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| name = America's Sweethearts
| name = America's Sweethearts
| image = Americas sweethearts poster.jpg
| image = Americas sweethearts poster.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Joe Roth]]
| director = [[Joe Roth]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
| writer = {{Plainlist|
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* [[Susan Arnold]]
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* [[Billy Crystal]]
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* Donna Arkoff Roth
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| writer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Billy Crystal]]
* [[Billy Crystal]]
* [[Peter Tolan]]
* [[Peter Tolan]]
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| starring = {{Plainlist|<!--Per poster.-->
| producer = {{Plainlist|
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* [[Susan Arnold]]
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* Billy Crystal
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* [[Donna Arkoff Roth]]
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| starring = {{Plainlist|<!--Per poster.-->
* [[Julia Roberts]]
* [[Julia Roberts]]
* [[Billy Crystal]]
* Billy Crystal
* [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]]
* [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]]
* [[John Cusack]]
* [[John Cusack]]
* [[Hank Azaria]]
* [[Hank Azaria]]
* [[Stanley Tucci]]
* [[Christopher Walken]]
* [[Seth Green]]
}}
}}
| music = [[James Newton Howard]]
| cinematography = [[Phedon Papamichael Jr.]]
| editing = [[Stephen A. Rotter]]
| cinematography = [[Phedon Papamichael Jr.]]
| editing = [[Stephen A. Rotter]]
| music = [[James Newton Howard]]
| production companies = {{Plainlist|
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [[Columbia Pictures]]
* [[Revolution Studios]]
* [[Revolution Studios]]
* [[Billy Crystal|Face Productions]]
* [[Billy Crystal|Face Productions]]
* Roth-[[Susan Arnold|Arnold]] Productions
* Roth-Arnold Productions
* Shoelace Productions
* Shoelace Productions
}}
}}
| distributor = [[Columbia Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Sony Pictures Releasing]]
| released = {{Film date|2001|7|20}}
| released = {{Film date|2001|7|20}}
| runtime = 103 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 103:08--><ref>{{cite web | url=http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/americas-sweethearts-2001 | title=''AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS'' (12) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=August 6, 2001 | accessdate=July 13, 2015}}</ref>
| runtime = 103 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 103:08--><ref>{{cite web |url=http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/americas-sweethearts-2001 | title=''America's Sweethearts'' (12) |work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |date=August 6, 2001 |access-date=July 13, 2015}}</ref>
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget = $64.4 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/giglis-real-price-tag-or-how-studios-lie-about-budgets-30665/ |title=‘Gigli’s’ Real Price Tag — Or, How Studios Lie About Budgets|website= The Wrap}}</ref>
| budget = $46 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/giglis-real-price-tag-or-how-studios-lie-about-budgets-30665/ |title='Gigli's' Real Price Tag — Or, How Studios Lie About Budgets|website= The Wrap|date=September 2, 2011}}</ref>
| gross = $138.2 million<ref name="mojo"/>
| gross = $138.3 million<ref name="mojo"/>
}}
}}
'''''America's Sweethearts''''' is a 2001 American [[romantic comedy film]] directed by [[Joe Roth]] and written by [[Billy Crystal]] and [[Peter Tolan]]. It stars [[Julia Roberts]], Billy Crystal, [[John Cusack]] and [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]], with [[Hank Azaria]], [[Stanley Tucci]], [[Seth Green]], [[Alan Arkin]] and [[Christopher Walken]] in smaller roles.
'''''America's Sweethearts''''' is a 2001 American [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Joe Roth]] and written by [[Billy Crystal]] and [[Peter Tolan]]. It stars [[Julia Roberts]], Billy Crystal, [[John Cusack]], and [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]], with [[Hank Azaria]], [[Stanley Tucci]], [[Seth Green]], [[Alan Arkin]], and [[Christopher Walken]] in supporting roles.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Film publicist Lee Phillips is tasked with promoting a film featuring a husband-wife acting team, Gwen Harrison and Eddie Thomas. His job is complicated by the fact that the eccentric director of the film, Hal Weidmann, refuses to show anyone a cut of the film, demanding the first viewing take place at a [[Movie junket|press junket]]. To promote the film and to save his job, Lee decides to focus on the two stars: Gwen and Eddie, once known as "America's Sweethearts". Unfortunately, they are now going through an ugly split. Gwen had an affair with her co-star Hector Gorgonzolas, who she now lives with, driving Eddie to an emotional breakdown. His actions after their split led Gwen to take out a restraining order against Eddie, and he is now living at a New Age retreat. Lee decides that his best chance to promote the film is to convince the press that the couple has reunited.


