How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Donald Petrie
Screenplay by	Kristen Buckley Brian Regan Burr Steers
Based on	How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days by Michele Alexander Jeannie Long
Produced by	Lynda Obst Robert Evans Christine Peters
Starring	Kate Hudson Matthew McConaughey Adam Goldberg Michael Michele Shalom Harlow
Cinematography	John Bailey
Edited by	Debra Neil-Fisher
Music by	David Newman
Production companies	Paramount Pictures W2 Film Production
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures (United States) United International Pictures (Germany)
Release dates	February 7, 2003 (2003-02-07) (United States) April 17, 2003 (2003-04-17) (Germany)
Running time	116 minutes[1]
Countries	United States[2] Germany[2]
Language	English
Budget	$50 million
Box office	$177.5 million[3]

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is a 2003 romantic comedy film directed by Donald Petrie, from a script by Kristen Buckley, Brian Regan, and Burr Steers, and starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. Loosely based on the picture book of the same name by Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long, the plot concerns a women's magazine writer and an advertising executive who both begin a relationship with ulterior motives. While the story and characters in the film are original, the dating "don'ts" of the picture book are included in the film.

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days was released theatrically in the United States on February 7, 2003, and was a box office success, grossing over $177.5 million against a production budget of $50 million. Despite this, the film garnered mixed reviews from critics, who praised Hudson and McConaughey's acting and chemistry, but criticized the script and predictable plot.