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“Since we first worked together on Big Daddy in 1999, Adam and the team at Happy Madison have been an important part of our family,” says Sony chief Amy Pascal. The raunchy pairing with Andy Samberg cost $70 million but took in only $58 million worldwide and came on the heels of Sandler’s stab at drag, Jack and Jill, which cost $79 million and earned just $74 million domestically and $150 million worldwide.īut the studio scoffs at the idea of any fissures in the relationship, pointing to the success of its Sandler-voiced animated film Hotel Transylvania, which earned $347 million worldwide and is getting a sequel. Grown Ups 2 is projected to open as well as if not better than the original, which earned $41 million in its debut frame, and its early awareness is stronger than fellow July 12 release Pacific Rim.īut the question is, how fast will the $80 million-budgeted film drop in a crowded summer? At stake is Sandler’s long-standing relationship with Sony, which some sources characterize as strained thanks to the R-rated misfire That’s My Boy.
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Given his diminished leverage, the terms were scaled back slightly for the sequel (the upfront fee was the same, but he instead will split his backend in a deferred pool with other cast members).Įarly tracking for Grown Ups 2 bodes well for the 46-year-old former Saturday Night Live star, who parlayed his average-dude shtick into a lucrative acting and producing career via his Happy Madison company.
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When Grown Ups 2 hits theaters July 12, the film will mark a pivotal moment for the Sandler comedy brand, which has taken a bit of a hit but is still considered among the strongest in Hollywood.Ī source familiar with Sandler’s dealmaking says Sony paid him $20 million to star in and $5 million to produce 2010’s Grown Ups (against nearly 19 percent of first-dollar gross).