Daddy Day Care

Daddy Day Care is a 2003 American familycomedy film starring Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin, Steve Zahn, Regina King, and Anjelica Huston. Written by Geoff Rodkey and directed by Steve Carr, it marks Murphy and Carr's second collaboration after Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001). The plot follows two fathers who start a child day care out of their home after they are laid off from their corporate jobs.

The film was produced by Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios and Davis Entertainment and released in the United States on May 9, 2003, by Sony Pictures Releasing. It received generally negative reviews from critics, but was a box office success, grossing $164.4 million worldwide on a budget of $60 million. The film was followed by two sequels, in the film series of the same name.