Actors and Actresses in 'The New Guy'

These are the Stars which acted in 2002's The New Guy;

Eddie Griffin:

An American actor and comedian. He is best known for his sitcom, Malcolm & Eddie, along with co-star, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and his role in the 2002 comedy film, Undercover Brother as the film’s title character.

Eliza Dushku:

An American actress, who has appeared in several Hollywood movies such as True Lies, The New Guy, Bring It On, and Wrong Turn. She is also well known for her acting on television, such as her recurring appearances on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel as Faith, as well as the main character, Tru Davies, in the series Tru Calling.


Donald Joseph “DJ” Qualls:

Is an American fashion model and actor. Also has appeared in 'The Core' and does appearances on TV programmes, such as Scrubs, Lost, My Name is Earl and Monk.

Zooey Deschanel:

An American actress, musician and singer-songwriter. Deschanel made her film debut in 1999's Mumford and soon became known for memorable, deadpan supporting roles in films such as Almost Famous (2000) and The New Guy (2002). She then began playing lead roles, including All the Real Girls (2003), Elf (2003), Winter Passing (2005), Tin Man (2007) and Yes Man (2008).

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The New Guy was produced by Greg Silverman and John J. Strauss both of which were not well known producers compared Ron Howard, however with the low budget cost of the film, $13,000,000, they were able to come up with a strong Romance comedy with a decent show of actors, such as Eddie Griffin (Scary Movie 3) , Eliza Dushku (Buffy The Vampire Slayer), D.J. Qualls (Road Trip) and new and up coming actress/singer Zooey Deschanel lately known for her efforts in 'The Hitchhickers Guide to the Galaxy' - 2004 and 'Yes Man' - 2008.

These actors and actresses gave the film a extra edge and attracted fans of those actors and with the cast they were mainly comedy actors, except Eliza Dusku who brought beauty to the set and this attracted the male generation and fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

The opening of 'The New Guy' on its release date in May, brought a revenue of $9,000,000+ already 3/4's of its bugdet, however after its release, the audience became smaller taking only $100,000+ days after its release. However during it increased by a $1,000,000 and another time by $2,000,000 near the end of the May. Its ending revenue ended up at $29,000,000 double its project budget, which made it successful.

However, due to a similar film with the same genre being released years before, American Pie and it Sequal in 2001, The new Guy lost alot of competition because of this film appealed to more audiences and therefore took most of The New Guys fame away, with a new selection of stars.

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Released	May 10, 2002
Production Budget	$13,000,000
MPAA Rating	PG-13 for sexual content, language, crude humor and mild drug references
Running Time:	88 minutes

The Numbers Rating: 5.88 (43 votes) Rate it - Rating Details  Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 7% - Rotten

Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross	$28,972,187

Weekend Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
5/10/2002	3		$9,007,833		2,687	$3,352	$9,007,833	3
5/17/2002	5		$6,478,078	-28.08%	2,687	$2,411	$17,305,157	10
5/24/2002	8		$4,410,899	-31.91%	2,374	$1,858	$24,388,438	17
5/31/2002	10		$1,415,261	-67.91%	1,676	$844	$26,818,276	24
6/7/2002	14		$606,077	-57.18%	684	$886	$28,150,227	31
6/14/2002	21		$210,606	-65.25%	282	$747	$28,676,549	38
6/21/2002	41		$52,053	-75.28%	107	$486	$28,827,716	45
6/28/2002	34		$115,103	+121.13%	136	$846	$28,972,187	52

Daily Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
5/10/2002	3		$3,309,226		2,687	$1,232	$3,309,226	1
5/11/2002	3		$3,774,003	+14.04%	2,687	$1,405	$7,083,229	2
5/12/2002	3		$1,924,604	-49.00%	2,687	$716	$9,007,833	3
5/13/2002	3		$548,107	-71.52%	2,687	$204	$9,555,940	4
5/14/2002	3		$512,000	-6.59%	2,687	$191	$10,068,000	5
5/15/2002	3		$407,000	-20.51%	2,687	$151	$10,475,000	6
5/16/2002	4		$352,000	-13.51%	2,687	$131	$10,827,000	7
5/17/2002	5		$2,035,000	+478.13%	2,687	$757	$12,862,000	8
5/18/2002	5		$2,783,000	+36.76%	2,687	$1,036	$15,645,000	9
5/19/2002	5		$1,582,419	-43.14%	2,687	$589	$17,305,157	10
5/20/2002	5		$497,000	-68.59%	2,687	$185	$17,802,000	11
5/21/2002	5		$373,000	-24.95%	2,687	$139	$18,175,000	12
5/22/2002	5		$351,000	-5.90%	2,687	$131	$18,526,000	13
5/23/2002	5		$436,700	+24.42%	2,687	$163	$18,962,342	14
5/24/2002	8		$1,332,000	+205.01%	2,374	$561	$20,294,000	15
5/25/2002	8		$1,686,000	+26.58%	2,374	$710	$21,980,000	16
5/26/2002	8		$1,400,000	-16.96%	2,374	$590	$23,380,000	17
5/27/2002	8		$1,015,197	-27.49%	2,374	$428	$24,388,438	18
5/28/2002	8		$342,000	-66.31%	2,374	$144	$24,731,000	19
5/29/2002	8		$326,000	-4.68%	2,374	$137	$25,057,000	20
5/30/2002	8		$346,000	+6.13%	2,374	$146	$25,403,000	21
5/31/2002	10		$475,000	+37.28%	1,676	$283	$25,878,000	22
6/1/2002	10		$643,000	+35.37%	1,676	$384	$26,521,000	23
6/2/2002	10		$375,158	-41.66%	1,676	$224	$26,818,276	24
6/3/2002	10		$169,000	-54.95%	1,676	$101	$26,987,000	25
6/4/2002	10		$185,000	+9.47%	1,676	$110	$27,172,000	26
6/5/2002	10		$183,000	-1.08%	1,676	$109	$27,356,000	27
6/6/2002	10		$188,440	+2.97%	1,676	$112	$27,544,150	28