Joy
“In America, the ordinary needs the extraordinary every single day.”
A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.
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Cast
86 people
Jennifer Lawrence
Joy
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Robert De Niro
Rudy
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Bradley Cooper
Neil Walker
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Diane Ladd
Mimi
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Virginia Madsen
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Isabella Rossellini
Trudy
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Dascha Polanco
Jackie
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Elisabeth Röhm
Peggy
Known for
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Susan Lucci
Danica
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Laura Wright
Clarinda
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Maurice Benard
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David O. Russell Director · Annie Mumolo Story David Campbell Composer
Worldwide gross $101M · Budget $60M · United States release December 25, 2015
Box office
Budget
$60,000,000
Worldwide gross
$101,134,059
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures
Production
Annapurna Pictures
Production
Davis Entertainment
Production
10 by 10 Entertainment
Production
TSG Entertainment
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · December 13, 2015
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · December 25, 2015
Theatrical
United States · April 8, 2016
Digital
United States
May 3, 2016 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray / DVD
Argentina
February 4, 2016 · Theatrical
Australia
December 26, 2015 · Theatrical
Austria
January 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Bahrain
December 31, 2015 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 13, 2016 · Theatrical
Bolivia
January 14, 2016 · Theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
January 14, 2016 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
January 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Canada
December 25, 2015 · Theatrical
March 4, 2018 · TV · CTV
Chile
February 4, 2016 · Theatrical
Colombia
January 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Croatia
February 4, 2016 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 25, 2015 · Theatrical
Dominican Republic
January 14, 2016 · Theatrical
Ecuador
January 29, 2016 · Theatrical
Egypt
December 30, 2015 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Finland
January 1, 2016 · Theatrical
France
December 30, 2015 · Theatrical
April 30, 2016 · Digital
May 4, 2016 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray / DVD
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
December 31, 2015 · Theatrical
Greece
December 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 31, 2015 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 31, 2015 · Theatrical
Iceland
January 1, 2016 · Theatrical
India
January 22, 2016 · Theatrical
Indonesia
February 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Iraq
December 31, 2015 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Israel
December 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Italy
January 28, 2016 · Theatrical
Jamaica
January 6, 2016 · Theatrical
Japan
February 22, 2017 · Physical · DVD
Jordan
December 31, 2015 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
February 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Kuwait
December 31, 2015 · Theatrical
Latvia
January 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Lebanon
December 31, 2015 · Theatrical
Lithuania
January 22, 2016 · Theatrical
Malaysia
February 11, 2016 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 7, 2016 · Theatrical
May 18, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray
New Zealand
December 26, 2015 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
January 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Norway
December 25, 2015 · Theatrical
Oman
December 31, 2015 · Theatrical
Pakistan
January 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Peru
January 14, 2016 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 17, 2016 · Theatrical
Poland
January 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
January 14, 2016 · Theatrical
Qatar
December 31, 2015 · Theatrical
Romania
January 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Russia
January 21, 2016 · Theatrical
Serbia
January 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Singapore
January 21, 2016 · Theatrical
Slovakia
January 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Slovenia
January 21, 2016 · Theatrical
South Africa
December 31, 2015 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 10, 2016 · Theatrical
Spain
January 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 25, 2015 · Theatrical
Switzerland
December 30, 2015 · Theatrical · French
December 31, 2015 · Theatrical · German
January 28, 2016 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
December 31, 2015 · Theatrical
Thailand
February 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Trinidad & Tobago
January 6, 2016 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Ukraine
January 7, 2016 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 31, 2015 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 1, 2016 · Theatrical
April 25, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Uruguay
January 14, 2016 · Theatrical
Venezuela
January 22, 2016 · Theatrical
Vietnam
January 8, 2016 · Theatrical
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