The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

Mick Jackson

Po Bronson
Jon Favreau
Gary Tieche

[Cast Group]
Actor: Adam Garcia | Character: Andy Kasper
Actor: Rosario Dawson | Character: Alisa
Actor: Jake Busey | Character: Darrell Claxton
Actor: Enrico Colantoni | Character: Francis Benoit
Actor: Ethan Suplee | Character: Curtis 'Tiny' Reese
Actor: Anjul Nigam | Character: Salman Fard
Actor: Gregory Jbara | Character: Hank
Actor: Dan Butler | Character: Lloyd Acheson
Actor: Linda Hart | Character: Mrs. 'B'
Actor: Shiva Rose | Character: Torso
Actor: Chandra West | Character: Robin
Actor: Rob Benedict | Character: Willy
Actor: Heather Dubrow | Character: Claudia Goss
Actor: Stoney Westmoreland | Character: Link
Actor: John Rothman | Character: Ben
Actor: Andy Berman | Character: Old Man
Actor: Reggie Lee | Character: Suit
Actor: Brent Hinkley | Character: Security Guard #1
Actor: Amy Van Horne | Character: Blonde Money Honey
Actor: Dagney Kerr | Character: Janie Hickenlocker
Actor: Jerry Haleva | Character: Hologram Saddam
Actor: Victoria Kelleher | Character: Woman with Pictures
Actor: Jonathan Klein | Character: Dental Patient
Actor: Christopher Perez | Character: Passing Guy
Actor: Jerrod Cornish | Character: Busboy
Actor: Chris B. Harrison | Character: Wake-up Newscaster
Actor: Gonzalo Menendez | Character: Security Guard #2
Actor: Alice Davis | Character: Hottubber
Actor: Katie Lohmann | Character: Hottubber
Actor: Laurel A. Ward | Character: Frisbee Girl #1
Actor: Paul McKinney | Character: Griff
Actor: Nancy Honaker | Character: Frisbee Girl #2
Actor: Diana Terranova | Character: Screen Saver Stripper
Actor: Kirsten Miller | Character: Salsa Dancer in Bahia
Actor: Joe Abanto | Character: Salsa Dancer in Bahia
Actor: Christina Haggerty | Character: Salsa Dancer in Bahia
Actor: Alex Mendietta | Character: Salsa Dancer in Bahia
Actor: Myriam Aboulhamid | Character: Salsa Dancer in Bahia
Actor: Mike Ticas | Character: Salsa Dancer in Bahia
Actor: Betsy Chang | Character: Salsa Dancer in Bahia
Actor: Lorenzo De La Cruz | Character: Salsa Dancer in Bahia
Actor: Jesus Morales | Character: Salsa Dancer in Bahia
Actor: Angeline Voss | Character: Salsa Dancer in Bahia
Actor: Jimmy Arana | Character: Salsa Dancer in Bahia
Actor: Mary Scanlon | Character: Salsa Dancer in Bahia
Actor: Christian Oviedo | Character: Salsa Dancer in Bahia
Actor: Maya Youcef | Character: Salsa Dancer in Bahia
Actor: Michael Soohoo | Character: Salsa Dancer in Bahia
Actor: Gary Locke | Character: Riverside City College Band Leader
Actor: Melanie Bulujian | Character: Titan Team Girl
Actor: Jesse Heiman | Character: Actor
Actor: Stephen Blackehart | Character: Talking Head at Meeting
Actor: Jane Bordeaux | Character: Hank's Office Assistant
Actor: Marc Davies | Character: Hippie Dude
Actor: Nasi Glekas | Character: College Student
Actor: Yoli Mapp | Character: Working Woman Catching View
Actor: Paul Oliver | Character: Omega Team Member
Actor: May Wang | Character: Receptionist
Actor: John Wojnowski III | Character: Man in Restaurant
Actor: Steven Paul Zsenyuk | Character: Undercover Police Officer

