The House
“If you can't beat the house, be the house.”
When Scott and Kate Johansen’s daughter gets into the college of her dreams it’s cause for celebration. That is, until Scott and Kate learn that the scholarship they were counting on didn’t come through, and they’re now on the hook for tuition they can’t begin to afford. With the help of their friend and neighbor Frank also in need of a major payday they decide to open an illegal casino in his suburban house, risking everything together on a Vegas-style bacchanal where money flows, inhibitions are checked at the door, and all bets are off.
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Studio
Village Roadshow Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The House performed
Budget
$40.0M
Worldwide Gross
$34.2M
Gross Profit
−$5.8M
Return
0.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$5M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Kate Johansen
Amy Poehler
Kate Johansen
Scott Johansen/The Butcher
Will Ferrell
Scott Johansen/The Butcher
Frank
Jason Mantzoukas
Frank
Alex Johansen
Ryan Simpkins
Alex Johansen
Bob Schaeffer
Nick Kroll
Bob Schaeffer
Dawn Mayweather
Allison Tolman
Dawn Mayweather
Officer Chandler
Rob Huebel
Officer Chandler
Davida
Christina Offley
Davida
Rachel
Jessie Ennis
Rachel
Joe
Rory Scovel
Joe
Martha
Lennon Parham
Martha
Reggie Henderson
Cedric Yarbrough
Reggie Henderson
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