Great romantic comedies have the potential to be very successful.
I love a great Hollywood success story that involves someone sticking to their guns and believing in themselves. That’s what Nia Vardalos did with My Big Fat Greek Wedding, along with bucking the conventions she had seen in romantic comedies that came before.
Do you remember where you were when My Big Fat Greek Wedding came out? There was a time before when I could feel a palpable buzz in the air. The trailer ran in front of a movie I saw with my parents, and they laughed so hard I knew that movie would be a hit. And it was—a massive hit, actually. It became the highest-grossing romantic comedy of all time, making $241.4 million in North America, despite never reaching number one at the box office during its release.
Made on just a $5 million budget, it ultimately grossed over $368.7 million worldwide, becoming one of the top romantic films of the 21st century.
Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
