The film was the highest grossing French production in France in 2019 and the third highest-grossing film of 2019 in France. A third installment, Serial (Bad) Weddings 3, is set to be released in April 2022.
Serial (Bad) Weddings 2 was released in France and Belgium on January 30, 2019.[2] The film grossed over 45 million Euros from 7 million admissions in France which made it break a four-year record for a local language film.[5] The film received a theatrical release in several countries, including Germany, Switzerland and Canada.[5] A third film in the series has been planned.[5]
As of December 1, 2019, the film was in third place on the 2019 chart having attracted 6.7 million admissions, for a box office of $47.7m making it the third highest-grossing film in France in 2019 and the highest grossing French production in 2019.[6] Melanie Goodfellow noted that "In spite of this stellar performance, the box office was 45% lower than for the original 2014 Serial Bad Weddings, which drew a mighty 12.4 million spectators ($91m).[6]
Reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics. Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter stated that the film "feels like a slight improvement on the first movie, delivering a few mild laughs amid a similar onslaught of overwrought gags, over-the-top performances and “can’t we all just get along?” messaging meant to lure Frenchies into theaters so they can chortle at their own cultural differences — if not at their countrymen's latent racism."[1] The review concluded that "What may ultimately be most offensive about these movies is not what they’re trying to say, but how they say it."[1]