EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of its US release on November 3, it starred Eugenio Derbez radical started well in Mexico. The film, which won the Festival Favorite award when it opened at Sundance in January, opened in Mexico last weekend and sold 631.7,000 tickets, marking the film’s second year. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, as well as the debut of this film during the previous session; both regarding admission.
Released by Videocine, it was the biggest opening in the local language in Mexico since the start of the Covid era, both in terms of revenue and ticket sales. radical Gross profit of MXN 43,339,719 (US$2.36 million) for the period October 20-22, which is slightly less than The Eras Tour scored (MXN 43,621,108/$2.38 million) in its second weekend. This is because the Taylor Swift film is sold at bargain prices: tickets cost 215 MXN instead of 69 MXN radical. The latter also had the highest average per screen in the October 20-22 session.
This is Derbez’s first dramatic lead role, and while the release doesn’t top his signature pre-pandemic comedies How to become a Latin lover, Overboard or Directions not included, that’s a good start. The drama achieved fantastic results this week, dropping less than 20% every day Five Nights at Freddy’s officially discussed. It’s coming radical through Thursday is $3.6 million.
Based on a true story and set in a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption and violence. radical It focuses on a frustrated teacher (Derbez) who tries a new method to unleash his students’ curiosity and potential, and perhaps even their genius. Pantelion and Participant present a 3pas Studios production, written and directed by Christopher Zalla.
In his review, Pete Hammond of Deadline wrote: “This small, virtually unknown story of a man determined to unlock the human potential of children who will likely never survive the conditions of their hometown is unique and special because of the environment thereof.”
Derbez is also producing with Ben Odell and Joshua Davis. The other cast includes Daniel Haddad, Jennifer Trejo, Mía Fernanda Solís and Danilo Guardiola.
Pantelion Films and Participant are handling the US release.
Source: Deadline
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