The Best Man Holiday impressed with a $30.6 million opening weekend, three times the total revenue of the original movie’s 1999 debut. The overwhelmingly female, African-American audience packed theaters to follow the stories of beloved characters from over a decade ago. Costing $17 million to make, the reunion comedy fell second only to Thor: The Dark World.
Reviews were consistent – full of laughter and tears with relatable characters, revealing the dynamics of friendships and complexity of romantic relationships. With a returning cast of superstar heavyweights Sanaa Lathan, Taye Diggs, Academy Award-nominee Terrance Howard amongst notable others, the sequel soared the old fashioned way, ripping at the hearts of moviegoers, tripping their emotions.
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Stars utilized Twitter to support the film, raving of its excellence:
