The Wedding Ringer (2015)

The Wedding Ringer poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $64,460,211Details
International Box Office $15,711,385Details
Worldwide Box Office $80,171,596
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $4,212,191 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,578,996 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $6,791,187
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Doug Harris is a loveable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man. With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams, Doug is referred to Jimmy Callahan, owner and CEO of Best Man, Inc., a company that provides flattering best men for socially challenged guys in need. What ensues is a hilarious wedding charade as they try to pull off the big con, and an unexpected budding bromance between Doug and his fake best man Jimmy.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,649,306 (32.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.12 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:80.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$23,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,003 opening theaters/3,003 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $82,429,550

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 16th, 2015 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: January 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (Australia)
January 30th, 2015 (Wide) (Romania)
February 6th, 2015 (Wide) (South Africa)
February 19th, 2015 (Wide) (Bahrain)
February 19th, 2015 (Wide) (Israel)
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Video Release: April 28th, 2015 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for crude and sexual content, language throughout, some drug use and brief graphic nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2354, 12/24/2014)
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Ride Along 2
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Keywords: African Americans, Wedding Planning, Wedding Day, Buddy Comedy, Romance, False Identity
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: LStar Capital, Will Packer Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 260 $5,047,326 Feb 13, 2015 31
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 137 $5,690,243 Jan 30, 2015 17
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 234 $7,746,964 Jan 30, 2015 17
Biggest Domestic January Weekend 93 $20,649,306 Jan 16, 2015 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 32 $20,649,306 Jan 16, 2015 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 47 $28,372,390 Jan 16, 2015 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 35 $24,042,152 Jan 16, 2015 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 45 $32,991,570 Jan 16, 2015 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day) 20 $20,649,306 Jan 16, 2015 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 26 $28,372,390 Jan 16, 2015 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 22 $24,042,152 Jan 16, 2015 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 29 $32,991,570 Jan 16, 2015 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 16, 2015 2 $20,649,306   3,003 $6,876   $20,649,306 1
Jan 23, 2015 4 $11,309,381 -45% 3,003 $3,766   $39,385,881 2
Jan 30, 2015 6 $5,690,243 -50% 2,820 $2,018   $48,133,366 3
Feb 6, 2015 7 $4,719,532 -17% 2,138 $2,207   $54,997,220 4
Feb 13, 2015 9 $3,244,447 -31% 1,456 $2,228   $59,587,464 5
Feb 20, 2015 12 $1,293,378 -60% 950 $1,361   $61,989,771 6
Feb 27, 2015 18 $579,668 -55% 542 $1,069   $62,991,034 7
Mar 6, 2015 20 $344,028 -41% 310 $1,110   $63,514,117 8
Mar 13, 2015 20 $269,412 -22% 277 $973   $63,922,493 9
Mar 20, 2015 27 $172,608 -36% 206 $838   $64,208,820 10
Mar 27, 2015 33 $90,049 -48% 161 $559   $64,364,996 11
Apr 3, 2015 45 $49,714 -45% 107 $465   $64,460,211 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 15, 2015 P $800,000     2,354 $340   $800,000  
Jan 16, 2015 2 $6,989,187     3,003 $2,327   $6,989,187 1
Jan 17, 2015 2 $8,423,151 +21%   3,003 $2,805   $15,412,338 2
Jan 18, 2015 3 $5,236,968 -38%   3,003 $1,744   $20,649,306 3
