2017: The Top Grossing Latino Films in the U.S.

2017 marked Disney and Pixar's desire to conquer U.S. Latino audiences with the released of the much anticipated animated film Coco directed by Lee Unkrich and co-directed by Adrian Molina. The film not only paid off becoming the 13th grossing film in the U.S. this year with $198.2 million, but it became the highest grossing film in the history of Mexico, and had a huge international success.

Pantelion also had a stellar year releasing five comedy films with strong results, including the English-language debut film by Mexican comedian Eugenio Derbez. Two documentary biopic films, on Dolores Huerta and Chavela Vargas also made it to the list of most popular Latino films in the U.S.

See the ten top grossing Latino films in the U.S.:

1. COCO
Disney Pixar

Pixar's take on Mexico's Day of the Dead traditions paid of well as the animated movie made more than $198 million in the local box office and became the highest grossing film in Mexico's history.

2. FERDINAND
Fox

Another animated film made it to the second place, directed by Brazilian filmmaker Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age). The movie about a giant bull with a big heart made $77 million in the local box office.

3. HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER
Pantelion

Pantelion score a hit with this comedy starring Mexican comedian Eugenio Derbez and Salma Hayek. The movie grossed $32.1 million dollars at the U.S. box office.

4. BEATRIZ AT DINNER
Roadside Attractions

Another movie starring Salma Hayek made it to the top ten Latino films in the U.S. this year. The comedy by Puerto Rican director Miguel Arteta, which premiered at Sundance, made $7.1 million in ticket sales.

5. HAZLO COMO HOMBRE
Pantelion

Mexico's comedy hit directed by Chilean Nicolás López starring Mauricio Ochmann, Alfonso Dosal and Aislinn Derbez also left its mark in the U.S. box office with $2.5 million.

6. UN PADRE NO TAN PADRE
Pantelion

Another comedy from Mexico, this one starring veteran actor Héctor Bonilla and released in the U.S. in January of last year, made $2.1 million.

7. EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY
Pantelion

The bi-cultural and bilingual romantic comedy directed by Catalina Aguilar Mastretta and starring Karla Souza and José María Yazpik, made $1.9 million.

8. 3 IDIOTAS
Pantelion

The Mexican remake of the Bollywood comedy hit 3 Idiots directed by Carlos Bolado, also released by Pantelion, earned $1.2 million in ticket sales.

9. DOLORES
PBS

The documentary biopic on activist Dolores Huerta had a solid performance at the box office earning an impressive $554,000.

10. CHAVELA
Music Box Films

The documentary film on legendary Mexican singer Chavela Vargas by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi made $144,700 at the box office.

Source: Boxofficemojo.com.