Good Boys is an R- rated American comedy that debuted on top of the box office and is about a group of twelve year old boys who try to attend a party of theirs popular classmates!
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about this new comedy!
- Good Boys is a 2019 American comedy film
- It is directed by Gene Stupnitsky, in his directorial debut
- It is written by Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg
- The film stars Jacob Tremblay, Keith Williams, and Brady Noon
- They play three sixth-graders who find themselves involved in a series of misadventures as they try to attend a party hosted by their popular classmates
- Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg serve as producers through their Point Grey Pictures banner
- The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2019
- It was theatrically released in the United States on August 16, 2019, by Universal Pictures
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics
- On August 16, 2017, it was announced that Seth Rogen’s Point Grey Pictures and Good Universe would produce a comedy film together from writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky
- They would both also make their directorial debut
- The film was produced by Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Nathan Kahane, and Joe Drake
- In March 2018, Jacob Tremblay was cast in the film, titled Good Boys
- Universal Pictures bought the distribution rights
- The film was shot in Vancouver
- Stupnitsky received sole director credit
- Controversy over the making of the film arose when TMZ leaked photos of Keith L. Williams’ stand-in substitute in blackface
- Both Williams and his stand-in are African-American
- But the latter is light-skinned
- Rogen issued an apology over the controversy
- As of August 18, 2019, Good Boys has grossed $23.6 million in the United States and Canada
- And $2.1 million in other territories
- For a worldwide total of $25.7 million
- In the United States and Canada, Good Boys was projected to gross $12- 15 million from 3,204 theaters in its opening weekend
- It made $8.3 million on its first day
- Including $2.1 million from Thursday night previews
- It overperformed and went on to debut to $21 million
- Becoming the first R-rated comedy since The Boss (April 2016) to finish first at the box office
- On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 79%
- Based on 150 reviews
- With an average rating of 6.65/10
- The website’s critical consensus reads, “Good Boys is undermined by an eagerness to repeatedly indulge in profane humor, but its appealing cast and ultimately thoughtful message often shine through”
- Metacritic collected 39 reviews and assessed 24 as positive, 12 as mixed, and 3 as negative
- Using a weighted average of the reviews, it gave the film has a score of 60 out of 100
- Indicating “mixed or average reviews”
- Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “B+” on an A+ to F scale
- While those at PostTrak gave it an overall positive score of 83%
- And a 61% “definite recommend”
