Happy Madison Productions

Happy Madison Productions is an American film and television production company founded in 1999 by Adam Sandler which is best known for its comedy films. Happy Madison takes its name from the films Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison, two box office successes starring Sandler himself, both produced by Robert Simonds. The elderly man depicted in the production logo is Sandler's late father, Stanley, who also says the accompanying audio, "Terrific."
In addition to various Sandler-produced films, the company has also released films produced by others, such as Steven Brill (Little Nicky, Mr. Deeds), Dennis Dugan (The Benchwarmers, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2), Frank Coraci (Click, Zookeeper, Blended), Fred Wolf (Strange Wilderness, The House Bunny), Tom Brady (The Animal, The Hot Chick, Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star), Peter Segal (Anger Management, 50 First Dates, The Longest Yard), and Nicholaus Goossen (A Day with the Meatball, Grandma's Boy, The Shortcut).
The 1998 films The Waterboy and The Wedding Singer helped jump start Sandler's movie career and production company. He produced The Waterboy and co-wrote the script with Tim Herlihy. The film was extremely profitable, earning over $160 million in the United States alone and made Sandler a successful actor with The Waterboy becoming his second $100 million film in a year, along with The Wedding Singer.
The company's production office is located in the Judy Garland Building on the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City while its corporate and parent company offices (Happy Madison, Inc.) are located in Manchester, New Hampshire run by Adam's brother Scott.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Director 	Distributor 	Budget 	Gross (worldwide)
1999	Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo 	Mike Mitchell 	Buena Vista Pictures (Touchstone Pictures) 	$17 million 	$92,938,755
2000	Little Nicky 	Steven Brill 	New Line Cinema 	$85 million 	$58,292,295
2001	Joe Dirt 	Dennie Gordon 	Columbia Pictures 	$17.7 million	$30,987,695
2001	The Animal 	Luke Greenfield 	Columbia Pictures 	$47 million 	$84,772,742
2002	Mr. Deeds 	Steven Brill 	Columbia Pictures 	$50 million 	$171,269,535
2002	The Master of Disguise 	Perry Andelin Blake	Columbia Pictures 	$16 million 	$43,411,001
2002	Eight Crazy Nights 	Seth Kearsley 	Columbia Pictures 	$34 million 	$23,833,131
2002	The Hot Chick 	Tom Brady 	Buena Vista Pictures (Touchstone Pictures) 	$34 million 	$54,639,553
2003	Anger Management 	Peter Segal 	Columbia Pictures 	$75 million 	$195,745,823
2003	Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star 	Sam Weisman 	Paramount Pictures 	$17 million 	$23,794,648
2004	50 First Dates 	Peter Segal 	Columbia Pictures 	$75 million 	$196,482,882
2005	The Longest Yard 	Peter Segal 	Paramount Pictures/Columbia Pictures 	$82 million 	$190,320,588
2005	Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo 	Mike Bigelow 	Columbia Pictures 	$22 million 	$45,109,561
2006	Grandma's Boy 	Nicholaus Goossen 	20th Century Fox 	$5.5 million 	$37,856,991
2006	The Benchwarmers 	Dennis Dugan 	Columbia Pictures 	$33 million 	$64,957,291
2006	Click 	Frank Coraci 	Columbia Pictures 	$82.5 million	$237,681,299
2007	Reign Over Me 	Mike Binder 	Columbia Pictures 	$20 million 	$22,222,308
2007	I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry	Dennis Dugan 	Universal Pictures 	$85 million 	$186,072,214
2008	Strange Wilderness 	Fred Wolf 	Paramount Pictures 	$20 million 	$6,964,734
2008	You Don't Mess with the Zohan 	Dennis Dugan 	Columbia Pictures 	$90 million 	$201,802,891
2008	The House Bunny 	Fred Wolf 	Columbia Pictures 	$25 million 	$70,442,940
2008	Bedtime Stories 	Adam Shankman 	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	$80 million 	$212,874,442
2009	Paul Blart: Mall Cop 	Steve Carr 	Columbia Pictures 	$26 million 	$183,293,131
2009	Funny People 	Judd Apatow 	Universal Pictures/Columbia Pictures 	$75 million 	$71,585,235
