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22% Rotten Tomatoes Budget 29 million USD | 5.4/10 IMDb 1.5/4 Roger Ebert Music by Christopher Lennertz Box office 78.8 million USD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Produced by Ben FalconeMelissa McCarthyWill FerrellAdam McKayChris Henchy Written by Ben FalconeMelissa McCarthySteve Mallory Starring Melissa McCarthyKristen BellKathy BatesTyler LabinePeter Dinklage Initial release 7 April 2016 (Netherlands) Cast Similar Melissa McCarthy movies, Movies about business, Comedies Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The boss official trailer 1 2016 melissa mccarthy kristen bell movie hd
The Boss is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Ben Falcone and written by Falcone, Melissa McCarthy and Steve Mallory. The film stars McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Ella Anderson, Tyler Labine, Kathy Bates, Annie Mumolo, Timothy Simons and Peter Dinklage.
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- The boss official trailer 1 2016 melissa mccarthy kristen bell movie hd
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Filming
- Release
- Box office
- Critical response
- References
The film was released on April 8, 2016, by Universal Pictures. It received largely negative reviews and grossed $78.8 million on a $29 million budget.
Plot
The story follows Michelle Darnell, a titan of industry who is sent to prison for insider trading, denounced by her former lover, Renault, who still holds a heavy grudge towards her for their breakup, after getting a promotion a few years ago. After doing her time, Michelle emerges, ready to rebrand herself as America's latest sweetheart, but not everyone she steamrolled is so quick to forgive and forget. With nowhere to go and no one to scam, Michelle is forced to move in with former assistant Claire and her young daughter, Rachel. Now at her lowest point, Michelle wastes no time in devising a winner-take-all plan to rebuild her empire.
Cast
Production
Initially announced as Michelle Darnell, the film is based on a character McCarthy created for the comedy troupe Groundlings. Universal was at first unable to decide on the gender of the film's antagonist. Before Peter Dinklage was finally cast, the studio also considered Oprah Winfrey, Jon Hamm and Sandra Bullock as possibilities. Kathy Bates plays Ida Marquette, Darnell's mentor, and Kristen Bell plays Claire, Darnell's former personal assistant.
Filming
Set in Chicago, the movie began filming in Chicago on March 12, 2015. In addition to filming in Chicago, the movie was also filmed throughout various locations in the Atlanta, Georgia area, including Agnes Scott College, Crescent Avenue in Midtown, Glenwood Park, and the Buckhead Loop area.
Release
The first official full-length trailer was released on November 19, 2015. The film was released on April 8, 2016.
Box office
The Boss grossed $63.3 million in the United States and Canada, plus $15.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $78.8 million against a budget of $29 million.
In the United States and Canada, pre-release tracking suggested the film would gross $20–24 million from 3,480 theaters in its opening weekend, besting fellow newcomers Hardcore Henry ($7–10 million projection) and Demolition ($2–3 million projection). The film grossed $985,000 from its early Thursday screenings and $8.1 million on its first day. It went on to gross $23.6 million in its opening weekend, finishing first at the box office.
Critical response
The Boss received generally negative reviews from critics. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 22%, based on 169 reviews, with an average of 4.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Melissa McCarthy remains as fiercely talented as ever, but her efforts aren't enough to prop up the baggy mess of inconsistent gags and tissue-thin writing that brings down The Boss." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 40 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale.