Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBrandon Trost
Edited by
Music byMatthew Compton
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24) (New York City)
  • June 3, 2016 (2016-06-03) (United States)
Running time
87 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million[2]
Box office$9.7 million[3]

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is a 2016 American mockumentary musical comedy film directed by Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone and written by and starring Andy Samberg, Taccone, and Schaffer. The trio, collectively known as The Lonely Island, also co-produced the film with Judd Apatow and Rodney Rothman. Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows, Imogen Poots, Joan Cusack, Maya Rudolph, and Chris Redd appear in supporting roles.

The film was released on June 3, 2016, by Universal Pictures, and became a box-office bomb, grossing just over $9 million against a budget of $20 million. It received positive reviews from critics and has developed a cult following.

  1. ^ "Popstar: Never Stop, Never Stopping (15)". British Board of Film Classification. July 13, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference CinemaScore was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 23, 2016.