

But its top draw is Derbez, whose “Instructions Not Included” was the highest-grossing Spanish-language film in North America in 2013. “How to Be a Latin Lover” co-stars Salma Hayek, Rob Lowe and Kristen Bell. In second domestically with $12 million and drawing an overwhelmingly Hispanic crowd was Eugenio Derbez’s comedy, “How to Be a Latin Lover.” The film is easily the biggest success yet for Pantelion, the Latino-oriented joint venture of Lionsgate and Grupo Televisa. But the smaller films that trailed it over the weekend also reflected the box-office might of often underserved audiences.

Gary Gray, has always been held up as a model of the diverse blockbuster, given its cast led by Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson. The “Fast and the Furious” franchise, the latest of which is helmed by F. The Universal Pictures release also throttled past $1 billion globally, and passed its predecessor, “Furious 7,” to become the highest-grossing imported film in China with $361 million. 1 for the third straight week with $19.4 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. NEW YORK (AP) - A South India sensation, a Hispanic-focused comedy and the highest-grossing film ever directed by an African American made up the top three films in North America on a culturally diverse box office weekend.Īs expected, it was another runaway weekend for “The Fate of the Furious,” which took No.
