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Latino Moviegoers Propelled Horror Flick ‘The Nun’ to No. 1 at the Box Office

Manuel Betancourt — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 16:54:31 +0000

It is official: Demián Bichir is a box office powerhouse. As the ruggedly handsome priest Father Burke in The Nun, he now joins a long-running list of actors who have found success in the horror genre. But the success of this The Conjuring spin-off/prequel surely owes much to Bichir’s presence. With its haul of $53

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In Mexico, ‘How to Be a Latin Lover’ Beat ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ at the Box Office

Yolanda Machado — Tue, 09 May 2017 21:55:02 +0000

What does it take to beat a team of intergalactic superheroes? You may want to ask Eugenio Derbez, star of Pantelion Films’ How to Be a Latin Lover, which opened at number one in Mexico to an estimated $7 million (USD) topping Disney-Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. this weekend. The superhero franchise came in at number

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Eugenio Derbez’s ‘How to Be a Latin Lover’ Was the No. 2 Movie in the US this Past Weekend

Kristen Lopez — Mon, 01 May 2017 17:38:58 +0000

The summer movie season arrives next weekend with the forthcoming release of the latest Disney-Marvel movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but one little engine hoping to chug around the House of Mouse is Pantelion’s How to Be a Latin Lover. Directed by Ken Marino and starring Eugenio Derbez, How to Be a Latin Lover defied

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This Report Proves Latinos Buy More Movie Tickets Than Any Other Minority Group

Manuel Betancourt — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 16:02:11 +0000

I know what you’re thinking. It’s March 2017, why are we still talking about 2016? But hear us out. Every year around this time the Motion Picture Association of America releases its annual Theatrical Market Statistics Report, and it gives execs and movie theater owners a chance to take stock about the year before. Unsurprisingly, the report

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While Mexico’s Economy Sinks, Moviegoers Are Buying More Tickets Than Ever

Andrew S. Vargas — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 18:01:56 +0000

Sure, Mexico’s economy hasn’t seen much growth since a mutant Ken-doll named Enrique took over the government’s executive branch in 2012; but one indicator has continued growing by leaps and bounds over the last eight years with no signs of letting up: movie ticket sales. According to the latest figures from Mexico’s Cámara Nacional de

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10 Spanish-Language Movies That Blew Up the U.S. Box Office

Andrew S. Vargas — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 19:35:57 +0000

We decided to take a look back at some the U.S. box office's highest grossing Spanish-language films of all time.

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The Mexican Film Ignored by English-Language Press Blew Up the U.S. Box Office

Andrew S. Vargas — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 18:13:31 +0000

'Un gallo con muchos huevos' success story has a pretty clear-cut moral for Hollywood: wake up and smell the receipts – Latino audiences are here.

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Can You Guess Which Recent Latino Film Earned $22 Million In Only 10 Days at the Box Office?

Andrew S. Vargas — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 07:25:57 +0000

Hint: it's got a famous white guy in the lead role.

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