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About a Boy

About a Boy

Apr 26, 2002
101 min
DramaComedyRomance
6.7/ 10
2,301 votes

Overview

Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a hilarious lesson about life from a bright, but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you're never too old to grow up.

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TMDB
6.7/10
2,301 votes
IMDB
7.1/10
197,491 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
75/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$27,000,000Production cost
Box Office$129,000,000Worldwide gross
Profit$102,000,000Profitable
ROI
+377.8%Return on investment
US Box Office$41,385,278Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 30 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Growing up has nothing to do with age."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$27,000,000

Revenue

$129,000,000

Production Companies

Universal PicturesTribeca ProductionsWorking Title FilmsKalima ProductionsStudioCanal

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