[Directors Group]
Name: Mick Jackson | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Po Bronson | Role: Writer
Name: Jon Favreau | Role: Writer
Name: Gary Tieche | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Trevor Albert | Role: Producer
Name: Kym Bye | Role: Producer
Name: Michele Imperato | Role: Producer
Name: Neil A. Machlis | Role: Producer
Name: Harold Ramis | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Marco Beltrami | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Ronald Víctor García | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Don Brochu | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Mindy Marin | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: William Sandell | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Bruce Crone | Role: Art Director
Name: Brad Ricker | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Robert Gould | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Jill M. Ohanneson | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: June Brickman | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Gail Hagopian | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Lisa Meyers | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Diane Pepper | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Tania Saylor | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Michele Imperato | Role: Production Manager
Name: Kris Fullan Martinez | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Aaron Barsky | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Michael McCue | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Liz Radley | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Barbara M. Ravis | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Cliff Berns | Role: Art Department
Name: Erin Boyd | Role: Art Department
Name: Joe F. Bravo | Role: Art Department
Name: John Bryant | Role: Art Department
Name: David Brack Burriss | Role: Art Department
Name: Charlie Campbell | Role: Art Department
Name: Donna Cline | Role: Art Department
Name: Dale DeStefani | Role: Art Department
Name: Fred Deyoe | Role: Art Department
Name: Mark Foley | Role: Art Department
Name: Anthony Gaudio | Role: Art Department
Name: John A. Gomez | Role: Art Department
Name: Michael Gregan | Role: Art Department
Name: Kevin W. Grimsley | Role: Art Department
Name: Donald Gross | Role: Art Department
Name: George E. Hanson | Role: Art Department
Name: Paul Luther Jackson | Role: Art Department
Name: Kristin Frances Jones | Role: Art Department
Name: David Ladish | Role: Art Department
Name: Gerald Lehtola | Role: Art Department
Name: Tom Lifsey | Role: Art Department
Name: Roy Lujan | Role: Art Department
Name: Heidi Mayfield | Role: Art Department
Name: Frank McEldowney | Role: Art Department
Name: Martin Roy Mervel | Role: Art Department
Name: Johnny Molina | Role: Art Department
Name: Lisa Ozanne | Role: Art Department
Name: Anthony D. Parrillo | Role: Art Department
Name: Robert Prchal | Role: Art Department
Name: Steve Rice | Role: Art Department
Name: Cheryl Gould Strang | Role: Art Department
Name: Jesse Verette | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: David Betancourt | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Bolt | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ted Caplan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jean Clark | Role: Sound Department
Name: Blake R. Cornett | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dawn Fintor | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dave Kulczycki | Role: Sound Department
Name: Skip Longfellow | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Lucarelli | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kevin Maloney | Role: Sound Department
Name: Matt Patterson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Charleen Richards | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brad Sherman | Role: Sound Department
Name: William Stein | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alicia Stevenson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Donald Sylvester | Role: Sound Department
Name: James M. Tanenbaum | Role: Sound Department
Name: Roland N. Thai | Role: Sound Department
Name: Fred Vogler | Role: Sound Department
Name: Greg Steele | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: James Fredburg | Role: Special Effects
Name: Alan E. Lorimer | Role: Special Effects
Name: Lambert Powell | Role: Special Effects
Name: Gary Zink | Role: Special Effects
Name: Valek Sykes | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr. | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Kevin Clark | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Craig Clarke | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ken Dackermann | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Terry Dale | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Gilbert De La Garza | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Paul Dobson | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mitchell Ferm | Role: Visual Effects
Name: John Fraser | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jos'h R.L. Fuller | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Dan Hay | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Crystal Henrickson | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mike Jamieson | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Alan Kennedy | Role: Visual Effects
Name: John Kilkenny | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Andrew Klaassen | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Dan Krech | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Nathan Lafionatis | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Robert Lukacs | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jackie Lynette | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Steven Lynette | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ron Marinic | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tina McGill | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jennifer Meislohn | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Dominic Menegon | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Juliette Mourez | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mike Pemberton | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Teodor Peterson | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Carol Prince | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Scott Sanderson | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Marc Streifling | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tommy Tran | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Anna Wagner-Lopez | Role: Visual Effects
Name: David Watkinson | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Kurt Hall | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Carlton Munday | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Pat Wakefield | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Seth Arnett | Role: Stunts
Name: Rick Barker | Role: Stunts
Name: James Barney | Role: Stunts
Name: Daniel W. Barringer | Role: Stunts
Name: Gary Baxley | Role: Stunts
Name: Gilbert B. Combs | Role: Stunts
Name: Jared S. Eddo | Role: Stunts
Name: Annie Ellis | Role: Stunts
Name: Chuck Hosack | Role: Stunts
Name: Bret Kiene | Role: Stunts
Name: Henry Kingi | Role: Stunts
Name: Barbara Anne Klein | Role: Stunts
Name: Steven Lambert | Role: Stunts
Name: James Logan | Role: Stunts
Name: Kurt D. Lott | Role: Stunts
Name: Bob MacDougall | Role: Stunts
Name: Cazimir Milostan | Role: Stunts
Name: John Moio | Role: Stunts
Name: Mark Mulvehill | Role: Stunts
Name: George Palmiero | Role: Stunts
Name: Roger Richman | Role: Stunts
Name: John Robotham | Role: Stunts
Name: John-Clay Scott | Role: Stunts
Name: Kenny Searle | Role: Stunts
Name: George P. Wilbur | Role: Stunts
Name: Al Wyatt Jr. | Role: Stunts
