The film No Manches Frida, by Pantelion Films, had its debut last weekend (that included Labor Day in the US), and the box office collection totaled more than US$4.7 million, in 362 movie theaters.
Compared to other Pantelion hits, No Se Aceptan Devoluciones, starring Eugenio Derbez, collected US$7.8 million in its first weekend, and the animation Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos collected US$3.4 million.
No Manches Frida is a film by Nacho G. Velilla, starring Martha Higareda, Omar Chaparro, Fernanda Castillo and Mónica Dionne. It tells the story of Zequi, a thief who, after leaving jail, decides to return to recover the stolen money his partner buried in a vacant lot, where the high school Instituto Frida Kahlo was now built.
No Manches Frida will have its debut in Mexico next Friday September 16th.