My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)
80%RT Audience Score: 77%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 Oscar
12 wins & 24 nominations total
Thanks to a charming performance from Julia Roberts and a subversive spin on the genre, My Best Friend’s Wedding is a refreshingly entertaining romantic comedy
My Best Friend’s Wedding is the perfect movie to watch with your besties and a tub of ice cream. Julia Roberts shines as always, and the storyline is a classic romantic comedy with a twist. Sure, there are a few musical numbers that might make you cringe, but Rupert Everett’s comedic timing more than makes up for it. It’s a fun, lighthearted movie that will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy inside. Plus, who doesn’t love a good wedding movie?
Production Company(ies)
Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Media Rights Capital,
Distributor
Columbia Tristar, TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Drake Hotel – 140 E. Walton Pl., Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 on appeal for one use of strong language and brief sex-related humor
Year of Release
1997
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital SDDS DTS
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 12.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 45m
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Language(s):English, French, Italian
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Country of origin:United States, China
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 20, 1997 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 3, 2001
Genre(s)
Comedy/Romance
Keyword(s)
starring Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, Rupert Everett, Philip Bosco, M Emmet Walsh, directed by P.J Hogan, written by Ronald Bass, produced by Jerry Zucker, comedy, romance, PG-13, box office gross $126.8M, reviewed by David Ansen, Carol Buckland, Duane Byrge, Owen Gleiberman, Lisa Alspector, Leonard Klady, Emanuel Levy, Heather Boerner, Michael Dequina, Betsy Bozdech, Robin Clifford
Worldwide gross: $299,288,605
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $557,898,161
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 254
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 60,839,494
US/Canada gross: $127,120,029
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $236,962,013
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 278
US/Canada opening weekend: $21,678,377
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $40,410,248
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 303
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $38,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $70,835,073
Production budget ranking: 596
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $38,144,687
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $448,918,401
ROI to date (est.): 412%
ROI ranking: 333
Dermot Mulroney – Michael O’Neal
Cameron Diaz – Kimberly Wallace
Rupert Everett – George Downes
Philip Bosco – Walter Wallace
M. Emmet Walsh – Joe O’Neal
Director(s)
P.J. Hogan
Writer(s)
Ronald Bass
Producer(s)
Jerry Zucker
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
12 wins & 24 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (59) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (43) | Rotten (16)
The buoyant, bittersweet “Wedding” puts new fizz in an old form.
February 28, 2018
David Ansen
Newsweek
TOP CRITIC
Although [Hogan] stages most of the scenes in a straightforward way for Friend’s Wedding, there are some charming, offbeat touches here. One wishes he’d mined some of the story’s kinkier subtexts a bit more, but hey … this is a commercial-minded flick.
January 5, 2018
Carol Buckland
CNN.com
TOP CRITIC
A bittersweet, modern-love morsel, this scrumptious drama should touch moviegoers’ hearts in this action gorged summer.
June 20, 2017
Duane Byrge
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
We don’t feel much of anything.
February 3, 2009 | Rating: C+
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
The draggy narrative of this 1997 comedy is tough to sit through — there are even several overproduced musical numbers — but it does have an intriguing subversive element that I don’t want to give away.
February 3, 2009
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Anchored by skilled comedienne Julia Roberts, this skewered variation on jealousy and the wrong woman doing battle in the aisles is a winning balance of the familiar and the novel.
February 3, 2009
Leonard Klady
Variety
TOP CRITIC
August 25, 2012 | Rating: B
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
A poor imitation of a screwball comedy.
December 18, 2010 | Rating: 2/5
Heather Boerner
Common Sense Media
The Roberts audiences knew and loved is back–not only has the smile returned, but also the glow, the joy of performance.
October 13, 2007 | Rating: 3.5/4
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com
A fun, funny romantic comedy that, despite a few weaknesses (some trite patches in the script, Mulroney’s somewhat dull Michael), is entertaining from start to finish.
October 21, 2006 | Rating: 3/4
Betsy Bozdech
DVDJournal.com
For those of us not so enthralled with Ms. Roberts, you’ll have to endure the movie, but will be mildly entertained with good, old music and some stellar comedy provided almost entirely by Rupert Everett.
April 9, 2005 | Rating: C+
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
A romantic comedy that is both mawkish and subversive.
March 10, 2004 | Rating: B-
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews…
Plot
A woman who, by a promise made years earlier, is supposed to marry her best friend in three weeks, even though she doesn’t want to. When she finds out that he’s marrying someone else, she becomes jealous and tries to break off the wedding.
Trivia
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