Jan 19, 2015 4 $3,392,846 -35%   3,003 $1,130   $24,042,152 4
Jan 20, 2015 2 $1,706,165 -50%   3,003 $568   $25,748,317 5
Jan 21, 2015 2 $1,153,002 -32%   3,003 $384   $26,901,319 6
Jan 22, 2015 2 $1,175,181 +2%   3,003 $391   $28,076,500 7
Jan 23, 2015 3 $3,285,287 +180% -53% 3,003 $1,094   $31,361,787 8
Jan 24, 2015 4 $5,194,526 +58% -38% 3,003 $1,730   $36,556,313 9
Jan 25, 2015 4 $2,829,568 -46% -46% 3,003 $942   $39,385,881 10
Jan 26, 2015 3 $683,713 -76% -80% 3,003 $228   $40,069,594 11
Jan 27, 2015 3 $973,330 +42% -43% 3,003 $324   $41,042,924 12
Jan 28, 2015 3 $715,062 -27% -38% 3,003 $238   $41,757,986 13
Jan 29, 2015 3 $685,137 -4% -42% 3,003 $228   $42,443,123 14
Jan 30, 2015 6 $1,925,826 +181% -41% 2,820 $683   $44,368,949 15
Jan 31, 2015 4 $2,984,815 +55% -43% 2,820 $1,058   $47,353,764 16
Feb 1, 2015 6 $779,602 -74% -72% 2,820 $276   $48,133,366 17
Feb 2, 2015 3 $531,564 -32% -22% 2,820 $188   $48,664,930 18
Feb 3, 2015 5 $646,353 +22% -34% 2,820 $229   $49,311,283 19
Feb 4, 2015 3 $492,491 -24% -31% 2,820 $175   $49,803,774 20
Feb 5, 2015 4 $473,914 -4% -31% 2,820 $168   $50,277,688 21
Feb 6, 2015 6 $1,323,847 +179% -31% 2,138 $619   $51,601,535 22
Feb 7, 2015 8 $2,215,533 +67% -26% 2,138 $1,036   $53,817,068 23
Feb 8, 2015 7 $1,180,152 -47% +51% 2,138 $552   $54,997,220 24
Feb 9, 2015 7 $348,079 -71% -35% 2,138 $163   $55,345,299 25
Feb 10, 2015 7 $433,100 +24% -33% 2,138 $203   $55,778,399 26
Feb 11, 2015 7 $314,494 -27% -36% 2,138 $147   $56,092,893 27
Feb 12, 2015 8 $250,124 -20% -47% 2,138 $117   $56,343,017 28
Feb 13, 2015 9 $617,612 +147% -53% 1,456 $424   $56,960,629 29
Feb 14, 2015 8 $1,768,844 +186% -20% 1,456 $1,215   $58,729,473 30
Feb 15, 2015 9 $857,991 -51% -27% 1,456 $589   $59,587,464 31
Feb 16, 2015 11 $462,886 -46% +33% 1,456 $318   $60,050,350 32
Feb 17, 2015 10 $266,571 -42% -38% 1,456 $183   $60,316,921 33
Feb 18, 2015 10 $203,607 -24% -35% 1,456 $140   $60,520,528 34
Feb 19, 2015 10 $175,865 -14% -30% 1,456 $121   $60,696,393 35
Feb 20, 2015 12 $373,591 +112% -40% 950 $393   $61,069,984 36
Feb 21, 2015 11 $589,335 +58% -67% 950 $620   $61,659,319 37
Feb 22, 2015 11 $330,452 -44% -61% 950 $348   $61,989,771 38
Feb 23, 2015 12 $105,583 -68% -77% 950 $111   $62,095,354 39
Feb 24, 2015 13 $129,665 +23% -51% 950 $136   $62,225,019 40
Feb 25, 2015 14 $100,427 -23% -51% 950 $106   $62,325,446 41
Feb 26, 2015 14 $85,920 -14% -51% 950 $90   $62,411,366 42
Feb 27, 2015 - $154,009 +79% -59% 542 $284   $62,565,375 43
Feb 28, 2015 - $276,712 +80% -53% 542 $511   $62,842,087 44
Mar 1, 2015 - $148,947 -46% -55% 542 $275   $62,991,034 45
Mar 2, 2015 - $46,529 -69% -56% 542 $86   $63,037,563 46
Mar 3, 2015 - $50,786 +9% -61% 542 $94   $63,088,349 47
Mar 4, 2015 - $39,510 -22% -61% 542 $73   $63,127,859 48
Mar 5, 2015 - $42,230 +7% -51% 542 $78   $63,170,089 49
Mar 6, 2015 - $98,196 +133% -36% 310 $317   $63,268,285 50
Mar 7, 2015 - $162,609 +66% -41% 310 $525   $63,430,894 51
Mar 8, 2015 - $83,223 -49% -44% 310 $268   $63,514,117 52
Mar 9, 2015 - $31,957 -62% -31% 310 $103   $63,546,074 53
Mar 10, 2015 - $40,468 +27% -20% 310 $131   $63,586,542 54
Mar 11, 2015 - $34,262 -15% -13% 310 $111   $63,620,804 55
Mar 12, 2015 - $32,277 -6% -24% 310 $104   $63,653,081 56
Mar 13, 2015 - $78,878 +144% -20% 277 $285   $63,731,959 57
Mar 14, 2015 - $121,669 +54% -25% 277 $439   $63,853,628 58
Mar 15, 2015 - $68,865 -43% -17% 277 $249   $63,922,493 59
Mar 16, 2015 - $26,836 -61% -16% 277 $97   $63,949,329 60
Mar 17, 2015 - $30,848 +15% -24% 277 $111   $63,980,177 61
Mar 18, 2015 - $27,896 -10% -19% 277 $101   $64,008,073 62
Mar 19, 2015 - $28,139 +1% -13% 277 $102   $64,036,212 63
Mar 20, 2015 - $47,948 +70% -39% 206 $233   $64,084,160 64
Mar 21, 2015 - $79,535 +66% -35% 206 $386   $64,163,695 65
Mar 22, 2015 - $45,125 -43% -34% 206 $219   $64,208,820 66
Mar 27, 2015 - $25,746   -46% 161 $160   $64,234,566 71
Mar 28, 2015 - $40,605 +58% -49% 161 $252   $64,275,171 72
Mar 29, 2015 - $23,698 -42% -47% 161 $147   $64,298,869 73
Apr 3, 2015 - $16,698   -35% 107 $156   $64,315,567 78
Apr 4, 2015 - $18,933 +13% -53% 107 $177   $64,334,500 79
Apr 5, 2015 - $14,083 -26% -41% 107 $132   $64,460,211 80

