Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySteve Carr
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRuss T. Alsobrook
Edited byJeff Freeman
Music byWaddy Wachtel
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing[1]
Release date
  • January 16, 2009 (2009-01-16)
Running time
91 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$26 million [4]
Box office$183 million [5]

Paul Blart: Mall Cop is a 2009 American action comedy film directed by Steve Carr, written by Kevin James and Nick Bakay, and produced by James, Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, Todd Garner, and Barry Bernardi. It stars James as the titular character Paul Blart, with Keir O'Donnell, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Rannazzisi and Shirley Knight in supporting roles. The film tells a story of Blart, a single dad and bumbling mall security guard, who finds himself in the middle of a heist and the only one in position to rescue hostages. The sequel is Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2.

Filming began in February 2008 with a majority of the shooting taking place at the Burlington Mall in Burlington, Massachusetts. Produced by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions in association with Relativity Media, it was released in the United States on January 16, 2009, by Sony Pictures Releasing through its Columbia Pictures label. The film received negative reviews, although James' performance was generally met with praise from critics. It grossed $183.3 million worldwide against a production budget of $26 million. A sequel titled Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 was released in 2015.

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