Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for The Valet (2022) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Eugenio Derbez, Samara Weaving, Max Greenfield, Betsy Brandt, Marisol Nichols, Amaury Nolasco DIRECTOR: Richard Wong CINEMATOGRAPHY: Mateo Londoño MUSIC: Heitor Pereira PRODUCTION: 3Pas Studios, Lionsgate

Box Office Performance

Theatrical box office data is not publicly available for The Valet (2022). This may indicate a limited release, direct-to-streaming, or a release predating modern box office tracking.

Profitability Assessment

Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Production

In September 2014, it was announced Eugenio Derbez would produce and star in a remake of the 2006 French film The Valet by Francis Veber, with Lionsgate set to distribute. In March 2021, it was announced Samara Weaving had joined the cast of the film, with Richard Wong set to direct from a screenplay by Bob Fisher and Rob Greenberg. The rest of the cast was revealed in April and May. Filming took place in Atlanta, Georgia. During post-production, Heitor Pereira composed the musical score. The Valet is the last film to star Carmen Salinas, who died in December 2021; the film is dedicated to her memory.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Summary: 4 nominations total

Additional Recognition: At the Imagen Awards, the film received nominations for "Best Primetime Program – Special or Movie" and "Best Actor – Comedy (Television)" (for Eugenio Derbez).

CRITICAL RECEPTION

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 75% of 65 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "With a pair of likable leads and a story that subverts rom-com expectations, The Valet is a rare remake worth celebrating." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 62 out of 100 based on nine critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

John Serba of Decider called The Valet a funny and heartwarming film and compared it to Notting Hill, stating it avoids to be a formulaic romantic comedy film, praised the interactions between the characters and their development, and complimented the performances of the cast members. Sheila O'Malley of RogerEbert.com rated the film three out of four stars, complimented the humor of the film and the performances of the cast, and praised its take on the treatment of workers by the upper-class across gentrification. Jennifer Green of Common Sense Media rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, praised the depiction of positive messages, citing friendship and self-respect, complimented the presence of positive role models, stating the movie promotes integrity and humility across some of the characters, and found agreeable the diversity of the cast members.

Jacob Oller of Paste rated the film 7.9/10, applauded the screenplay for its approach on feminism and multiculturalism across Derbez and Weaving's characters, complimented The Valet for its modern humor across its gags, stating it manages to be entertaining without relying on pop culture, and praised the actors for their performances.