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 16, 2015 2 $28,076,500   3,003 $9,349   $28,076,500 1
Jan 23, 2015 3 $14,366,623 -49% 3,003 $4,784   $42,443,123 2
Jan 30, 2015 6 $7,834,565 -45% 2,820 $2,778   $50,277,688 3
Feb 6, 2015 9 $6,065,329 -23% 2,138 $2,837   $56,343,017 4
Feb 13, 2015 9 $4,353,376 -28% 1,456 $2,990   $60,696,393 5
Feb 20, 2015 12 $1,714,973 -61% 950 $1,805   $62,411,366 6
Feb 27, 2015 18 $758,723 -56% 542 $1,400   $63,170,089 7
Mar 6, 2015 20 $482,992 -36% 310 $1,558   $63,653,081 8
Mar 13, 2015 20 $383,131 -21% 277 $1,383   $64,036,212 9
Mar 20, 2015 26 $238,735 -38% 206 $1,159   $64,274,947 10
Mar 27, 2015 31 $135,550 -43% 161 $842   $64,410,497 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/22/2015 $751,355 171 182 689 $2,429,195 7/1/2015
Austria 3/13/2015 $0 0 42 56 $320,413 6/26/2015
Bahrain 2/19/2015 $0 0 1 1 $190,031 12/30/2018
Germany 3/12/2015 $467,433 0 58 58 $1,006,504 8/22/2018
Hungary 3/26/2015 $0 0 42 42 $143,169 12/30/2018
Israel 2/19/2015 $0 0 1 1 $479,437 12/30/2018
Lebanon 2/19/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Romania 1/30/2015 $0 0 4 4 $446,068 12/30/2018
South Africa 2/6/2015 $0 0 7 7 $647,786 6/26/2015
Spain 5/8/2015 $154,627 204 204 581 $575,473 11/28/2018
United Arab Emirates 2/19/2015 $0 0 1 1 $920,102 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 2/20/2015 $1,526,062 0 0 0 $3,189,135 8/27/2018
Uruguay 2/26/2015 $0 0 2 2 $83,524 12/30/2018
Venezuela 2/27/2015 $0 0 1 1 $695,031 6/25/2015
 
Rest of World $4,585,517
 
International Total$15,711,385 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 3, 20154100,697 100,697$1,727,961$1,727,9611
May 10, 2015837,587-63% 138,284$682,956$2,410,9172
May 17, 20151724,321-35% 162,605$429,266$2,840,1833

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 3, 2015262,509 62,509$1,266,427$1,266,4271
May 10, 2015717,239-72% 79,748$348,051$1,614,4782
May 17, 20151312,068-30% 91,816$237,133$1,851,6113
May 24, 2015175,272-56% 97,088$93,412$1,945,0234

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Lead Ensemble Members

Kevin Hart    Jimmy Callahan
Josh Gad    Doug Harris
Kaley Cuoco    Gretchen Palmer
Affion Crockett    Drysdale
Jorge Garcia    Garvey
Daniel Gill    Dickerson
Aaron Takahashi    Rambis

Supporting Cast

Ken Howard    Ed Palmer
Jennifer Lewis    Doris Jenkins
Mimi Rogers    Lois Palmer
Olivia Thirlby    Alison Palmer
Alan Ritchson    Carew
Ignacio Serricchio    Edmundo
Nicky Whelan    Nadia
Patrick Carlyle    Andrew
Whitney Cummings    Holly Munk
GloZell*    Attractive Traveler
Tristin Mays    Cute Bridesmaid
Robert Towers    Lou
Neal Israel    Rabbi Steinsaltz
Justine Ezarik    Stuart's Wife Pam
Peter Gilroy    PJ the Waiter
Josh Peck    Bad Best Man
Jeffrey Ross    Hal Lane
Amy Okuda    Lurch's Wife Marci
David Burr    Father McNulty
Elisa Donovan    Flight Attendant
Steve Greene    Groom Chris
Steve Terada    Male Flight Attendant
Ashley Jones    Babs Fremont

Cameos

Cloris Leachman    (Uncredited)
Joe Namath    Football Legend
John Riggins    Football Legend
Ed Jones    Football Legend

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Jeremy Garelick    Director
Adam Fields    Producer
Will Packer    Producer
Jeremy Garelick    Screenwriter
Jay Lavender    Screenwriter
Zanne Devine    Executive Producer
Jeremy Garelick    Executive Producer
Jay Lavender    Executive Producer
Glenn S. Gainor    Executive Producer
Ben Waisbren    Executive Producer
Bradford Lipson    Director of Photography
Chris Cornwell    Production Designer
Jeff Groth    Editor
Shelly Westerman    Editor
Byron Wong    Editor
Christopher Lennertz    Composer
Genevieve Tyrrell    Costume Designer
Chris Bremner    Associate Producer
Glenn S. Gainor    Unit Production Manager
Brad Word    Post-Production Supervisor
David Metzner    Music Editor
Valorie Massalas    Casting Director
Ron Digman    Casting Director
Kim Foster    Casting Associate

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD Sales: Paddington Pads Its Lead

May 27th, 2015

The top of the DVD sales chart were dominated by new releases with four of the top five DVDs new to the charts. This includes Paddington, which took top spot with 216,000 units / $3.24 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Paddington Leads Parade of New Releases

May 27th, 2015

New releases took the top three spots on the Blu-ray sales chart, led by Paddington. The film sold 168,000 units and generated $3.35 million in sales. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 44%, which is amazing for a live action family film. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 28th, 2015

April 28th, 2015

This is usually a terrible time of year on the home market with the dredges of January and February coming out and precious little else. However, this week is actually really strong with not only one of the best films of the year, Paddington, as well as a number of summer shows coming out on TV on DVD. Unfortunately, it is also a really shallow week and with the May monthly preview due on Friday, I'm not even going to pretend it's a deep week and I'm ignoring anything below second-tier releases. As far as Pick of the Week is concerned, there are really only two contenders. The first is the aforementioned Paddington DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack. The second is Mommy a Canadian movie coming out on DVD this week. Paddington is the Pick of the Week, but Mommy earns the rarely awarded Puck of the Week. More...

