"My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3" Gets Release Date

The release date for the third installment of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" has been revealed.

The movie is set to hit theaters on September 8.

The date gives the movie some breadth to the post-Labor Day box office and an option for older female moviegoers, that weekend already having New Line’s The Nun 2 on the schedule.

The third entry was written and directed by the franchise’s creator Nia Vardalos and stars the Oscar-nominated screenwriter opposite John Corbett, Louis Mandylor, Elena Kampouris, Maria Vacratsis, Andrea Martin, Elias Kacavas, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone, and Melina Kotselou.

The first My Big Fat Greek Wedding was a box office anomaly and case study back in 2002. 

The IFC Films pic ran as a platform release in fewer than 1,000 theaters for 17 weekends, initially $45M during that time before going north of that threshold to 2,000-plus locations and grossing a wild $241.4M domestic and $368.2M worldwide off a $5M production cost. 

The sequel, released by Universal, premiered in 2016 and made $59.6M domestic and $90.6M worldwide, putting the romantic comedy franchise at $458.8M.

Tom Hanks, Wilson, and Gary Goetzman produced the third movie, with Paul Brooks, Scott Niemeyer, and Steven Shareshian serving as EPs. Focus Features has U.S. on the pic, while Universal Pictures International is handling overseas distribution.