Nia Vardalos
| Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 5 films, with $576,946,439 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #543) |
| Best-known technical roles: My Big Fat Greek Wedding (Screenwriter), My Big Fat Greek Wedding (Story Creator), My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (Screenwriter), My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (Executive Producer), My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (Director) |
| Best-known acting roles: Fotoula “Toula” Portokalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Fotoula “Toula” Portokalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2), Fotoula “Toula” Portokalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3), Connie (Connie and Carla), Rachel Rodman (For a Good Time, Call) |
| Most productive collaborators: Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks, John Corbett, Gary Goetzman, Michael Constantine |
| Born: September 24, 1962 (62 years old) |
Career Summary
| Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As an Actor | Leading | 4 | $269,945,242 | $143,817,469 | $413,762,711 |
| Supporting | 2 | $1,251,749 | $7,054,307 | $8,306,056 | |
| Lead Ensemble Member | 2 | $59,706,362 | $32,406,953 | $92,113,315 | |
| (Unclassified) | 2 | $16,724,950 | $13,401,514 | $30,126,464 | |
| In Technical Roles | Screenwriter | 5 | $373,279,613 | $203,666,826 | $576,946,439 |
| Story Creator | 1 | $241,438,208 | $133,451,826 | $374,890,034 | |
| Executive Producer | 1 | $59,689,605 | $32,406,953 | $92,096,558 | |
| Director | 1 | $28,496,030 | $10,365,643 | $38,861,673 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Nia Vardalos’s score on our annual analysis of leading stars at the box office. The Star Score represents points assigned to each of the leading stars of the top 100 movies (based on box office) in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on..
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 trailer
August 29th, 2023
Comedy starring Nia Vardalos and John Corbett opens in theaters September 8 ... Full Movie Details.
The Portokalos family is sent an invitation to participate in a reunion for all the families who have moved away from the village their father came from. It was sent to them by Victory, the extremely passionate town mayor. Before he passed away, Toula’s father, Gus, asked her to go to the reunion and meet his old friends to pass on a journal he had kept of his life story. To honor his memory, the Portokalos family wants to see where their dad grew up.
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2016 Preview: March
March 1st, 2016
It's March 1st, which is not only the beginning of the month, but also Super Tuesday. If you are not American and don't pay attention to American politics, Super Tuesday is sort of like the Oscar night of the primary season. I was going to write about my predictions, but it looks like the race is about to be over. On the Republicans side, if Trump gets more than 50% of the delegates, then he has won. It will be too late to stop him. If he gets less than 40%, then it becomes a real race again. If the polling is correct, then he will get closer to 50% than 40%. On the Democratic side, Sanders needs at least 45% of the delegates, or it is over for him. Anything less than that and Hillary Clinton will have too big a lead to overcome. If the South Carolina result is an indicator, Hillary Clinton could get two-thirds of the delegates awarded tonight.
As for the box office, February was amazing, thanks to Deadpool's record-breaking opening and better than expected legs. The month ended with 2016 being nearly 4% higher than 2015's pace. Additionally, there are some big releases coming out this month with both Zootopia and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice looking to get more than $200 million, while Allegiant should hit $100 million. Last March, there were also three films that earned more than $100 million, but only one $200 million hit, Cinderella. It should be a really close race between 2016 and 2015.