Weekend Predictions: Nothing Super about the New Releases

January 29th, 2015

Project Almanac poster

There are three wide releases coming out this weekend, sort of. Project Almanac is the only film opening truly wide this weekend and it is easily the biggest of the three releases. The other two new releases, Black or White and The Loft, are both opening in below 2,000 theaters and neither has a real shot to open in the top five. This leaves American Sniper with an easy path to first place, but perhaps the Super Bowl will be bigger competition this weekend than any of the new releases were the last two weeks. This weekend last year, both new releases struggled and Ride Along was easily able to win, but with just $12 million. 2015 is going to crush 2014 in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Sniper Stable, While Next Door Survives

January 27th, 2015

American Sniper poster

As expected, American Sniper earned first place, but it did so with a much stronger sophomore stint. As for the new releases, The Boy Next Door matched expectations (nearly) perfectly but the other two missed the Mendoza Line. Overall, the box office was down 21% to $159 million; however, this is good for a post-holiday weekend. Compared to last year, the overall box office was 37% higher. This kind of year-over-year growth usually only happens when holidays are misaligned. Year-to-date, 2015 is ahead of 2014 by 4.1% at $856 million to $823 million. It is obviously too soon to celebrate, but after last year's losses, I'll take any reason to be optimistic. More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases to Fall Victim to Sniper

January 22nd, 2015

American Sniper poster

There are three wide releases coming out this weekend: The Boy Next Door, Mortdecai, and Strange Magic. None of these movies are earning good reviews and none of them are likely to become even midlevel hits. As such, American Sniper will have a really, really easy time to repeat in top spot. It could drop by 80% and still earn first place this weekend. This weekend last year, the only wide release was I, Frankenstein, which bombed hard. I really hope none of the new releases open as poorly as that film did, but it is possible. Regardless, 2015 will win thanks to American Sniper's sophomore stint. More...

Contest: Ring In the New Year: Winning Announcement

January 22nd, 2015

The winners of our Ring In the New Year contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Sniper Earns Even More Records

January 21st, 2015

American Sniper poster

American Sniper opened wide after a record-breaking run on limited release and it topped expectations. I know, that's an understatement, but in my defense, I don't think there's anybody that seriously predicted American Sniper would earn $107 million during the four-day weekend. A lot of people didn't think it would earn $107 million in total. Both The Wedding Ringer and Paddington did okay business, all things considering, while Blackhat was also released this past weekend. Overall, the box office was $203 million over the three-day period, which was 61% more than last weekend. More importantly, it was 15% more than the same weekend last year. 2015 is still behind 2014 in the year-to-date comparison, but it closed the gap to just just under $20 million or 2.9%. More...

Weekend Estimates: American Sniper Shatters January Record

January 18th, 2015

American Sniper poster

American Sniper was confidently expected to top the box office charts this weekend, and to give Clint Eastwood his best weekend as a director, but no-one was predicting that the film would break the record for the biggest weekend in January by over $20 million. As of Sunday morning, that’s what Warner Bros. is projecting for the film with their official weekend estimate standing at $90,205,000 from 3,555 theaters. Since the film had already played for three weeks in exclusive engagements, it will also grab the crown for biggest fourth weekend at the box office. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can Sniper Expand into First Place?

January 16th, 2015

American Sniper poster

There are four films opening or expanding wide this Martin Luther King Day weekend. American Sniper is expanding wide after its record-breaking limited release run. The Wedding Ringer is expected to earn second place, while Paddington and Blackhat are the other wide releases. They have opposite results when it comes to reviews, but I fear neither will find an audience in theaters. This weekend last year was led by Ride Along with $41.52 million. I don't think American Sniper will match that, nor do I think the overall box office is quite as strong, so 2015 will probably lose the year-over-year comparison. Hopefully it will be close. More...

Contest: Ring In the New Year

January 9th, 2015

There are four wide releases / wide expansions next weekend with American Sniper and The Wedding Ringer leading the way. I'm not sure which film will come out on top; however, since American Sniper is expanding wide, The Wedding Ringer is the much better choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Wedding Ringer.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of the Ong Bak Trilogy on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of the Ong Bak Trilogy on DVD. Finally, one additional entrant will be chosen and they will also win a copy of the Ong Bak Trilogy on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2015 Preview: January

January 1st, 2015

Taken 3 poster

2014 is over and for the most part, December was a soft ending to a weak year. This is bad news for two reasons. Firstly, it means the overall box office is still soft and it is unlikely that January will start strong. Secondly, last January was a great month, thanks in part to Frozen and other holdovers. The slump can't last forever and Taken 3 should help 2015 get off to a reasonably fast start and it even has a shot at $100 million. American Sniper got off to a really fast start in limited release, so it too could be a hit when it expands wide. By comparison, last January was led by Ride Along, but there were only two other films that didn't completely bomb. I want to say 2015 will start out on a winning note, but given the box office losing streak, it will likely pay to be pessimistic. More...


