The three most popular films at the North American box office over the weekend featured largely nonwhite casts, as “How to Be a Latin Lover” and an import from India, “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion,” joined “The Fate of the Furious” on theater marquees. “How to Be a Latin Lover” (Pantelion-Lionsgate), which cost about $10 million to make, was second. It sold about $12 million in tickets, or roughly 50 percent more than analysts had expected before its release. Starring Eugenio Derbez and Salma Hayek, “Latin Lover” drew an audience that was 89 percent Hispanic, Lionsgate said. Despite only playing in 420 locations — to compare, “How to Be a Latin Lover” was booked into 1,118 theaters — “Baahubali 2” took in an estimated $10.1 million.

Source: New York Times April 30, 2017 18:33 UTC