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My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Film · 2002 · Viral

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A stage monologue became a film that earned $241 million domestically.

Trailer · Warner Bros. Rewind on YouTube
Original My Big Fat Greek Wedding poster, Nia Vardalos and John Corbett in front of the Portokalos family.
Picturehouse
Nia Vardalos and John Corbett with members of the Portokalos family, from the film.
The Hollywood Reporter
Nia Vardalos at the 2009 GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles; Creative Commons portrait.
Greg Hernandez (Greg in Hollywood) / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

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Numbers

Worldwide gross (The Numbers; higher tracker)
$374.9M
As of Oct 22, 2026 · The Numbers
Peak proxy date
Week of Aug 30, 2002
Apr 19 ’02 to Week of Aug 30, 2002
Platforms
4
Started on Box office
Leverage
75×
$374.9M on $5M budget

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Vardalos's stage show became a film released in 108 theaters. Paid promotion and family recommendations accompanied a slow expansion. Its biggest weekend came in its twentieth week; it finished at $241 million domestic without leading a weekend chart.

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Timeline (15)

  1. August 1997

    Nia Vardalos precursor · Aug 1997

    Vardalos opened her one-woman show at Hollywood's Hudson Backstage Theatre.[1]

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  2. March 2002

    Paula Silver / Beyond the Box precursor · Mar 2002

    Silver promoted the film at Spokane's Greek Folk Dance Festival.[2]

  3. April 2002

    IFC Films seed · Apr 19 ’02

    IFC opened the film in 108 theaters; its opening weekend earned $597,362.[3][4]

  1. press · Apr 19 ’02

  2. commercial · Week of Apr 26, 2002

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Entertainment
Region
US
Worldwide gross (The Numbers; higher tracker)
$374.9M
As of Oct 22, 2026 · The Numbers
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Grade B

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