Name: Larry Holt | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Elizabeth Algieri | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brian Callier | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kevin Celi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alex Cruz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Damian Della Santina | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul A. Edwards | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Thomas Gibson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Wayne D. Goldwyn | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Johnson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ross Judd | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Laskowski | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jay Laws | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Laws | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michelle Opseth | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brice Porter | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brennan Price | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Liz Radley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jerry Sandager | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael J. Schwartz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Steven Serna | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: William Skinner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tony Thomas | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Forrest Thurman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ignacio Woolfolk | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eric Anderson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ffilip Bolton | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Curt B. Walheim | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Debbie German | Role: Casting Department
Name: Amanda Harding | Role: Casting Department
Name: Bill Marinella | Role: Casting Department
Name: Pamela Lynn Thomas | Role: Casting Department
Name: Terri Tracy | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Amanda Gore | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kathleen Gore-Misko | Role: Costume Department
Name: Alicia Leon | Role: Costume Department
Name: Suzy Magnin | Role: Costume Department
Name: Elizabeth Meredith | Role: Costume Department
Name: Marciann Shapiro | Role: Costume Department
Name: Sara Jane Slotnick | Role: Costume Department
Name: Shawna Trpcic | Role: Costume Department
Name: Tricia Bercsi Wilkin | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Gary Burritt | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Shannon Carey | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Richard Perkins | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Dennis Thorlaksen | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Michael Brewer | Role: Location Management
Name: Lampton Enochs | Role: Location Management
Name: Scott Trimble | Role: Location Management
Name: Craig W. van Gundy | Role: Location Management
Name: Pavel Šťerba | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Mark Agostino | Role: Music Department
Name: Adam Akimoto | Role: Music Department
Name: Andrea Alexander | Role: Music Department
Name: Robby Anderson | Role: Music Department
Name: Michael T. Andreas | Role: Music Department
Name: Pete Anthony | Role: Music Department
Name: Jovany Balcazar | Role: Music Department
Name: Casey Bejarano | Role: Music Department
Name: Marco Beltrami | Role: Music Department
Name: Sharon Boyle | Role: Music Department
Name: Julian Bratolyubov | Role: Music Department
Name: Bill Brendle | Role: Music Department
Name: Michael Cimbalo-Dolnick | Role: Music Department
Name: Samantha Curry | Role: Music Department
Name: Debbi Datz-Pyle | Role: Music Department
Name: Tim Davies | Role: Music Department
Name: Daniel DiPrima | Role: Music Department
Name: Mark Dougherty | Role: Music Department
Name: Wayne Downey | Role: Music Department
Name: Alisia Fritch | Role: Music Department
Name: David Gomez | Role: Music Department
Name: Matt Goms | Role: Music Department
Name: Richard Gutierrez | Role: Music Department
Name: Tom Hiel | Role: Music Department
Name: Jimmy Hoyson | Role: Music Department
Name: Oliver Hug | Role: Music Department
Name: Kevin Kliesch | Role: Music Department
Name: John Kurlander | Role: Music Department
Name: Michael Lang | Role: Music Department
Name: Peter Leinheiser | Role: Music Department
Name: Paul Locke | Role: Music Department
Name: Jennifer Magnant | Role: Music Department
Name: Chad McCormick | Role: Music Department
Name: Chris McGeary | Role: Music Department
Name: Bruce Monical | Role: Music Department
Name: Ginger Murphy | Role: Music Department
Name: Bobbi Page | Role: Music Department
Name: Gary Raymond | Role: Music Department
Name: Michael E. Robinson | Role: Music Department
Name: Carlos Rodriguez | Role: Music Department
Name: Tim Seavey | Role: Music Department
Name: Dennis Smith | Role: Music Department
Name: Elaine Szupello | Role: Music Department
Name: Brian Tarquin | Role: Music Department
Name: Ceiri Torjussen | Role: Music Department
Name: Sean Vega | Role: Music Department
Name: Fred Vogler | Role: Music Department
Name: Daniel Wahl | Role: Music Department
Name: Aaron Wharton | Role: Music Department
Name: Jett Whitworth | Role: Music Department
Name: Thomas Cavanaugh | Role: Music Department
Name: Celeste Chada | Role: Music Department
Name: Tom Deluca | Role: Music Department
Name: Ellen Ginsburg | Role: Music Department
Name: M.B. Gordy | Role: Music Department
Name: Sean M. Hickey | Role: Music Department
Name: Alan Kaplan | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Amira Bailey | Role: Production Department
Name: Scott David Brown | Role: Production Department
Name: Mitch Kelleher | Role: Production Department
Name: Stephen A. Marinaccio II | Role: Production Department
Name: Alannia Perez | Role: Production Department
Name: Roberta Riordan | Role: Production Department
Name: Wayne T. Silva | Role: Production Department
Name: Christian L. Thomas | Role: Production Department
Name: Hunter Wilson | Role: Production Department
Name: Lisa Womble | Role: Production Department
Name: Travis Young | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Kim Berner | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Joshua Sternin | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Jennifer Ventimilia | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Robert K. Johnson | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Jeff Kidman | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Theresa M. Roehner | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Kenny Searle | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Fabian Arroyo | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Ellis J. Barbacoff | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tony Bonaventura | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Susan J. Bonno-Buckner | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rick Bowman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Craig Cannold | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kara Carmichael | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paola della Pasqua | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Teresa Jaime Drapkin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Meti Kusari | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrew Lipschultz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gary Locke | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vicki Marsik | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dennis McNeill | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lucy Michael | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sheri St Lawrence | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gregg Stuart | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lori Taffet | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joe Cappelletti | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bruce Gray | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christie Moreau | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David A. Starke | Role: Additional Crew

