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“Nosotros los Nobles,” Starring Gonzalo Vega, Becomes Mexico’s All-Time Box Office Champ

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Move over Gael Garcia Bernal… There’s a new box office champ in Mexico. And, his name is Gonzalo Vega.

The 66-year-old Mexican actor’s latest film Nosotros los Nobles, which scored the second biggest opening ever for a non-animated local film in Mexico, has shattered the country’s all-time box office record in just five weeks.

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Even more impressive — Nosotros los Nobles is writer-director Gary “Gaz” Alazraki‘s first feature film.

Warner Bros., the film’s distributor, announced on Sunday that We are the Nobles has eclipsed the Garcia Bernal-starrer The Crime of Father Amaro to become Mexico’s highest grossing movie ever. The Crime of Father Amaro had previously held the box office record for about a decade at 165 million pesos (about $13.5 million) and it now drops to No. 2 on the all-time chart.

Produced by Alazraki Films and former Warner Bros. production head Leonardo Zimbron, the hit comedy tells the story a rich businessman’s three spoiled children who are cut off from the family fortune and forced to do the unthinkable — get a job.

We are the Nobles finished in the No. 3 spot this week, so it’s quite possible the movie will surpass the 200-million-peso mark as it continues its historic run.

Vega’s “Nosotros los Nobles” a Massive Hit in Mexico

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Gonzalo Vega, one of Mexico’s hardest working actors, has one of the biggest hits of his 44-career.

The 66-year-old Mexican actor’s latest film Nosotros los Nobles has scored the second biggest opening ever for a non-animated local film in his native country.

Nosotros los Nobles

The Warner Bros. riches-to-rags film, which centers on a powerful businessman (Vega) who fakes a government raid on his riches to teach his children the value of work.

Debuting last weekend in 839 screens, Nosotros los Nobles grossed $2.1M and sold over half a million tickets. Factoring in previews, the film has grossed $4.45M.

It’s the fifth best opening ever for a Mexican film of any kind and the seventh biggest all-time opening for a comedy regardless of the country of origin. It’s now the only Mexican film among the top ten, where the record-holder is The Hangover Part II.