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Synopsis

Doug Harris is a loveable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man. With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams, Doug is referred to Jimmy Callahan, owner and CEO of Best Man, Inc., a company that provides flattering best men for socially challenged guys in need. What ensues is a hilarious wedding charade as they try to pull off the big con, and an unexpected budding bromance between Doug and his fake best man Jimmy.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,649,306 (32.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.12 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:80.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$23,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,003 opening theaters/3,003 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $82,429,550

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 16th, 2015 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: January 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (Australia)
January 30th, 2015 (Wide) (Romania)
February 6th, 2015 (Wide) (South Africa)
February 19th, 2015 (Wide) (Bahrain)
February 19th, 2015 (Wide) (Israel)
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Video Release: April 28th, 2015 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for crude and sexual content, language throughout, some drug use and brief graphic nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2354, 12/24/2014)
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Ride Along 2
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Keywords: African Americans, Wedding Planning, Wedding Day, Buddy Comedy, Romance, False Identity
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: LStar Capital, Will Packer Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 260 $5,047,326 Feb 13, 2015 31
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 137 $5,690,243 Jan 30, 2015 17
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 234 $7,746,964 Jan 30, 2015 17
Biggest Domestic January Weekend 93 $20,649,306 Jan 16, 2015 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 32 $20,649,306 Jan 16, 2015 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 47 $28,372,390 Jan 16, 2015 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 35 $24,042,152 Jan 16, 2015 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 45 $32,991,570 Jan 16, 2015 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day) 20 $20,649,306 Jan 16, 2015 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 26 $28,372,390 Jan 16, 2015 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 22 $24,042,152 Jan 16, 2015 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 29 $32,991,570 Jan 16, 2015 3

Lead Ensemble Members

Kevin Hart    Jimmy Callahan
Josh Gad    Doug Harris
Kaley Cuoco    Gretchen Palmer
Affion Crockett    Drysdale
Jorge Garcia    Garvey
Daniel Gill    Dickerson
Aaron Takahashi    Rambis

Supporting Cast

Ken Howard    Ed Palmer
Jennifer Lewis    Doris Jenkins
Mimi Rogers    Lois Palmer
Olivia Thirlby    Alison Palmer
Alan Ritchson    Carew
Ignacio Serricchio    Edmundo
Nicky Whelan    Nadia
Patrick Carlyle    Andrew
Whitney Cummings    Holly Munk
GloZell*    Attractive Traveler
Tristin Mays    Cute Bridesmaid
Robert Towers    Lou
Neal Israel    Rabbi Steinsaltz
Justine Ezarik    Stuart's Wife Pam
Peter Gilroy    PJ the Waiter
Josh Peck    Bad Best Man
Jeffrey Ross    Hal Lane
Amy Okuda    Lurch's Wife Marci
David Burr    Father McNulty
Elisa Donovan    Flight Attendant
Steve Greene    Groom Chris
Steve Terada    Male Flight Attendant
Ashley Jones    Babs Fremont

Cameos

Cloris Leachman    (Uncredited)
Joe Namath    Football Legend
John Riggins    Football Legend
Ed Jones    Football Legend

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Jeremy Garelick    Director
Adam Fields    Producer
Will Packer    Producer
Jeremy Garelick    Screenwriter
Jay Lavender    Screenwriter
Zanne Devine    Executive Producer
Jeremy Garelick    Executive Producer
Jay Lavender    Executive Producer
Glenn S. Gainor    Executive Producer
Ben Waisbren    Executive Producer
Bradford Lipson    Director of Photography
Chris Cornwell    Production Designer
Jeff Groth    Editor
Shelly Westerman    Editor
Byron Wong    Editor
Christopher Lennertz    Composer
Genevieve Tyrrell    Costume Designer
Chris Bremner    Associate Producer
Glenn S. Gainor    Unit Production Manager
Brad Word    Post-Production Supervisor
David Metzner    Music Editor
Valorie Massalas    Casting Director
Ron Digman    Casting Director
Kim Foster    Casting Associate

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD Sales: Paddington Pads Its Lead

May 27th, 2015

The top of the DVD sales chart were dominated by new releases with four of the top five DVDs new to the charts. This includes Paddington, which took top spot with 216,000 units / $3.24 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Paddington Leads Parade of New Releases

May 27th, 2015

New releases took the top three spots on the Blu-ray sales chart, led by Paddington. The film sold 168,000 units and generated $3.35 million in sales. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 44%, which is amazing for a live action family film. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 28th, 2015

April 28th, 2015

This is usually a terrible time of year on the home market with the dredges of January and February coming out and precious little else. However, this week is actually really strong with not only one of the best films of the year, Paddington, as well as a number of summer shows coming out on TV on DVD. Unfortunately, it is also a really shallow week and with the May monthly preview due on Friday, I'm not even going to pretend it's a deep week and I'm ignoring anything below second-tier releases. As far as Pick of the Week is concerned, there are really only two contenders. The first is the aforementioned Paddington DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack. The second is Mommy a Canadian movie coming out on DVD this week. Paddington is the Pick of the Week, but Mommy earns the rarely awarded Puck of the Week. More...

