The Pursuit of Happyness
“For his son, one man will reach for the impossible.”
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
Genres
Drama
Studio
Escape Artists
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Pursuit of Happyness performed
Budget
$55.0M
Worldwide Gross
$307.1M
Gross Profit
$252.1M
Return
5.6× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$44M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) 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
Chris Gardner
Will Smith
Chris Gardner
Christopher
Jaden Smith
Christopher
Linda
Thandiwe Newton
Linda
Jay Twistle
Brian Howe
Jay Twistle
Martin Frohm
James Karen
Martin Frohm
Alan Frakesh
Dan Castellaneta
Alan Frakesh
Walter Ribbon
Kurt Fuller
Walter Ribbon
Mrs. Chu
Takayo Fischer
Mrs. Chu
World's Greatest Dad
Kevin West
World's Greatest Dad
Chinese Maintenance Worker
George Cheung
Chinese Maintenance Worker
Doctor at First Hospital
David Michael Silverman
Doctor at First Hospital
Tim Ribbon
Domenic Bove
Tim Ribbon
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