<P> Filming commenced in Essex County, Massachusetts, in August, 2009 . </P> <P> Grown Ups grossed $162 million in the United States and $109.4 million in other territories for a worldwide gross of $271.4 million against a production budget of $80 million . Grown Ups surpassed Click to become Sandler's highest - grossing film wordwide . Happy with the gross, Adam Sandler showed his appreciation by buying brand - new Maserati sports cars for his four co-stars . </P> <P> On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 10% based on 165 reviews and an average rating of 3.3 / 10 . The site's critical consensus reads, "Grown Ups' cast of comedy vets is amiable, but they're let down by flat direction and the scattershot, lowbrow humor of a stunted script ." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 30 out of 100 based on reviews from 32 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale . </P> <P> Connie Ogle of the Miami Herald referred to it as "the perfect poster child for this maddening summer of movie mediocrity ." Rick Groen of the Globe and Mail criticized what he saw as blatant commercialism, saying the cast "lob (bed) gags they surely disdain at an audience they probably despise while reserving their own laughter for that off - camera dash all the way to the bank ." Richard Roeper went as far as to say that it was "a blight upon the bright canvas of American cinema", and that he hated it . Tom Long of the Detroit News called it "trite comedy" and "total garbage ." On the other end of the spectrum, Lisa Kennedy of the Denver Post called it "crude and decent - hearted" and "easy, breezy, predictable ." </P>

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