Weekend Predictions: Nothing Super about the New Releases

January 29th, 2015

Project Almanac poster

There are three wide releases coming out this weekend, sort of. Project Almanac is the only film opening truly wide this weekend and it is easily the biggest of the three releases. The other two new releases, Black or White and The Loft, are both opening in below 2,000 theaters and neither has a real shot to open in the top five. This leaves American Sniper with an easy path to first place, but perhaps the Super Bowl will be bigger competition this weekend than any of the new releases were the last two weeks. This weekend last year, both new releases struggled and Ride Along was easily able to win, but with just $12 million. 2015 is going to crush 2014 in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Sniper Stable, While Next Door Survives

January 27th, 2015

American Sniper poster

As expected, American Sniper earned first place, but it did so with a much stronger sophomore stint. As for the new releases, The Boy Next Door matched expectations (nearly) perfectly but the other two missed the Mendoza Line. Overall, the box office was down 21% to $159 million; however, this is good for a post-holiday weekend. Compared to last year, the overall box office was 37% higher. This kind of year-over-year growth usually only happens when holidays are misaligned. Year-to-date, 2015 is ahead of 2014 by 4.1% at $856 million to $823 million. It is obviously too soon to celebrate, but after last year's losses, I'll take any reason to be optimistic. More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases to Fall Victim to Sniper

January 22nd, 2015

American Sniper poster

There are three wide releases coming out this weekend: The Boy Next Door, Mortdecai, and Strange Magic. None of these movies are earning good reviews and none of them are likely to become even midlevel hits. As such, American Sniper will have a really, really easy time to repeat in top spot. It could drop by 80% and still earn first place this weekend. This weekend last year, the only wide release was I, Frankenstein, which bombed hard. I really hope none of the new releases open as poorly as that film did, but it is possible. Regardless, 2015 will win thanks to American Sniper's sophomore stint. More...

Contest: Ring In the New Year: Winning Announcement

January 22nd, 2015

The winners of our Ring In the New Year contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Sniper Earns Even More Records

January 21st, 2015

American Sniper poster

American Sniper opened wide after a record-breaking run on limited release and it topped expectations. I know, that's an understatement, but in my defense, I don't think there's anybody that seriously predicted American Sniper would earn $107 million during the four-day weekend. A lot of people didn't think it would earn $107 million in total. Both The Wedding Ringer and Paddington did okay business, all things considering, while Blackhat was also released this past weekend. Overall, the box office was $203 million over the three-day period, which was 61% more than last weekend. More importantly, it was 15% more than the same weekend last year. 2015 is still behind 2014 in the year-to-date comparison, but it closed the gap to just just under $20 million or 2.9%. More...

Weekend Estimates: American Sniper Shatters January Record

January 18th, 2015

American Sniper poster

American Sniper was confidently expected to top the box office charts this weekend, and to give Clint Eastwood his best weekend as a director, but no-one was predicting that the film would break the record for the biggest weekend in January by over $20 million. As of Sunday morning, that’s what Warner Bros. is projecting for the film with their official weekend estimate standing at $90,205,000 from 3,555 theaters. Since the film had already played for three weeks in exclusive engagements, it will also grab the crown for biggest fourth weekend at the box office. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can Sniper Expand into First Place?

January 16th, 2015

American Sniper poster

There are four films opening or expanding wide this Martin Luther King Day weekend. American Sniper is expanding wide after its record-breaking limited release run. The Wedding Ringer is expected to earn second place, while Paddington and Blackhat are the other wide releases. They have opposite results when it comes to reviews, but I fear neither will find an audience in theaters. This weekend last year was led by Ride Along with $41.52 million. I don't think American Sniper will match that, nor do I think the overall box office is quite as strong, so 2015 will probably lose the year-over-year comparison. Hopefully it will be close. More...

Contest: Ring In the New Year

January 9th, 2015

There are four wide releases / wide expansions next weekend with American Sniper and The Wedding Ringer leading the way. I'm not sure which film will come out on top; however, since American Sniper is expanding wide, The Wedding Ringer is the much better choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Wedding Ringer.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of the Ong Bak Trilogy on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of the Ong Bak Trilogy on DVD. Finally, one additional entrant will be chosen and they will also win a copy of the Ong Bak Trilogy on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2015 Preview: January