Veteran publicist Lee Phillips is fired from his position at a major film studio. Studio head Dave Kingman later invites him back for a private screening of ''Time Over Time'', a new time travel thriller starring Gwen Harrison and Eddie Thomas. Eddie and Gwen were a beloved husband-and-wife team dubbed "America's Sweethearts" whose marriage fell apart when Gwen had an affair with her co-star Hector, causing Eddie to suffer a mental breakdown and check into a remote [[New Age]] wellness retreat.
Lee enlists the help of Gwen's sister and personal assistant, Kiki, to convince Gwen to come to the junket. Gwen's career and public image have been severely tarnished by her broken marriage, and the pair play on Gwen's ego by telling her she will look better to the press and her fans if she attends (and she will be able to serve Eddie with divorce papers in a neutral setting). Lee then bribes Eddie's spiritual guide to convince Eddie he is well enough to leave the retreat.

When Lee arrives, Kingman reveals he has nothing to screen: the movie's director, Hal Weidmann, is refusing to release the completed film, insisting on premiering it at the upcoming [[press junket]]. Kingman is desperate to get hold of it, as the studio has recently suffered a string of flops and ''Time Over Time'' is likely the couple's last film together. Unsure when, or even if, the film will arrive, Kingman begs Lee to promote it at the junket by convincing the press that Eddie and Gwen are back together, promising to restore Lee's job if he succeeds. Lee recruits rookie publicist Danny to assist him.

Lee visits Gwen, who now resides with Hector, to persuade her to attend the junket. Kiki, Gwen's sister and personal assistant, convinces her that a junket appearance will help her floundering career and public image. At the wellness retreat, Lee bribes its spiritual guru with a luxury car to convince a reluctant Eddie to face Gwen.

At the junket, Gwen cozies up to Eddie for the press, while behind the scenes their interactions remain tense. Eddie pines for her initially but soon tires of her duplicitous nature. Gwen uses Kiki as her go-between with Eddie, unaware she has feelings for him. To distract the press until the film arrives, Lee and Danny plant clues that Eddie and Gwen have reconciled. After Lee leaks a misleading photo of them to the media, Hector shows up and confronts Eddie, leading to a fistfight that ends when Hector knocks him out with a serving tray. Kingman is thrilled with the publicity, but a guilt-ridden Lee starts to question his tactics.


Kiki helps Eddie to his room, where they give into their growing attraction and have sex. However, at Gwen's cottage the next morning, Eddie tells Gwen he is "not technically" seeing anyone, causing Kiki to storm off in disgust. Eddie goes after Kiki, who lambastes him for his inability to move on from Gwen. Kiki later laments to Lee about a lifetime of coming second to Gwen, while Eddie has an epiphany and realizes Kiki is who he truly wants. Lee, deducing that Eddie and Kiki are in love, encourages him not to give up, but just then, Weidmann arrives in a helicopter to deliver the film.
As the junket begins, tensions rise quickly between Eddie and Gwen. While they are frequently at each other's throats, Lee plants stories to convince the press that they are in the process of reconciling. Gwen encourages Kiki to be her go-between with Eddie, and as they spend more time together they begin to develop strong feelings for each other. Hector, having seen the fake stories, believes that Eddie is trying to win back Gwen and they have a public confrontation in the hotel restaurant, ending with Eddie getting knocked out. A sympathetic Kiki cares for Eddie, and they spend the night together. The following morning Kiki becomes enraged after Eddie drops everything to talk to Gwen when she asks to see him, and refuses to admit to being in any other relationships. He later admits to Lee that he's in love with Kiki and has always liked her for the selfless and kind person she is, but believes it wouldn't matter because he lost his only chance. He also admitted he was never happy with Gwen. Feeling remorse for his part in the drama, Lee encourages him to tell Kiki and end his marriage to Gwen. Meanwhile, Weidmann arrives with the finished film.


