Mexico has had its first – and hopefully not its last – blockbuster of the year with wedding romcom ‘Mesa de Regalos’ (roughly translated to Wedding Gift Table or Wedding Registry) with more than 1.7 million admissions, far surpassing other Mexican titles this year by over a million.
Produced by Spain’s The Mediapro Studio and Buenos Aires-based Pampa Films, its box office success is welcome news for Mexico’s film industry, which continues to see a slump in post-pandemic theatrical admissions, despite some gains.
According to the latest report from Canacine, the Mexican Film Industry’s Chamber of Commerce, theatrical admissions grew 33% in 2023 compared to the previous year but still lagged 32.30% behind its pre-Covid benchmark of 2019. The phenomenon is worldwide given the inexorable rise of streaming platforms, changing consumer habits and other factors.
Ranking second after “Captain America Brave New World” (posting $6.5 million) in the week of Feb. 10-16, “Mesa de Regalos...
Produced by Spain’s The Mediapro Studio and Buenos Aires-based Pampa Films, its box office success is welcome news for Mexico’s film industry, which continues to see a slump in post-pandemic theatrical admissions, despite some gains.
According to the latest report from Canacine, the Mexican Film Industry’s Chamber of Commerce, theatrical admissions grew 33% in 2023 compared to the previous year but still lagged 32.30% behind its pre-Covid benchmark of 2019. The phenomenon is worldwide given the inexorable rise of streaming platforms, changing consumer habits and other factors.
Ranking second after “Captain America Brave New World” (posting $6.5 million) in the week of Feb. 10-16, “Mesa de Regalos...
- 2/21/2025
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Carolina Miranda, the Mexican actress currently starring in the hit Netflix series Fake Profile, has signed with Artist International Group for management.
Debuting on May 31st as the streamer’s number one global non-English series, and remaining on that list for six weeks, Fake Profile centers on Miranda’s character Camila, following her from Las Vegas to Cartagena as she realizes her Tinder match isn’t at all who he says he is.
Prior to that Colombian project from creator Pablo Illanes, the actress was best known for starring in the Netflix series Who Killed Sara?, a thriller that wrapped up its third and final season last year, after establishing itself as one of the most popular non-English language titles in the history of the platform.
Other notable credits for Miranda include Telemundo’s Señora Acero (Woman of Steel), one of the most-watched Spanish-speaking series in the United States...
Debuting on May 31st as the streamer’s number one global non-English series, and remaining on that list for six weeks, Fake Profile centers on Miranda’s character Camila, following her from Las Vegas to Cartagena as she realizes her Tinder match isn’t at all who he says he is.
Prior to that Colombian project from creator Pablo Illanes, the actress was best known for starring in the Netflix series Who Killed Sara?, a thriller that wrapped up its third and final season last year, after establishing itself as one of the most popular non-English language titles in the history of the platform.
Other notable credits for Miranda include Telemundo’s Señora Acero (Woman of Steel), one of the most-watched Spanish-speaking series in the United States...
- 8/7/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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