January 1st, 2015

Taken 3 poster

2014 is over and for the most part, December was a soft ending to a weak year. This is bad news for two reasons. Firstly, it means the overall box office is still soft and it is unlikely that January will start strong. Secondly, last January was a great month, thanks in part to Frozen and other holdovers. The slump can't last forever and Taken 3 should help 2015 get off to a reasonably fast start and it even has a shot at $100 million. American Sniper got off to a really fast start in limited release, so it too could be a hit when it expands wide. By comparison, last January was led by Ride Along, but there were only two other films that didn't completely bomb. I want to say 2015 will start out on a winning note, but given the box office losing streak, it will likely pay to be pessimistic. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 16, 2015 2 $20,649,306   3,003 $6,876   $20,649,306 1
Jan 23, 2015 4 $11,309,381 -45% 3,003 $3,766   $39,385,881 2
Jan 30, 2015 6 $5,690,243 -50% 2,820 $2,018   $48,133,366 3
Feb 6, 2015 7 $4,719,532 -17% 2,138 $2,207   $54,997,220 4
Feb 13, 2015 9 $3,244,447 -31% 1,456 $2,228   $59,587,464 5
Feb 20, 2015 12 $1,293,378 -60% 950 $1,361   $61,989,771 6
Feb 27, 2015 18 $579,668 -55% 542 $1,069   $62,991,034 7
Mar 6, 2015 20 $344,028 -41% 310 $1,110   $63,514,117 8
Mar 13, 2015 20 $269,412 -22% 277 $973   $63,922,493 9
Mar 20, 2015 27 $172,608 -36% 206 $838   $64,208,820 10
Mar 27, 2015 33 $90,049 -48% 161 $559   $64,364,996 11
Apr 3, 2015 45 $49,714 -45% 107 $465   $64,460,211 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 15, 2015 P $800,000     2,354 $340   $800,000  
Jan 16, 2015 2 $6,989,187     3,003 $2,327   $6,989,187 1
Jan 17, 2015 2 $8,423,151 +21%   3,003 $2,805   $15,412,338 2
Jan 18, 2015 3 $5,236,968 -38%   3,003 $1,744   $20,649,306 3
Jan 19, 2015 4 $3,392,846 -35%   3,003 $1,130   $24,042,152 4
Jan 20, 2015 2 $1,706,165 -50%   3,003 $568   $25,748,317 5
Jan 21, 2015 2 $1,153,002 -32%   3,003 $384   $26,901,319 6
Jan 22, 2015 2 $1,175,181 +2%   3,003 $391   $28,076,500 7
Jan 23, 2015 3 $3,285,287 +180% -53% 3,003 $1,094   $31,361,787 8
Jan 24, 2015 4 $5,194,526 +58% -38% 3,003 $1,730   $36,556,313 9
Jan 25, 2015 4 $2,829,568 -46% -46% 3,003 $942   $39,385,881 10
Jan 26, 2015 3 $683,713 -76% -80% 3,003 $228   $40,069,594 11
Jan 27, 2015 3 $973,330 +42% -43% 3,003 $324   $41,042,924 12
Jan 28, 2015 3 $715,062 -27% -38% 3,003 $238   $41,757,986 13
Jan 29, 2015 3 $685,137 -4% -42% 3,003 $228   $42,443,123 14
Jan 30, 2015 6 $1,925,826 +181% -41% 2,820 $683   $44,368,949 15
Jan 31, 2015 4 $2,984,815 +55% -43% 2,820 $1,058   $47,353,764 16
Feb 1, 2015 6 $779,602 -74% -72% 2,820 $276   $48,133,366 17
Feb 2, 2015 3 $531,564 -32% -22% 2,820 $188   $48,664,930 18
Feb 3, 2015 5 $646,353 +22% -34% 2,820 $229   $49,311,283 19
Feb 4, 2015 3 $492,491 -24% -31% 2,820 $175   $49,803,774 20
Feb 5, 2015 4 $473,914 -4% -31% 2,820 $168   $50,277,688 21
Feb 6, 2015 6 $1,323,847 +179% -31% 2,138 $619   $51,601,535 22
Feb 7, 2015 8 $2,215,533 +67% -26% 2,138 $1,036   $53,817,068 23
Feb 8, 2015 7 $1,180,152 -47% +51% 2,138 $552   $54,997,220 24
Feb 9, 2015 7 $348,079 -71% -35% 2,138 $163   $55,345,299 25
Feb 10, 2015 7 $433,100 +24% -33% 2,138 $203   $55,778,399 26
Feb 11, 2015 7 $314,494 -27% -36% 2,138 $147   $56,092,893 27
Feb 12, 2015 8 $250,124 -20% -47% 2,138 $117   $56,343,017 28
Feb 13, 2015 9 $617,612 +147% -53% 1,456 $424   $56,960,629 29
Feb 14, 2015 8 $1,768,844 +186% -20% 1,456 $1,215   $58,729,473 30
Feb 15, 2015 9 $857,991 -51% -27% 1,456 $589   $59,587,464 31
Feb 16, 2015 11 $462,886 -46% +33% 1,456 $318   $60,050,350 32
Feb 17, 2015 10 $266,571 -42% -38% 1,456 $183   $60,316,921 33
Feb 18, 2015 10 $203,607 -24% -35% 1,456 $140   $60,520,528 34
Feb 19, 2015 10 $175,865 -14% -30% 1,456 $121   $60,696,393 35
Feb 20, 2015 12 $373,591 +112% -40% 950 $393   $61,069,984 36
Feb 21, 2015 11 $589,335 +58% -67% 950 $620   $61,659,319 37
Feb 22, 2015 11 $330,452 -44% -61% 950 $348   $61,989,771 38
Feb 23, 2015 12 $105,583 -68% -77% 950 $111   $62,095,354 39
Feb 24, 2015 13 $129,665 +23% -51% 950 $136   $62,225,019 40
Feb 25, 2015 14 $100,427 -23% -51% 950 $106   $62,325,446 41
Feb 26, 2015 14 $85,920 -14% -51% 950 $90   $62,411,366 42
Feb 27, 2015 - $154,009 +79% -59% 542 $284   $62,565,375 43
Feb 28, 2015 - $276,712 +80% -53% 542 $511   $62,842,087 44
Mar 1, 2015 - $148,947 -46% -55% 542 $275   $62,991,034 45
Mar 2, 2015 - $46,529 -69% -56% 542 $86   $63,037,563 46
Mar 3, 2015 - $50,786 +9% -61% 542 $94   $63,088,349 47
Mar 4, 2015 - $39,510 -22% -61% 542 $73   $63,127,859 48
Mar 5, 2015 - $42,230 +7% -51% 542 $78   $63,170,089 49
Mar 6, 2015 - $98,196 +133% -36% 310 $317   $63,268,285 50
Mar 7, 2015 - $162,609 +66% -41% 310 $525   $63,430,894 51
Mar 8, 2015 - $83,223 -49% -44% 310 $268   $63,514,117 52
Mar 9, 2015 - $31,957 -62% -31% 310 $103   $63,546,074 53
Mar 10, 2015 - $40,468 +27% -20% 310 $131   $63,586,542 54
Mar 11, 2015 - $34,262 -15% -13% 310 $111   $63,620,804 55
Mar 12, 2015 - $32,277 -6% -24% 310 $104   $63,653,081 56
Mar 13, 2015 - $78,878 +144% -20% 277 $285   $63,731,959 57
Mar 14, 2015 - $121,669 +54% -25% 277 $439   $63,853,628 58
Mar 15, 2015 - $68,865 -43% -17% 277 $249   $63,922,493 59
Mar 16, 2015 - $26,836 -61% -16% 277 $97   $63,949,329 60
Mar 17, 2015 - $30,848 +15% -24% 277 $111   $63,980,177 61
Mar 18, 2015 - $27,896 -10% -19% 277 $101   $64,008,073 62
Mar 19, 2015 - $28,139 +1% -13% 277 $102   $64,036,212 63
Mar 20, 2015 - $47,948 +70% -39% 206 $233   $64,084,160 64
Mar 21, 2015 - $79,535 +66% -35% 206 $386   $64,163,695 65
Mar 22, 2015 - $45,125 -43% -34% 206 $219   $64,208,820 66
Mar 27, 2015 - $25,746   -46% 161 $160   $64,234,566 71
Mar 28, 2015 - $40,605 +58% -49% 161 $252   $64,275,171 72
Mar 29, 2015 - $23,698 -42% -47% 161 $147   $64,298,869 73
Apr 3, 2015 - $16,698   -35% 107 $156   $64,315,567 78
Apr 4, 2015 - $18,933 +13% -53% 107 $177   $64,334,500 79
Apr 5, 2015 - $14,083 -26% -41% 107 $132   $64,460,211 80

