit by tiny margins in some cases.

Higher ticket prices for 3D movies does have something to do with that, but I think the studios should still be happy with these results. Next up for the film is the U. Will Twilight Liberate the Record Book? July 1st, Yesterday was the first of July, Canada Day! It was also the start of the CFL season. Oh yeah, and apparently there's a holiday in the United States. On a serious note, the Independence Day long weekend is usually the second most lucrative weekend of the year only the Memorial Day long weekend tops it.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse will dominate the box office having already set a few records, while it isn't the only film that should pull in big bucks over the next four days. The overall box office should top last year 's totals, even with the front-loaded nature of the top film. Further expansion is all but assured, as are at least a couple of earning milestones.

Toys Remain Brisk Sellers June 28th, It was no surprise that Toy Story 3 was able to remain on top of the box office chart for the second weekend in a row. Also, the new releases combined did about as well as expected. The day-by-day performance of the movie doesn't look particularly strong though, and the weekend estimate might prove to be a little optimistic. Will Toys Be Taken to the Attic? June 24th, Two new wide releases look to unseat Toy Story 3 this weekend, including one that got its start on Wednesday.

There's good news, at least for Pixar , as it appears Toy Story 3 will walk away with the win. There's bad news for the industry, as it appears both new releases could struggle to match earlier expectations. And then there's the ugly news. This time last year saw the release of Revenge of the Fallen , so the year-over-year comparison could be Follow us on.

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