At the screening, Weidmann shocks everyone by revealing that he abandoned the original script and used hidden camera footage, without the actors' knowledge, to create a "[[Reality film|reality movie]]" instead. The new film follows Gwen's affair with Hector and Eddie's resulting mental decline; highlights include Gwen's demanding behavior on set, Kingman being insulted by his assistant, and Gwen mocking Hector's penis size. Gwen and Kingman confront Weidmann, who defends his artistic vision, while Hector assures the crowd that he is well-endowed (which Weidmann's daughter is happy to confirm). Desperate, Gwen announces that she and Eddie are getting back together, but he rebuffs her and publicly declares his love for Kiki. Kiki decides to stop putting her sister's desires ahead of her own, and a humiliated Gwen fires her and flounces off. Kiki and Eddie then kiss as the audience applauds.
When the film is shown, the press, cast and crew discover that Weidmann junked the script for ''Time Over Time'' and made a "reality movie" instead. The footage, mostly shot with hidden cameras and without the actors' knowledge, shows Gwen as self-centered, conniving and manipulative, while Eddie is a decent man who becomes paranoid as he begins to suspect that his wife is having an affair. The cast and crew—particularly Gwen—are offended by the direction that Weidmann went with. Confronting him, Weidmann admits it was all his plans to humiliate Gwen and ruin her career for an earlier incident on set, while reviving Eddie's own. Enraged, Gwen announces she will sue Weidmann for both humiliating her and invasion of privacy, along with the studio for not preventing his actions. Eddie is the only cast member pleased with Weidmann's direction and wants to work with him again. Gwen's problems continue to compound when an angry Hector calls her out for both humiliating and insulting him in the film, and the director's daughter Leaf comes to his defense, revealing that she also had an affair with Hector.


In the aftermath, Weidmann's movie becomes a hit, and Lee resumes his studio job to promote it. Gwen admits to the press that the reconciliation was a lie, blaming her erratic behavior on pain medication before departing with Hector. Eddie and Kiki decide to pursue a relationship, and politely ignoring Lee's request to join his promotion efforts, they leave together to travel.
Humiliated by Hector's actions, Gwen tries to salvage the situation by announcing that she is reconciling with Eddie. Disillusioned with Gwen, Eddie announces that he is finally through with Gwen, and declares his love for Kiki. She reciprocates and stands up to Gwen for the first time. Kiki is fired when she reveals dirty secrets about Gwen's personal life that no one else except her knows and that she's tired of putting her sister's career over her own personal life. After the junket Gwen admits to the press that she and Eddie are through, claiming she was having a reaction to medication. She tries to claim that she loves Hector and he is well-endowed However, Hector doesn't believe her and despite being angered over her humiliating him, defends his case. Kiki and Eddie prepare to leave the hotel together. Lee tells Eddie and Kiki that because of the praise from the press, the studio is forced to release the reality movie. Moments after they leave, Lee gets jumped on by Gwen's dog.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Marty Belafsky]] as Security guard
* [[Keri Lynn Pratt]] as Leaf Weidmann
* [[Keri Lynn Pratt]] as Leaf Weidmann
* [[Maria Canals]] as Adinah
* [[Maria Canals-Barrera|Maria Canals]] as Adina
* [[Byron Allen]] as Himself
* [[Byron Allen]] as himself
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Julia Roberts' niece, [[Emma Roberts]], makes an uncredited appearance as the young girl in the purple T-shirt.
Julia Roberts' niece, [[Emma Roberts|Emma]], makes an uncredited appearance as the young girl in the purple T-shirt.