2009	The Shortcut 	Nicholaus Goossen 	Leomax 	$1 million 	N/A
2010	Grown Ups 	Dennis Dugan 	Columbia Pictures 	$80 million 	$271,419,251
2011	Just Go with It 	Dennis Dugan 	Columbia Pictures 	$80 million 	$214,945,591
2011	Zookeeper 	Frank Coraci 	Columbia Pictures 	$80 million 	$169,852,759
2011	Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star 	Tom Brady 	Columbia Pictures 	$10 million 	$2,529,395
2011	Jack and Jill 	Dennis Dugan 	Columbia Pictures 	$79 million 	$149,673,788
2012	That's My Boy 	Sean Anders 	Columbia Pictures 	$70 million 	$57,719,093
2012	Here Comes the Boom 	Frank Coraci 	Columbia Pictures 	$42 million 	$73,100,172
2013	Grown Ups 2 	Dennis Dugan 	Columbia Pictures 	$80 million 	$246,645,494
2014	Blended 	Frank Coraci 	Warner Bros. 	$40 million 	$126,794,610
2015	Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 	Andy Fickman 	Columbia Pictures 	$30 million 	$103,700,000
2015	Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser 	Fred Wolf 	Crackle 	N/A 	N/A
2015	Pixels 	Chris Columbus 	Columbia Pictures 	$88 million 	$244,900,000
2015	The Ridiculous 6 	Frank Coraci 	Netflix 	$60 million 	N/A
2016	The Do-Over 	Steven Brill 	Netflix 	$40 million 	N/A
2017	Sandy Wexler 	Steven Brill 	Netflix 	N/A 	N/A
2018	The Week Of 	Robert Smigel 	Netflix 	N/A 	N/A
2018	Father of the Year 	Tyler Spindel 	Netflix 	N/A 	N/A
2019	Murder Mystery 	Kyle Newacheck 	Netflix 	N/A 	N/A
TBD 	Untitled Animated Film 	TBA 	STX Entertainment 	N/A 	N/A
==Critical reception==
Happy Madison's films have, for the most part, received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics. The production company has put out three films considered to be some of the worst ever made.
Year	Film 	RottenTomatoes	Metacritic
1999	Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo 	23% 	30
2000	Little Nicky 	22% 	38
2001	Joe Dirt 	11% 	20
2001	The Animal 	30% 	43
2002	Mr. Deeds 	22% 	24
2002	The Master of Disguise 	1% 	12
2002	Eight Crazy Nights 	12% 	23
2002	The Hot Chick 	22% 	29
2003	Anger Management 	43% 	52
2003	Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star 	23% 	36
2004	50 First Dates 	44% 	48
2005	The Longest Yard 	31% 	48
2005	Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo 	9% 	23
2006	Grandma's Boy 	18% 	33
2006	The Benchwarmers 	11% 	25
2006	Click 	32% 	45
2007	Reign Over Me 	64% 	61
2007	I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry	14% 	37
2008	Strange Wilderness 	2% 	12
2008	You Don't Mess with the Zohan 	37% 	54
2008	The House Bunny 	42% 	55
2008	Bedtime Stories 	25% 	33
2009	Paul Blart: Mall Cop 	33% 	39
2009	Funny People 	68% 	60
2009	The Shortcut 	N/A 	N/A
2010	Grown Ups 	10% 	30
2011	Just Go with It 	19% 	33
2011	Zookeeper 	14% 	30
2011	Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star 	0% 	9
2011	Jack and Jill 	3% 	23
2012	That's My Boy 	20% 	31
2012	Here Comes the Boom 	38% 	40
2013	Grown Ups 2 	7% 	19
2014	Blended 	14% 	31
2015	Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 	6% 	14
2015	Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser 	10% 	N/A
2015	Pixels 	17% 	27
2015	The Ridiculous 6 	0% 	18
2016	The Do-Over 	5% 	22
2017	Sandy Wexler 	32% 	39
2018	The Week Of 	22% 	41
2018	Father of the Year 	0% 	N/A
==Television==
* Rules of Engagement, 2007–13, with Game Six Productions, CBS Television Studios, and Sony Pictures Television
* The Gong Show with Dave Attell, 2008
* Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, 2010–11, with Culver Entertainment
* Breaking In, 2011–12, with Adam F. Goldberg Productions and Sony Pictures Television
* The Goldbergs, 2013–present, with Adam F. Goldberg Productions and Sony Pictures Television
* Imaginary Mary, 2017, with Adam F. Goldberg Productions, ABC Studios, and Sony Pictures Television
* Schooled, 2019, with Adam F. Goldberg Productions, ABC Studios, and Sony Pictures Television
==External links==
*Happy Madison page on Sandler's website
*Happy Madison Productions on IMDb
Category:Film production companies of the United States
Category:Film production companies