<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $69 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $242.8 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Daddy's Home is a 2015 American comedy film directed by Sean Anders and written by Anders, Brian Burns, and John Morris . The film is about a mild - mannered step - father (Will Ferrell) who vies for the attention of his wife's (Linda Cardellini) children when their biological father (Mark Wahlberg) returns . </P> <P> The second collaboration between Ferrell and Wahlberg following the 2010 film The Other Guys, principal photography began on November 17, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana . The film was released on December 25, 2015, by Paramount Pictures and grossed $242 million worldwide, becoming Ferrell's highest - grossing live - action film . A sequel, Daddy's Home 2, was released theatrically on November 10, 2017 . </P>

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