==Release==
==Release==
===Box office===
===Box office===
''America's Sweethearts'' opened on July 20, 2001 and earned $30,181,877 in its opening weekend, ranking second behind ''[[Jurassic Park III]]'' ($50,771,645).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2001&wknd=29&p=.htm | title=Weekend Box Office Results for July 20-22, 2001 | work=[[Box Office Mojo]] | publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] | date=July 23, 2001 | accessdate=July 13, 2015}}</ref> By the end of its run, the film had grossed $93,607,673 in the domestic box office and $44,583,755 overseas for a worldwide total of $138,191,428. Based on a $46 million budget, the film was a box office success.<ref name="mojo">{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=americassweethearts.htm | title=America's Sweethearts (2001) | work=[[Box Office Mojo]] | publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] | date=October 22, 2001 | accessdate=July 13, 2015}}</ref> Filming took place at [[Lake Las Vegas]].
''America's Sweethearts'' opened on July 20, 2001, and earned $30,181,877 in its opening weekend, ranking second behind ''[[Jurassic Park III]]'' ($50,771,645).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2001&wknd=29&p=.htm |title=Weekend Box Office Results for July 20-22, 2001 |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |date=July 23, 2001 |access-date=July 13, 2015}}</ref> By the end of its run, the film had grossed $93,607,673 in the domestic box office and $44,583,755 overseas for a worldwide total of $138,191,428. Based on a $46 million budget, the film was a box office success.<ref name="mojo">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=americassweethearts.htm |title=America's Sweethearts (2001) |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |date=October 22, 2001 |access-date=July 6, 2020}}</ref> Filming took place at [[Lake Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maddox |first1=Kate |title=Lake enjoys 'Sweetheart' deal |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/feb/09/columnist-kate-maddox-lake-enjoys-sweetheart-deal/ |access-date=3 July 2023 |work=[[Las Vegas Sun]] |date=9 February 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703033326/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/feb/09/columnist-kate-maddox-lake-enjoys-sweetheart-deal/ |archive-date=3 July 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>


===Critical response===
===Critical response===
Despite being a box office success, the film holds a 32% approval rating at [[Rotten Tomatoes]]. The site's consensus states: "Despite its famous cast, the movie lacks sympathetic characters and is only funny in spurts."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/americas_sweethearts/|title=America's Sweethearts|website=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=May 27, 2014}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film holds a 44 out of 100 rating based on 32 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/americas-sweethearts | title=America's Sweethearts | work=[[Metacritic]] | publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] | accessdate=July 13, 2015}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web |url=https://m.cinemascore.com |title=CinemaScore |work=cinemascore.com}}</ref>
Despite being a box office success, ''America's Sweethearts'' holds a 33% approval rating at [[Rotten Tomatoes]] from 147 critics. The site's consensus states: "Despite its famous cast, the movie lacks sympathetic characters and is only funny in spurts."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/americas_sweethearts/|title=America's Sweethearts|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=October 14, 2024}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film holds a 44 out of 100 ratings based on 32 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/americas-sweethearts |title=America's Sweethearts |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=July 13, 2015}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web |url=https://m.cinemascore.com |title=CinemaScore |work=cinemascore.com}}</ref> [[Gustavo Arellano]] in his writing ''[[¡Ask a Mexican!]]'' identified Azaria's character Hector as an example of the [[Latin lover]] stereotype.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Ask a Mexican|last=Arellano|first=Gustavo|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2008|isbn=9781416540038|pages=77}}</ref>


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America's Sweethearts
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoe Roth
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPhedon Papamichael Jr.
Edited byStephen A. Rotter
Music byJames Newton Howard
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • July 20, 2001 (2001-07-20)
Running time
103 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$46 million[2]
Box office$138.3 million[3]

America's Sweethearts is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by Joe Roth and written by Billy Crystal and Peter Tolan. It stars Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, John Cusack, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, with Hank Azaria, Stanley Tucci, Seth Green, Alan Arkin, and Christopher Walken in supporting roles.

Plot

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Veteran publicist Lee Phillips is fired from his position at a major film studio. Studio head Dave Kingman later invites him back for a private screening of Time Over Time, a new time travel thriller starring Gwen Harrison and Eddie Thomas. Eddie and Gwen were a beloved husband-and-wife team dubbed "America's Sweethearts" whose marriage fell apart when Gwen had an affair with her co-star Hector, causing Eddie to suffer a mental breakdown and check into a remote New Age wellness retreat.

When Lee arrives, Kingman reveals he has nothing to screen: the movie's director, Hal Weidmann, is refusing to release the completed film, insisting on premiering it at the upcoming press junket. Kingman is desperate to get hold of it, as the studio has recently suffered a string of flops and Time Over Time is likely the couple's last film together. Unsure when, or even if, the film will arrive, Kingman begs Lee to promote it at the junket by convincing the press that Eddie and Gwen are back together, promising to restore Lee's job if he succeeds. Lee recruits rookie publicist Danny to assist him.