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 16, 2015 2 $28,076,500   3,003 $9,349   $28,076,500 1
Jan 23, 2015 3 $14,366,623 -49% 3,003 $4,784   $42,443,123 2
Jan 30, 2015 6 $7,834,565 -45% 2,820 $2,778   $50,277,688 3
Feb 6, 2015 9 $6,065,329 -23% 2,138 $2,837   $56,343,017 4
Feb 13, 2015 9 $4,353,376 -28% 1,456 $2,990   $60,696,393 5
Feb 20, 2015 12 $1,714,973 -61% 950 $1,805   $62,411,366 6
Feb 27, 2015 18 $758,723 -56% 542 $1,400   $63,170,089 7
Mar 6, 2015 20 $482,992 -36% 310 $1,558   $63,653,081 8
Mar 13, 2015 20 $383,131 -21% 277 $1,383   $64,036,212 9
Mar 20, 2015 26 $238,735 -38% 206 $1,159   $64,274,947 10
Mar 27, 2015 31 $135,550 -43% 161 $842   $64,410,497 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/22/2015 $751,355 171 182 689 $2,429,195 7/1/2015
Austria 3/13/2015 $0 0 42 56 $320,413 6/26/2015
Bahrain 2/19/2015 $0 0 1 1 $190,031 12/30/2018
Germany 3/12/2015 $467,433 0 58 58 $1,006,504 8/22/2018
Hungary 3/26/2015 $0 0 42 42 $143,169 12/30/2018
Israel 2/19/2015 $0 0 1 1 $479,437 12/30/2018
Lebanon 2/19/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Romania 1/30/2015 $0 0 4 4 $446,068 12/30/2018
South Africa 2/6/2015 $0 0 7 7 $647,786 6/26/2015
Spain 5/8/2015 $154,627 204 204 581 $575,473 11/28/2018
United Arab Emirates 2/19/2015 $0 0 1 1 $920,102 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 2/20/2015 $1,526,062 0 0 0 $3,189,135 8/27/2018
Uruguay 2/26/2015 $0 0 2 2 $83,524 12/30/2018
Venezuela 2/27/2015 $0 0 1 1 $695,031 6/25/2015
 
Rest of World $4,585,517
 
International Total$15,711,385 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 3, 20154100,697 100,697$1,727,961$1,727,9611
May 10, 2015837,587-63% 138,284$682,956$2,410,9172
May 17, 20151724,321-35% 162,605$429,266$2,840,1833

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 3, 2015262,509 62,509$1,266,427$1,266,4271
May 10, 2015717,239-72% 79,748$348,051$1,614,4782
May 17, 20151312,068-30% 91,816$237,133$1,851,6113
May 24, 2015175,272-56% 97,088$93,412$1,945,0234

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