Sony Pictures Releasing International, Santiago Segura’s family comedy “Father There is Only One 2” punched a sensational first-day debut on July 29, garnering €465,014 ($548,716) in Spain.That’s 60% up from the original installment’s first day total of €272,686 ($320,449), which went on to earn €14.2 million ($16.1 million) in Spain, becoming the highest-grossing domestic movie of last year.“Spaniards have spent months in confinement, seeing tons of films, and now need to get out and watch movies with other people.
It’s a question of mental health,” said Bowfinger International’s María Luis Gutiérrez, producer of “Father There Is Only One 2.” Segura and Gutiérrez used a study by Dimitrios Mitsinikos at Gower Street Analytics to convince.
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