It’s probably a bit early to be calling Life Of The Party a success, but if the film remained in the same budget category as Falcone’s previous efforts Tammy and The Boss, both of which clocked in between $20M and $30M, then this will end up a win, or at least enough of a win for McCarthy to continue fronting comedies with moderate budgets.
The first is Melissa McCarthy’s newest comedy Life Of The Party.
Outside of the MCU’s dominance, there are really two main movies to talk about here.
The flick was directed by her husband Ben Falcone, and while critics haven’t been super welcoming, audiences proved once again that they’ll show up for the ex-Gilmore Girls star.