Daddy Day Care is a 2003 American comedy film, starring Eddie Murphy. It was written by Geoff Rodkey and was directed by Steve Carr. It was released in theaters on May 9, 2003. It was produced by Revolution Studios and released by Columbia Pictures. Although the film was financially successful, grossing $164 million worldwide on a budget of $60 million plus prints and advertising, its 2007 sequel Daddy Day Camp, starring Cuba Gooding Jr., was almost universally panned by critics and bombed in the box office. Charles "Charlie" Hinton is a busy working father and his wife, Kim has just gone... back to work as a lawyer. They enroll their child, Ben , in Chapman Academy, a very academic pre-school headed by Miss Harridan . Soon after, Charlie is laid off. In need of money, he opens up a day care center, "Daddy Day Care" with the help of his best friend Phil Ryerson . At first, the local moms are suspicious of men wanting to work with children .
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| Release date: | May 4, 2003 |
| Directed by: | Steve Carr |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 92 Minutes |
| Producer: | Matt Berenson, Wyck Godfrey, John Davis |
| Editor: | Christopher Greenbury |
| Music by: | David Newman |
| Cinematography: | Steven B. Poster |
| Screenplay by: | Geoff Rodkey |
| Estimated budget: | $60,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy, Children's |