Land of the Lost is an
American comedy film directed by
Brad Silberling and starred
Will Ferrell and
Anna Friel , based on the 1974
TV series of the same name.
Production began in March 2008. It was originally scheduled to be released on July 9 but the release date was moved up to June 5 to avoid competition with
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
[Release information at the Internet Movie Database] The film grossed $7.1 million on its June 5 opening day, and was #3 at the box office.
The film finished its opening weekend in third place, behind
Up and
The Hangover with a total of $18.8 million,
[www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2009&wknd=23&p=.htm] making it Will Ferrell's least-successful summer movie opening to that point.
Critics largely panned the movie
[ and box office receipts fell far short of the cost of making the movie.]
