Bruce Almighty

Bruce Almighty
A man with the world hanging from his finger like a yoyo
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTom Shadyac
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Steve Koren
  • Mark O'Keefe
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDean Semler
Edited byScott Hill
Music byJohn Debney
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures (United States/Canada)
Spyglass Entertainment (International)
Buena Vista International (some territories)[2]
Release dates
  • May 14, 2003 (2003-05-14) (Hollywood)
  • May 23, 2003 (2003-05-23) (United States)
Running time
101 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$81 million[4]
Box office$484.6 million[4]

Bruce Almighty is a 2003 American fantasy comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe and Steve Oedekerk. The film stars Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan, a down-on-his-luck television reporter who complains to God (played by Morgan Freeman) that he is not doing his job correctly and is offered the chance to try being God himself for one week. It co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Philip Baker Hall, and Tony Bennett. The film is Shadyac and Carrey's third collaboration, after Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) and Liar Liar (1997).

When released in American theaters on May 23, 2003, Bruce Almighty received mixed reviews from critics, and was a box-office success and grossed $86.4 million in its opening weekend, a Memorial Day record at the time.[5] The film surprised the industry's pundits when it beat The Matrix Reloaded the following weekend. It went on to gross $484 million worldwide, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2003.

Evan Almighty—a spin-off sequel focusing on Steve Carell's character, with Shadyac and Oedekerk returning to direct and write, respectively, and Freeman also reprising his role—was released on June 22, 2007.

  1. ^ a b Bruce Almighty at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  2. ^ "Spyglass joins U for 'Bruce'". August 2, 2002.
  3. ^ "BRUCE ALMIGHTY (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. May 22, 2003. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Bruce Almighty". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "Bruce Blesses Memorial Weekend with $85.73 Million". Archived from the original on June 14, 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2006.