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| Directed by | Ben Falcone |
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| Cinematography | Julio Macat |
| Edited by | Craig Alpert |
| Music by | Christopher Lennertz |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 99 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $29 million[2] |
| Box office | $78.8 million[3] |
The Boss is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Ben Falcone and written by Falcone, Melissa McCarthy and Steve Mallory. The film stars McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Ella Anderson, Tyler Labine, Kathy Bates, Annie Mumolo, Timothy Simons, and Peter Dinklage.
The film follows a wealthy woman who, after being arrested and losing her fortune, uses her assistant's daughter's Dandelion Girls cookie sales to return to the top.
The Boss had its premiere in Sydney on March 21, 2016, and was theatrically released in the United States on April 8 by Universal Pictures. Although it received generally negative reviews from critics, it grossed over $78 million worldwide on a budget of $29 million.
- ^ "THE BOSS (15)". British Board of Film Classification. May 17, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ^ Brent Lang (April 4, 2016). "Box Office: Melissa McCarthy Looks to Unseat 'Batman v Superman'". Variety. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ^ "The Boss (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 15, 2016.