“My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3” is a new romantic comedy and the third installment in the franchise.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the film.
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 is a 2023 American romantic comedy film
- It is written and directed by Nia Vardalos
- The third installment in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise
- The film stars Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor, Elena Kampouris, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone, Lainie Kazan, and Andrea Martin
- It is the first entry not to star Michael Constantine and Bess Miesler
- Constantine who died in 2021
- Filming took place in Athens, Greece, from June 22 to August 10, 2022
- The film was released in the United States on September 8, 2023, by Focus Features
- The film follows the Portokalos family on a trip to Greece for a family reunion after the death of Gus
- In late June 2016, Nia Vardalos hinted at the possibility of a third film, saying that she had an idea for the plot
- Although no writing had been done
- In April 2021, it was reported that My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 was in development as an independent film, written by Vardalos, who will also reprise her role as co-star
- As an independent film, the studio could not get insurance to begin filming amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021
- In October 2021, Vardalos confirmed that the script for the third film had been completed and that it would involve another Greek wedding
- In June 2022, it was reported that Vardalos will serve as director on the third film
- Principal photography commenced in Athens, Greece, on June 22, 2022
- Large portions of the film were shot on Corfu from July 5 to August 3, 2022
- On August 10, 2022, filming officially wrapped
- The film made $3.7 million on its first day
- This includes $550,000 from Thursday night previews
- The film opened opposite “The Nun II”
- On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 27% rating
- Based on 62 critics’ reviews
- With an average rating of 4.5/10
- The website’s consensus reads: “Amiable and sunny if often unamusing, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 repeats much of what audiences loved the first time around but suffers from diminishing returns”
- Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 34 out of 100
- Based on 23 critics
- Indicating “generally unfavorable reviews”
- Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “B” on an A+ to F scale
- While those polled at PostTrak gave it a 73% overall positive score, with 55% saying they would definitely recommend the film
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