Why Him?
“Of all the guys his daughter could have chosen...”
A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.
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Cast
57 people
Bryan Cranston
Ned Fleming
Known for
Breaking Bad
Malcolm in the Middle
James Franco
Laird Mayhew
Known for
127 Hours
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Zoey Deutch
Stephanie Fleming
Known for
Before I Fall
Set It Up
Megan Mullally
Barb Fleming
Known for
The Umbrella Academy
Will & Grace
Griffin Gluck
Scotty Fleming
Known for
Locke & Key
Cruel Summer
Keegan-Michael Key
Gustav
Known for
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Toy Story 4
Kaley Cuoco
Justine (voice)
Known for
The Big Bang Theory
Harley Quinn
Cedric the Entertainer
Lou Dunne
Known for
Ice Age
Madagascar
Zack Pearlman
Kevin Dingle
Known for
DreamWorks Dragons
Dragons: Race to the Edge
Jee Young Han
Marnie Dingle
Known for
Perry Mason
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
Grace Hazelett
Vanessa Dingle
Sadie Hazelett
Vanessa Dingle
John Hamburg Director · Ian Helfer Screenplay Jonah Hill Story
Worldwide gross $118M · Budget $38M · United States release December 23, 2016
Box office
Budget
$38,000,000
Worldwide gross
$118,102,725
Gross vs. budget
3.1×
Production
21 Laps Entertainment
Production
TSG Entertainment
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
Red Hour
Production
75 Year Plan Productions
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Hungary · December 22, 2016
Digital
United States · December 23, 2016
Theatrical
United States · March 28, 2017
Physical
Australia
December 26, 2016 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 16, 2017 · Theatrical
Colombia
January 19, 2017 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 12, 2017 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 6, 2017 · Theatrical
France
January 25, 2017 · Theatrical
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
January 12, 2017 · Theatrical
Greece
December 29, 2016 · Theatrical
April 7, 2017 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Hong Kong SAR China
January 5, 2017 · Theatrical
India
February 3, 2017 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 26, 2016 · Digital
Lithuania
January 13, 2017 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 28, 2017 · Physical
Netherlands
December 23, 2016 · Theatrical
Poland
January 20, 2017 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 22, 2016 · Theatrical
Romania
December 30, 2016 · Theatrical
Russia
January 12, 2017 · Theatrical
Slovakia
December 22, 2016 · Theatrical
Spain
January 13, 2017 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 25, 2016 · Theatrical
May 15, 2017 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray release
Switzerland
January 12, 2017 · Theatrical · German
February 23, 2017 · Theatrical · Italian
March 8, 2017 · Theatrical · French
Taiwan
December 23, 2016 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 20, 2017 · Theatrical
Ukraine
January 12, 2017 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 6, 2017 · Theatrical
May 1, 2017 · Physical
Vietnam
January 13, 2017 · Theatrical
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