Lee visits Gwen, who now resides with Hector, to persuade her to attend the junket. Kiki, Gwen's sister and personal assistant, convinces her that a junket appearance will help her floundering career and public image. At the wellness retreat, Lee bribes its spiritual guru with a luxury car to convince a reluctant Eddie to face Gwen.

At the junket, Gwen cozies up to Eddie for the press, while behind the scenes their interactions remain tense. Eddie pines for her initially but soon tires of her duplicitous nature. Gwen uses Kiki as her go-between with Eddie, unaware she has feelings for him. To distract the press until the film arrives, Lee and Danny plant clues that Eddie and Gwen have reconciled. After Lee leaks a misleading photo of them to the media, Hector shows up and confronts Eddie, leading to a fistfight that ends when Hector knocks him out with a serving tray. Kingman is thrilled with the publicity, but a guilt-ridden Lee starts to question his tactics.

Kiki helps Eddie to his room, where they give into their growing attraction and have sex. However, at Gwen's cottage the next morning, Eddie tells Gwen he is "not technically" seeing anyone, causing Kiki to storm off in disgust. Eddie goes after Kiki, who lambastes him for his inability to move on from Gwen. Kiki later laments to Lee about a lifetime of coming second to Gwen, while Eddie has an epiphany and realizes Kiki is who he truly wants. Lee, deducing that Eddie and Kiki are in love, encourages him not to give up, but just then, Weidmann arrives in a helicopter to deliver the film.

At the screening, Weidmann shocks everyone by revealing that he abandoned the original script and used hidden camera footage, without the actors' knowledge, to create a "reality movie" instead. The new film follows Gwen's affair with Hector and Eddie's resulting mental decline; highlights include Gwen's demanding behavior on set, Kingman being insulted by his assistant, and Gwen mocking Hector's penis size. Gwen and Kingman confront Weidmann, who defends his artistic vision, while Hector assures the crowd that he is well-endowed (which Weidmann's daughter is happy to confirm). Desperate, Gwen announces that she and Eddie are getting back together, but he rebuffs her and publicly declares his love for Kiki. Kiki decides to stop putting her sister's desires ahead of her own, and a humiliated Gwen fires her and flounces off. Kiki and Eddie then kiss as the audience applauds.

In the aftermath, Weidmann's movie becomes a hit, and Lee resumes his studio job to promote it. Gwen admits to the press that the reconciliation was a lie, blaming her erratic behavior on pain medication before departing with Hector. Eddie and Kiki decide to pursue a relationship, and politely ignoring Lee's request to join his promotion efforts, they leave together to travel.

Cast

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Julia Roberts' niece, Emma, makes an uncredited appearance as the young girl in the purple T-shirt.

Release

[edit]

Box office

[edit]

America's Sweethearts opened on July 20, 2001, and earned $30,181,877 in its opening weekend, ranking second behind Jurassic Park III ($50,771,645).[4] By the end of its run, the film had grossed $93,607,673 in the domestic box office and $44,583,755 overseas for a worldwide total of $138,191,428. Based on a $46 million budget, the film was a box office success.[3] Filming took place at Lake Las Vegas.[5]

Critical response

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Despite being a box office success, America's Sweethearts holds a 33% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes from 147 critics. The site's consensus states: "Despite its famous cast, the movie lacks sympathetic characters and is only funny in spurts."[6] On Metacritic, the film holds a 44 out of 100 ratings based on 32 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.[8] Gustavo Arellano in his writing ¡Ask a Mexican! identified Azaria's character Hector as an example of the Latin lover stereotype.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "America's Sweethearts (12)". British Board of Film Classification. August 6, 2001. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "'Gigli's' Real Price Tag — Or, How Studios Lie About Budgets". The Wrap. September 2, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "America's Sweethearts (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. October 22, 2001. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "Weekend Box Office Results for July 20-22, 2001". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. July 23, 2001. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  5. ^ Maddox, Kate (February 9, 2001). "Lake enjoys 'Sweetheart' deal". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "America's Sweethearts". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "America's Sweethearts". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  8. ^ "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com.
  9. ^ Arellano, Gustavo (2008). Ask a Mexican. Simon and Schuster. p. 77. ISBN 9781416540038.
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