Big Daddy
Nature called. Look who answered.
A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned.Now he's forced to grow up while navigating the challenges of fatherhood.
- Director
- Dennis Dugan
- Worldwide
- $235M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned. Now he's forced to grow up while navigating the challenges of fatherhood.
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The record
Awards
1 win
Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie
1 win
- WinnerKids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Big Daddy returned 6.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $34M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $235M
- Release date
- Jun 25, 1999
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English, Italian
- Country
- United States of America
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