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Big Daddy

Big Daddy

Jun 25, 1999
93 min
ComedyDrama
6.5/ 10
3,408 votes

Overview

A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned and he becomes the unlikely foster father.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
6.5/10
3,408 votes
IMDB
6.4/10
245,369 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
39%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
42/100
Metascore

Media

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$34,200,000Production cost
Box Office$234,801,895Worldwide gross
Profit$200,601,895Profitable
ROI
+586.6%Return on investment
US Box Office$163,479,795Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

8 wins & 14 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Nature called. Look who answered."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$34,200,000

Revenue

$234,801,895

Production Companies

Columbia PicturesOut of the Blue... EntertainmentJack Giarraputo Productions

Cast & Crew

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