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All Acting Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2023 | My Big Fat Greek Weddi… | Fotoula “Toula” P… | $28,496,030 | $10,365,643 | $38,861,673 |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Charming | $6,919,968 | $6,919,968 | ||
| Mar 25, 2016 | My Big Fat Greek Weddi… | Fotoula “Toula” P… | $59,689,605 | $32,406,953 | $92,096,558 |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Helicopter Mom | Maggie | |||
| Jul 12, 2013 | Dealin' with Idiots | Ava Morris | $16,757 | $16,757 | |
| Aug 31, 2012 | For a Good Time, Call | Rachel Rodman | $1,251,749 | $134,339 | $1,386,088 |
| Jul 3, 2009 | I Hate Valentine's Day | $11,004 | $11,004 | ||
| Jun 5, 2009 | My Life in Ruins | Georgia | $8,677,425 | $11,800,000 | $20,477,425 |
| Apr 16, 2004 | Connie and Carla | Connie | $8,047,525 | $1,601,514 | $9,649,039 |
| Apr 19, 2002 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Fotoula “Toula” P… | $241,438,208 | $133,451,826 | $374,890,034 |
| Averages | $43,453,538 | $28,097,178 | $60,478,727 | ||
| Totals | 10 | $347,628,303 | $196,680,243 | $544,308,546 | |
Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2023 | My Big Fat Greek Weddi… | $10,028,675 | 3,678 | $28,496,030 | $38,861,673 | 73.3% |
| Mar 25, 2016 | My Big Fat Greek Weddi… | $17,861,950 | 3,179 | $59,689,605 | $92,096,558 | 64.8% |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Helicopter Mom | |||||
| Jul 12, 2013 | Dealin' with Idiots | 2 | $16,757 | $16,757 | 100.0% | |
| Jul 3, 2009 | I Hate Valentine's Day | $5,009 | 3 | $11,004 | $11,004 | 100.0% |
| Apr 19, 2002 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $597,362 | 2,016 | $241,438,208 | $374,890,034 | 64.4% |
| Averages | $7,123,249 | 1,776 | $65,930,321 | $101,175,205 | 80.5% | |
| Totals | 6 | $329,651,604 | $505,876,026 | |||
Supporting Roles
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2019 | Charming | $6,919,968 | ||||
| Aug 31, 2012 | For a Good Time, Call | $143,935 | 107 | $1,251,749 | $1,386,088 | 90.3% |
| Averages | $143,935 | 107 | $1,251,749 | $4,153,028 | 90.3% | |
| Totals | 2 | $1,251,749 | $8,306,056 | |||
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All Technical Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2023 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 | Director Screenwriter |
$28,496,030 | $10,365,643 | $38,861,673 |
| Mar 25, 2016 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | Screenwriter Executive Producer |
$59,689,605 | $32,406,953 | $92,096,558 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | Larry Crowne | Screenwriter | $35,608,245 | $25,840,890 | $61,449,135 |
| Apr 16, 2004 | Connie and Carla | Screenwriter | $8,047,525 | $1,601,514 | $9,649,039 |
| Apr 19, 2002 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Screenwriter Story Creator |
$241,438,208 | $133,451,826 | $374,890,034 |
| Averages | $74,655,923 | $40,733,365 | $115,389,288 | ||
| Totals | 5 | $373,279,613 | $203,666,826 | $576,946,439 | |
Director Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2023 | My Big Fat Greek Weddi… | $10,028,675 | 3,678 | $28,496,030 | $38,861,673 | 73.3% |
| Averages | $10,028,675 | 3,678 | $28,496,030 | $38,861,673 | 73.3% | |
| Totals | 1 | $28,496,030 | $38,861,673 | |||
Writer Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2023 | My Big Fat Greek Weddi… | $10,028,675 | 3,678 | $28,496,030 | $38,861,673 | 73.3% |
| Mar 25, 2016 | My Big Fat Greek Weddi… | $17,861,950 | 3,179 | $59,689,605 | $92,096,558 | 64.8% |
| Jul 1, 2011 | Larry Crowne | $13,096,065 | 2,976 | $35,608,245 | $61,449,135 | 57.9% |
| Apr 16, 2004 | Connie and Carla | $3,254,940 | 1,016 | $8,047,525 | $9,649,039 | 83.4% |
| Apr 19, 2002 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $597,362 | 2,016 | $241,438,208 | $374,890,034 | 64.4% |
| Averages | $8,967,798 | 2,573 | $74,655,923 | $115,389,288 | 68.8% | |
| Totals | 5 | $373,279,613 | $576,946,439 | |||