Paramount has come on board to co-produce Meet the Parents 4 with Universal, and will handle international distribution on the latest entry in the $1 billion-plus grossing franchise. Universal has domestic. The film is set to roll out from November 25, 2026.
Paramount President of International Theatrical Distribution, Mark Viane, confirmed the news during the studio’s presentation at CineEurope today in Barcelona.
Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo and Blythe Danner are reprising their roles from the previous movies while Ariana Grande also recently joined the film that’s being directed by John Hamburg. Hamburg, who co-wrote the three previous Meet the Parents movies, is also penning this script.
The original cast earlier this month celebrated the franchise’s 25th anniversary during the Tribeca Film Festival.
Jane Rosenthal and De Niro will produce through their Tribeca Productions. Jay Roach will produce through Delirious Media. Stiller and John Lesher will produce through Red Hour Films. Hamburg will produce through Particular Pictures.
The first Meet the Parents grossed more than $330 million at the global box office when it was released in 2000, becoming that year’s seventh highest-grossing film worldwide. Its sequels Meet the Fockers (2004) and Little Fockers (2010) were also box office successes. In all, the franchise has grossed $1.13 billion worldwide.
Paramount is enjoying the continued global success of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning which this past weekend crossed $500 million worldwide. Its next two major wide releases are Smurfs beginning July 16 overseas and Liam Neeson-starrer The Naked Gun in August.
