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How to Be a Latin Lover
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKen Marino
Written by
  • Chris Spain
  • Jon Zack
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohn Bailey
Edited byJohn Daigle
Music byCraig Wedren
Production
company
3Pas Studios
Distributed byPantelion Films
Release date
  • April 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)
Running time
115 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
Budget$10 million[2]
Box office$61.9 million[3]

How to Be a Latin Lover is a 2017 American comedy film directed by Ken Marino, written by Chris Spain and Jon Zack and stars Eugenio Derbez, Salma Hayek, Rob Lowe, Kristen Bell, Raphael Alejandro, Raquel Welch and Rob Riggle. It was released on April 28, 2017 by Pantelion Films and grossed $62 million worldwide.

Plot summary

Having made a career of seducing rich older women, Maximo (Eugenio Derbez) marries a wealthy woman (Renée Taylor) more than twice his age. 25 years later, spoiled, out of shape and bored from waking up next to his now 80-year-old wife, he gets the surprise of his life when she ends up dumping him for a younger car salesman.

Forced out of his mansion and desperate for a place to stay, he shacks up with another gigolo Rick's (Rob Lowe) older girlfriend's granddaughter's upscale playhouse, and eventually moves in with his estranged sister, Sara (Salma Hayek) and her nerdy but adorable son, Hugo (Raphael Alejandro) in their small apartment. Anxious to return to the lap of luxury, Maximo uses his nephew’s crush on classmate Arden (Mckenna Grace), to get to his new target—her grandmother, Celeste (Raquel Welch), a widowed billionaire.

Maximo teaches his nephew some tricks he thinks that works during which he finds himself bonding with his nephew Hugo. Maximo tries to reignite his charm as a Latin lover, and fails at it miserably. Sara comes to know of Maximo tack and kicks him out. Finally at the end of the tricks he moves in with Rick's older girlfriend who had a crush on him and patches up the relation with his sister and nephew.

Cast

  • Eugenio Derbez as Maximo
    • Noel Carabaza as Young Maximo
    • Vadhir Derbez as 21 year old Maximo
  • Salma Hayek as Sara, Maximo’s estranged sister
    • Manelly Zepeda as Young Sara
  • Raphael Alejandro as Hugo, Sara’s nerdy and adorable son and Maximo’s nephew
  • Rob Lowe as Rick the Gigolo, Maximo's equally wealthy friend
  • Kristen Bell as Cindy, a lonely and single woman, who works at a frozen yogurt shop and lives alone with her dozens of cats.
  • Raquel Welch as Celeste Birch, Maximo's target and Arden’s grandmother, who Maximo tries his ways of seduction to woo her, in order for him to live a life of luxury once again
  • Rob Riggle as Scott
  • Renée Taylor as Peggy, Maximo's wealthy, but elderly, wife. She leaves Maximo for an unattractive and younger car salesman.
  • Rob Huebel as Nick
  • Michaela Watkins as Gwen
  • Linda Lavin as Millicent
  • Mckenna Grace as Arden, Hugo’s crush
  • Michael Cera as Remy, a sleazebag car salesman
  • Rob Corddry as Quincy, a chauffeur
  • Mather Zickel as James
  • "Weird Al" Yankovic as himself[4]

Production

On June 5, 2015, it was announced that Eugenio Derbez and Benjamin Odell's Santa Monica-based production shingle 3Pas Studios and Televisa/Lionsgate joint venture Pantelion Films had bought an untitled original comedy script from Chris Spain and Jon Zack, with Lionsgate releasing under its first look deal.[5] On October 26, 2015, Ken Marino was attached to direct the film, starring Derbez.[6][7] On April 28, 2016, Rob Lowe, Kristen Bell, Raquel Welch and Rob Riggle joined the film's cast along with others including Renée Taylor, Rob Huebel, Michaela Watkins and Linda Lavin.[8] On May 11, 2016, Mckenna Grace joined the cast.[9]

Release

The first trailer was released on December 21, 2016.[10] The film was released on April 28, 2017 by Lionsgate's Pantelion Films.[11]

Box office

How to Be a Latin Lover has grossed $32.1 million in the United States and Canada and $29.7 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $61.9 million, against a production budget of $10 million.[3]

In North America, the film was released alongside The Circle, Sleight and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, and was projected to gross about $7 million from 1,118 theaters in its opening weekend.[12] The film ended up grossing $3.9 million on its first day and $12.3 million over the weekend, finishing second at the box office behind The Fate of the Furious. 89% of the opening weekend audiences was Hispanic.[13][14] The film grossed $5.1 million in its second weekend (a drop of 58%) and $3.9 million in its third (dropping just 25%), finishing 4th and 7th, respectively.[15]

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 40% based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10.[16] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score 54 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[17] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.[13]

References

  1. ^ https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/how-to-be-a-latin-lover-51236
  2. ^ "'How to Be a Latin Lover' and 'Baahubali 2' Show Power at Box Office". New York Times. May 2, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "How to Be a Latin Lover (2017)". The Numbers. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  4. ^ https://twitter.com/alyankovic/status/857275916828893184
  5. ^ Fuente, Anna Marie de la (June 5, 2015). "Eugenio Derbez Buys Comedy to Star in, Direct (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  6. ^ Fuente, John Hopewell,Anna Marie de la (November 14, 2015). "Los Cabos: Eugenio Derbez Sets 'Latin Lover' as 'Instructions Not Included' Follow-Up (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved December 22, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Busch, Anita (October 26, 2015). "Ken Marino Set To Direct Eugenio Derbez In 'Latin Lover' For Lionsgate's Pantelion". Deadline. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  8. ^ Busch, Anita (April 28, 2016). "Rob Lowe, Kristen Bell Join Pantelion Comedy 'How To Be A Latin Lover'". Deadline. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  9. ^ McNary, Dave (May 11, 2016). "Eugenio Derbez Comedy 'How to Be a Latin Lover' Casts McKenna Grace". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  10. ^ "Eugenio Derbez in How to Be a Latin Lover Trailer". ComingSoon.net. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  11. ^ Pedersen, Erik (June 8, 2016). "Lionsgate Dates 'Granite Mountain', 'Wonder' & 'How To Be A Latin Lover' For 2017". Deadline. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  12. ^ "'How to Be a Latin Lover' Edges Tom Hanks' 'The Circle' at Thursday Box Office". Variety. April 28, 2016.
  13. ^ a b "'Latin Lover' Sets $12M Pantelion Record, 'Baahubali 2' Mighty With $10M+, 'Circle' A Square As 'F8' Leads Listless Weekend". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  14. ^ http://variety.com/2017/film/news/box-office-latin-lover-the-circle-fate-of-the-furious-baahubali-2-1202404074/
  15. ^ "'King Arthur's Head Cut Off With $14.7M Opening As 'Snatched' Swims To $17.5M In A 'Guardians'-Ruled Mother's Day Weekend". Deadline.com. May 15, 2017.
  16. ^ "How to Be a Latin Lover (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  17. ^ "How to Be a Latin Lover reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
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