Will Smith said that the studio behind "The Pursuit of Happyness" was hesitant to cast Jaden Smith. According to the actor, Jaden auditioned "nine separate times" for the role of his on-screen son.

Fact beat fantasy at the box office over the weekend as “The Pursuit of Happyness,” a heartfelt story of a man’s rise from poverty in the 1980s, beat out tales of an industrious spider and a boy and ...

When entrepreneur and author Chris Gardner gets talking about the pursuit of "happyness," as he likes to spell it, you hear plenty of stories. Like one about his friend, a hedge-fund manager, who ...

Movie stars don't get much bigger than Will Smith. In December he teamed up with his son, Jaden, for his latest critical and commercial hit, "The Pursuit of Happyness," which makes it's way to stores ...

Not even a dragon or the world's most-beloved spider could deny Will Smith another first-place finish at the box office. Sony's father-son drama "The Pursuit of Happyness," starring Smith and his own ...

Something is just wrong with equating happiness and money. But no matter what glass ceiling, door or floor you look through, that is just the American way.”Pursuit of Happyness,” could have been a ...

Chinese cinemas will open next week in regions at low risk for COVID-19 with a boost from a slew of Hollywood titles, including “The Pursuit of Happyness,” “Dolittle,” “Bloodshot,” and “Coco.” China‘s ...

Few modern-day movie careers are impressive and robust at the box office as Will Smith’s, with roles that have often cast him as the hero, rarely the heavy. Seriously, the man’s Q rating (a test that ...

The easy way to read Gabriele Muccino’s “The Pursuit of Happyness” is as an inspirational story, a go-for-the-gold heart-warmer affirming that in America, anyone can pull himself up by the bootstraps ...