| Anchorman | |
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| Directed by | Adam McKay (1–3) Will Ferrell (Podcast) |
| Written by | Will Ferrell Adam McKay (1–3) Jake Fogelnest (Podcast) |
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| Music by | Alex Wurman (1, 1½) Andrew Feltenstein (2) John Nau (2) |
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| Distributed by | DreamWorks Pictures (1–1½) Paramount Pictures (2) iHeartRadio (Podcast) |
Release dates | 1: July 9, 2004 1½: December 28, 2004 2: December 18, 2013 |
Running time | 1: 94 minutes 1½: 93 minutes 2: 119 minutes Podcast:1636 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $76,000,000 |
| Box office | $264.2 million + |
The Anchorman series is a media franchise initially consisting of three American comedy films – Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (both 2004), and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). The films were produced by Judd Apatow, directed by Adam McKay, and written by McKay and Will Ferrell. The films star Ferrell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, Steve Carell, and Christina Applegate, as the title character, Brian Fantana, Champ Kind, Brick Tamland, and Veronica Corningstone, respectively. The films were distributed by DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures.[citation needed] A podcast series, The Ron Burgundy Podcast, produced by Big Money Players and written by Jake Fogelnest, with Ferrell reprising his role alongside Carolina Barlow, aired for 57 episodes across four seasons on iHeartRadio from February 7, 2019 to August 19, 2021, with a fifth season in active development.