The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2945188121/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2945188121/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563554380269.mp4?Expires=1788254113&Signature=aqXdXMdIliXzQUHPYxgelviwAgwu72NGbCS0ZNCmr9gg9KmiWQOVfBB~dxHMRbaAYvvAa1xJtgKYOQN8NA74VNxj6GQ6IWl-GkfQ7Eiotf5yYuxvJhBMYifCN-i18fYAwWfcFP1nG8NdO~E1Uk~hNURxOMWUa6JJUKuHzbK1INgoNZMJz0Wm8l0p8GSF~0qTdZhCwqIparUKZy52lNvNKgYe0SnJfk2Jnq7yrz4g8zD80EM1yc6pABGj5UnaI8mnr2BtyHDpfqrI7m0RVaoZnGEd9Q99w76VHStrKQj4W03TSu8~VvAOidmkPJQB-Np4B2KqNVPkBhuqL4JVncfl3w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

United States: June 28, 2002 (Los Angeles, California)
United States: June 28, 2002 (New York City, New York)
Russia: October 11, 2002
Argentina: August 27, 2003 (video premiere)
Finland: January 12, 2004 (video premiere)
Iceland: January 26, 2004 (video premiere)
Norway: February 25, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Italy: January 7, 2005 (TV premiere)
Hungary: June 25, 2005 (TV premiere)
Sweden: March 10, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Australia: July 20, 2007 (TV premiere)
Germany: November 17, 2007 (TV premiere)

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Domestic: USD 5491
Period: Jun 28 – 30, 2002 | Rank: 93 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 2535 | Interval gross: USD 2535 | Per theater average: USD 1267