Box office. Entourage grossed $32.4 million in the United States and Canada and $16.9 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $49.3 million, against a production budget of $39 million.

The show is loosely based on the Hollywood experiences of Mark Wahlberg, one of the executive producers. Kevin Connolly had actually retired from acting when show creators first approached about doing the show.

Writing. Doug Ellin clarified that the producers decided on ending the series with the eighth season, "I think nobody wanted it to end, but we all knew it was time to end. HBO didn't cancel us. We had a long talk with them about when it should end two years ago.

Continuing after the events of the HBO television series, Entourage is a comedy film that brings back together Vincent Chase and his "entourage," Eric, Turtle, and Johnny, as they attempt to launch Vincent's first film. But when the budget goes over, Vincent must ask his former agent for the money to finish his work.