Mother's Day (2016 film)

This article is about the 2016 comedy film. For the 2010 horror film, see Mother's Day

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	Jennifer Aniston Kate Hudson Julia Roberts Jason Sudeikis Britt Robertson Timothy Olyphant Margo Martindale Shay Mitchell Jack Whitehall Héctor Elizondo
Narrated by	Penny Marshall
Music by	John Debney
Cinematography	Charles Minsky
Edited by	Bruce Green Robert Malina
Production companies	Capacity Pictures Gulfstream Pictures PalmStar Media
Distributed by	Open Road Films
Release dates	April 13, 2016 (2016-04-13) (Los Angeles) April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29) (United States)
Running time	118 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million[2]
Box office	$43.8 million[3]

Mother's Day is a 2016 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and written by Marshall, Tom Hines, Lily Hollander, Anya Kochoff-Romano and Matt Walker. It features an ensemble cast, led by Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts, Jason Sudeikis, Timothy Olyphant, Britt Robertson, Héctor Elizondo and Jack Whitehall. 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 in format to Marshall's previous two ensemble romantic comedies with holiday themes: Valentine's Day (2010) and New Year's Eve (2011) and was the final film of his career prior to his death in July 2016.

Plot

As Mother's Day draws close, a group of seemingly unconnected people in Atlanta 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 next develop Garry Marshall's comedy film Mother's Day.^[7]

Casting

On June 30, 2015, four cast members were announced, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, and Jason Sudeikis, with the film to be directed by Garry Marshall and scripted by Anya Kochoff-Romano and Lily Hollander.^[4] Brandt Andersen produced, along with Wayne Rice and Mike Karz.^[4] On July 22, 2015, Open Road Films acquired US distribution rights to the film, and it was revealed that Matt Walker and Tom Hines would co-write 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 to appear, but she declined because of her role in 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] Diamond Pictures handles international sales of the film.

Reception

Box office

Mother's Day grossed $32.5 million in North America and $11.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $43.8 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 million), and Keanu ($9.5 million).^[14] In its second weekend the film grossed $11.1 million (an increase of 32.5%), finishing 3rd at the box office, behind Captain America: Civil War ($179.1 million) and The Jungle Book ($24.5 million).^[15]

Critical response

Mother's Day was critically panned. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 7%, based on 132 reviews, with an average rating of 2.9/10. The site's consensus reads, "Mother's Day is the cinematic equivalent of a last-minute gift that only underscores its embarrassing lack of effort."^[16] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 18 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".^[17] Audiences polled by CinemaScore 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."^[18]

Peter Bradshaw, writing in The Guardian, gave the film one star out of five, calling it "as feelgood and life-affirming as a fire in an asbestos factory neighbouring a children's hospital."

Accolades

References

External links

• Mother's Day at the Internet Movie Database
• Mother's Day at Rotten Tomatoes
• Mother's Day at Box Office Mojo