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.
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Cast
80 people
Will Smith
Chris Gardner
Known for
Suicide Squad
I Am Legend
Joe Nunez
Driver Who Hits Chris
Jaden Smith
Christopher
Known for
After Earth
The Karate Kid
Thandiwe Newton
Linda
Known for
Westworld
2012
Brian Howe
Jay Twistle
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
Gran Torino
James Karen
Martin Frohm
Known for
The Return of the Living Dead
Mulholland Drive
Dan Castellaneta
Alan Frakesh
Known for
The Simpsons
Hey Arnold!
Kurt Fuller
Walter Ribbon
Known for
Evil
Midnight in Paris
Takayo Fischer
Mrs. Chu
Known for
The Baby-Sitters Club
Showdown in Little Tokyo
Kevin West
World's Greatest Dad
Known for
Indecent Proposal
Bio-Dome
George Cheung
Chinese Maintenance Worker
Known for
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Starsky & Hutch
David Michael Silverman
Doctor at First Hospital
Known for
Copycat
Gabriele Muccino Director · Steven Conrad Screenplay Andrea Guerra Composer
Worldwide gross $307M · Budget $55M · United States release December 14, 2006
Box office
Budget
$55,000,000
Worldwide gross
$307,077,295
Gross vs. budget
5.6×
Production
Escape Artists
Production
Relativity Media
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Overbrook Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · English
Release dates
United States · December 14, 2006
Theatrical
Argentina
February 1, 2007 · Theatrical
Australia
January 11, 2007 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 7, 2007 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 2, 2007 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
February 9, 2007 · Theatrical
Burkina Faso
March 2, 2007 · Premiere · Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival
Canada
December 15, 2006 · Theatrical
China
January 17, 2008 · Theatrical
Colombia
February 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Croatia
December 15, 2006 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 8, 2007 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 2, 2007 · Theatrical
Egypt
February 7, 2007 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 9, 2007 · Theatrical
Finland
February 9, 2007 · Theatrical
France
January 31, 2007 · Theatrical
Germany
January 18, 2007 · Theatrical
May 22, 2007 · Physical
Greece
February 22, 2007 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 22, 2007 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 15, 2007 · Theatrical
Iceland
February 9, 2007 · Theatrical
India
March 14, 2008 · Digital
Ireland
January 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Israel
January 18, 2007 · Theatrical
Italy
January 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Japan
January 27, 2007 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
April 16, 2007 · Theatrical
Kuwait
February 7, 2007 · Theatrical
Latvia
February 9, 2007 · Theatrical
Lithuania
February 2, 2007 · Theatrical
Malaysia
March 1, 2007 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 15, 2006 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 1, 2007 · Theatrical
February 13, 2008 · Physical · Blu ray
March 15, 2009 · TV · RTL 4
November 10, 2010 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
January 25, 2007 · Theatrical
Norway
February 9, 2007 · Theatrical
Panama
March 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Philippines
March 14, 2007 · Theatrical
Poland
February 9, 2007 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 1, 2007 · Theatrical
Romania
February 9, 2007 · Theatrical
Russia
March 22, 2007 · Theatrical
Serbia
March 22, 2007 · Theatrical
Singapore
March 1, 2007 · Theatrical
Slovakia
February 15, 2007 · Theatrical
South Africa
February 16, 2007 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 28, 2007 · Theatrical
Spain
February 2, 2007 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 2, 2007 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 12, 2007 · Theatrical · Italian
January 18, 2007 · Theatrical · German
January 31, 2007 · Theatrical · French
Taiwan
February 28, 2007 · Theatrical
Thailand
February 22, 2007 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 2, 2007 · Theatrical
Ukraine
March 8, 2007 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Uruguay
January 26, 2007 · Theatrical
Venezuela
February 9, 2007 · Theatrical
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