Mother's Day (2016 film)

Mother's Day

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Garry Marshall
Produced by
  • Brandt Andersen
  • Howard Burd
  • Daniel Diamond
  • Mark DiSalle
  • Mike Karz
  • Wayne Allan Rice
Screenplay by
  • Tom Hines
  • Anya Kochoff Romano
  • Matt Walker
Story by
  • Tom Hines
  • Lily Hollander
  • Garry Marshall
  • Matt Walker
Starring
Narrated by Penny Marshall
Music by John Debney
Cinematography Charles Minsky
Edited by Robert Malina
Production
companies
Distributed by Open Road Films
Release dates
  • April 13, 2016 (2016-04-13) (Los Angeles premiere)
  • April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29) (United States)
Running time
 118 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $25 million[2]
Box office $14 million[3]

Mother's Day is a 2016 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and written by Tom Hines, Lily Hollander, Anya Kochoff-Romano and Matt Walker. The film stars an ensemble cast, led by Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts and Jason Sudeikis, and featuring Timothy Olyphant, Britt Robertson, Héctor Elizondo, Jack Whitehall and Jon Lovitz. Filming began on August 18, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. It was released in the United States on April 29, 2016 by Open Road Films.

The film is similar to Marshall's previous two ensemble romantic comedies, Valentine's Day (2010) and New Year's Eve (2011).

Plot

As Mother's Day draws close, a group of seemingly unconnected people come to terms with the relationships they have with their mothers. Sandy (Jennifer Aniston) is a divorced mother of two boys whose ex-husband has recently remarried a younger woman named Tina (Shay Mitchell). Miranda (Julia Roberts) is an accomplished writer who gave up her only child, Kristin (Britt Robertson) for adoption at birth. But as a grown-up Kristin prepares herself for marriage, she begins to contemplate the missing part in her life and is encouraged by her friend, Jesse (Kate Hudson), to go out and find her mother. Meanwhile, Jesse, who never sees her mother, is surprised by her parents when they come to visit and must come to terms with their failing relationship.

Cast

Production

Development

In April 2013, Dennis Dugan confirmed that he would be next developing Garry Marshall's comedy film Mother's Day.[7]

Casting

On June 30, 2015, four cast members were announced including Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, and Jason Sudeikis, directing by Garry Marshall and scripting by Anya Kochoff-Romano and Lily Hollander.[4] Brandt Andersen is producing along with Wayne Rice and Mike Karz.[4] On July 22, 2015, Open Road Films acquired the US distribution rights to the film, and it was revealed that Matt Walker and Tom Hines also wrote the script.[8] On August 21, 2015, Ella Anderson joined the film's cast to play Vicky, Sudeikis's character's daughter.[6] On August 26, 2015, Timothy Olyphant, Britt Robertson, Shay Mitchell, Jack Whitehall, Loni Love, and Aasif Mandvi joined the cast.[5] On October 6, Hilary Duff was confirmed in the cast, but she declined for the second season of Younger.[9]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on August 18, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia.[10][11] Though shooting her part required only four days, Julia Roberts was paid $3 million.[12]

Release

Mother's Day was released domestically on April 29, 2016 by Open Road Films.[8]

Reception

Box office

As of May 5, 2016, Mother's Day has grossed $11.7 million in North America and $2.3 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $14 million against a budget of $25 million.[3]

In the United States and Canada, pre-release tracking suggested the film would gross around $11 million from 3,035 theaters in its opening weekend, trailing fellow newcomer Keanu ($10–14 million projection) but besting Ratchet & Clank ($8–10 million projection).[13] The film grossed $2.6 million on its first day and $8.4 million in its opening weekend, finishing 4th at the box office behind The Jungle Book ($43.7 million), The Huntsman: Winter's War ($9.6 millon) and Keanu ($9.5 million).[14]

Critical response

Mother's Day was panned by critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 7%, based on 94 reviews, with an average rating of 2.9/10. The site's consensus reads, "Arguably well-intended yet thoroughly misguided, Mother's Day is the cinematic equivalent of a last-minute gift that only underscores its embarrassing lack of effort."[15] On Metacritic the film has a score of 17 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".[16] On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[14]

Richard Roeper gave the film zero out of four stars, saying, "...nothing could have prepared us for the offensively stupid, shamelessly manipulative, ridiculously predictable and hopelessly dated crapfest that is Mother’s Day."[17]

References

  1. ↑ "MOTHER'S DAY (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "More Mowgli Moola As ‘Jungle Book’ Cruises Over Three Wide Entries – Box Office Preview". deadline.com.
  3. 1 2 "Mother's Day (2016)". The Numbers. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jaafar, Ali (June 30, 2015). "Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Jason Sudeikis Anchor Garry Marshall’s ‘Mother’s Day’ Package". deadline.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hipes, Patrick (August 26, 2015). "Timothy Olyphant, Shay Mitchell & More Join ‘Mother’s Day’ Pic". deadline.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Pedersen, Erik (August 21, 2015). "Ella Anderson Joins ‘Mother’s Day’ Cast; Cheryl Ladd Is ‘Unforgettable’". deadline.com. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  7. ↑ Sztypuljak, David (April 18, 2013). "Dennis Dugan Confirms He’s Developing New Year’s Eve Sequel ‘Mother’s Day’". heyuguys.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Kroll, Justin (July 22, 2015). "Open Road Acquires Garry Marshall’s ‘Mother’s Day’ Starring Julia Roberts". variety.com. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Hilary Duff integra elenco do novo filme “Mother’s Day”, ao lado de Jennifer Aniston e Julia Roberts". Dammit. August 26, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  10. ↑ "On the Set for 8/21/15: Eddie Redmayne Starts Fantastic Beasts, Russo Brothers Wrap Up Captain America: Civil War". ssninsider.com. August 21, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  11. ↑ "‘Mother’s Day’ filming locations in Atlanta this week". onlocationvacations.com. August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  12. ↑ http://variety.com/2016/film/news/julia-roberts-mothers-day-salary-1201764235/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ Berhoeven, Beatrice. "Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’ to Lead Third Weekend in a Row Ahead of ‘Keanu’". TheWrap. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  14. 1 2 "Jungle Book’ Still Hot In Third Weekend With $35M-$36M; ‘Mother’s Day’ Has Edge Over ‘Keanu’". deadline.com.
  15. ↑ "Mother's Day (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Mother's Day reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  17. ↑ "‘Mother’s Day’: Stupid crapfest should be neither seen nor heard". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved April 28, 2016.

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