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'''''Queenpins''''' is a 2021 American [[comedy film]] written and directed by [[Aron Gaudet]] and [[Gita Pullapilly]]. It stars [[Kristen Bell]], [[Kirby Howell-Baptiste]], [[Paul Walter Hauser]], [[Bebe Rexha]], and [[Vince Vaughn]]. [[Ben Stiller]] serves as an executive producer under his [[Red Hour Productions]] banner. The film follows a 2 girls makes a money scam to create coupon box and several rich.
'''''Queenpins''''' is a 2021 American [[comedy film]] written and directed by [[Aron Gaudet]] and [[Gita Pullapilly]]. It stars [[Kristen Bell]], [[Kirby Howell-Baptiste]], [[Paul Walter Hauser]], [[Bebe Rexha]], and [[Vince Vaughn]]. [[Ben Stiller]] serves as an executive producer under his [[Red Hour Productions]] banner.


The film was released in the United States on September 10, 2021 by [[STX Entertainment|STXfilms]]. The film received mixed reviews from critics who praises Wiig and Howard-Baptiste's performance but criticized it's particularly largely coupon and non-learning about rich.
The film was released in the United States on September 10, 2021 by [[STX Entertainment|STXfilms]].


==Plot==
==Plot==

Revision as of 09:28, 30 September 2021

Queenpins
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Aron Gaudet
  • Gita Pullapilly
Produced by
  • Linda McDonough
  • Nicky Weinstock
Starring
CinematographyAndrew Wehde
Edited byKayla Emter
Music bySiddhartha Khosla
Production
companies
Distributed bySTXfilms
Release date
  • September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10) (United States)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget< $20 million[1]
Box office$780,972[2]

Queenpins is a 2021 American comedy film written and directed by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly. It stars Kristen Bell, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Paul Walter Hauser, Bebe Rexha, and Vince Vaughn. Ben Stiller serves as an executive producer under his Red Hour Productions banner.

The film was released in the United States on September 10, 2021 by STXfilms.

Plot

Two housewives create a $40 million coupon scam.

Cast

Production

In May 2019, it was announced Kristen Bell and Leslie Jones had joined the cast of the film, with Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly directing from a screenplay they wrote.[3] In July 2020, it was announced Paul Walter Hauser and Vince Vaughn had joined the cast of the film.[4] In September 2020, Kirby Howell-Baptiste joined the cast of the film, replacing Jones, with Ben Stiller joining as an executive producer under his Red Hour Productions banner, with STX Entertainment set to distribute.[5] In October 2020, Bebe Rexha joined the cast of the film.[6] In December 2020, Dayo Okeniyi, Joel McHale, Nick Cassavetes, Michael Masini, Paul Rust, Eduardo Franco, Marc Evan Jackson, Lidia Porto, Greta Oglesby, Jack McBrayer and Annie Mumolo joined the cast of the film.[7]

Principal photography began in October 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Release

In June 2021, Showtime and Paramount+ acquired U.S. pay TV and streaming rights to the film for about $20 million.[1] It was released on September 10, 2021.[9]

Reception

Box Office

In North America, the film is release alongside Malignant and The Card Counter and was expected 9 worldwide markets at the box office including Russian ($162,448), Ukraine ($109,342), UAE ($68,238), Netherlands ($76,555), Hungary ($48,089), Croatia ($12,077), Lithuania ($5,392), Iceland ($2,929), and Portugal ($2,938).[2]

Critical Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 45% based on 47 reviews with an average rating of 5.50/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Lowbrow humor and inconsistent storytelling undercut Queenpins' talented cast, making this coupon-clipping comedy a disappointingly poor bargain."[10] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 42 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 14, 2021). "STXfilms' Kristen Bell Coupon Clipping Scam Comedy 'Queenpins' Sells US For $20M+ To Paramount+ & Showtime". Deadline Hollywood.
  2. ^ a b "Queenpins (2021)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (May 9, 2019). "Leslie Jones-Kristen Bell Coupon Caper 'Queenpins' Lands With Rocket Science — Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  4. ^ Grater, Tom (July 7, 2020). "Vince Vaughn & Paul Walter Hauser Join Comedy 'Queenpins' With Leslie Jones & Kristen Bell". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  5. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 8, 2020). "Kristen Bell & Kirby Howell-Baptiste Coupon Scam Comedy 'Queenpins' Snapped Up By STX – Toronto". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  6. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (October 28, 2020). "Bebe Rexha Joins Kristen Bell in Comedy 'Queenpins'". Variety. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  7. ^ Day-Ramos, Dino (December 3, 2020). "Dayo Okeniyi, Joel McHale, Nick Cassavetes, Michael Masini, Eduardo Franco, Paul Rust And 3 More Join 'Queenpins'; Jack McBrayer And Annie Mumolo To Cameo". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  8. ^ Gaudet, Aron (October 22, 2020). "And so it begins... 👩🏼‍🤝‍👩🏾✂️💵 #Queenpins". Instagram. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  9. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 29, 2021). "STX Dates 'Queenpins', 'National Champions', 'Violence Of Action' & Untitled Guy Ritchie Movie For 2021 & Beyond". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  10. ^ "Queenpins (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  11. ^ "Queenpins Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
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