The 10 Highest-Grossing Mexican Movies Of 2014
By Eric Ortiz Garcia
Canacine (Cámara Nacional de la Industria Cinematográfica y del Videograma) revealed some days ago their official 2014 report, which had all the information regarding movie theater attendance and other important stats for the Mexican film industry.
In said report it was confirmed which were the 10 highest-grossing Mexican movies of the year. Three Mexican films surpassed the $100 million pesos mark: Luis Estrada’s sociopolitical satire The Perfecta Dictatorship, the Martha Higareda starring comedy Get Married If You Can, and the Cantinflas biopic (which is also Mexico’s entry for the Academy Awards).
The rest of the list doesn’t really represent the best of the year for Mexican cinema, as it includes such silly efforts as the 3D remake of Darker Than Night, the animated flick La Leyenda de las Momias, and Emilio Portes’ disappointing El Crimen del Cácaro Gumaro. Popularity is different from quality, indeed. But it’s always interesting to see which national movies the Mexican audience accepted, as next year we will probably have similar stuff in consequence. Check the full list below (there’s a link to a review whenever possible):
10. Perfect Obedience (dir. Luis Urquiza)
Revenue: $28.14 MDP (around $2 million US-dollars)
9. Amor de mis Amores (dir. Manolo Caro)
Revenue: $28.57 MDP (around $2 million US-dollars)
8. El Crimen del Cácaro Gumaro (dir. Emilio Portes)
Revenue: $62.79 MDP (around $4 million US-dollars)
My review
7. Guten Tag, Ramón (dir. Jorge Ramírez Suárez)
Revenue: $63.81 MDP (around $4 million US-dollars)
6. Darker Than Night (dir. Henry Bedwell)
Revenue: $68.51 MDP (around $4 million US-dollars)
My review
5. ¿Qué le Dijiste a Dios (dir. Teresa Suarez)
Revenue: $68.88 MDP (around $4 million US-dollars)
4. La Leyenda de las Momias (dir. Alberto Rodríguez)
Revenue: $91.12 MDP (around $6 million US-dollars)
My review
3. Cantinflas (dir. Sebastián del Amo)
Revenue: $127.39 MDP (around $9 million US-dollars)
My review
2. Get Married If You Can (dir. Marco Polo Constandse)
Revenue: $168.39 MDP (around $11 million US-dollars)
My review
1. The Perfect Dictatorship (dir. Luis Estrada)
Revenue: $186.53 MDP (around $13 million US-dollars)