Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, or simply Anchorman, is a 2004 comedy film directed by Adam McKay and starring Will Ferrell. The film, which was also written by Ferrell and McKay, is a tongue-in-cheek^[3] take on the culture of the 1970s, particularly the then-new Action News format. It portrays a San Diego TV station where Ferrell's title character clashes with his new female counterpart. This film is number 100 on Bravo's 100 funniest movies, and 113 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies of All Time.
The film made $28.4 million in its opening weekend, and $90.6 million worldwide in its total theatrical run. A companion film assembled from outtakes and abandoned subplots, titled Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie, was released straight-to-DVD in late 2004.
In May 2008, it was confirmed that a sequel to Anchorman was in the planning stages.^[4] In March 2012, Will Ferrell appeared on the late-night talk-show Conan in character as Ron Burgundy to announce that a sequel would be going ahead.^[5] Under the tentative title Anchorman: The Legend Continues, the sequel is set for a theatrical release on December 20, 2013.^[6]

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Directed by	Adam McKay
Produced by	Judd Apatow
Written by	Will Ferrell Adam McKay
Narrated by	Bill Kurtis
Starring	Will Ferrell Christina Applegate Paul Rudd David Koechner Steve Carell Fred Willard
Music by	Alex Wurman
Cinematography	Thomas E. Ackerman
Editing by	Brent White
Studio	Apatow Productions
Distributed by	DreamWorks Pictures
Release date(s)	July 9, 2004
Running time	95 minutes [1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$26 million[2]
Box office	$90,574,188[2