''3 Idiotas'' is a 2017 Mexican

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film directed by

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and produced by Miguel Mier, Bernardo Rugama and Jimena Rodríguez. The film is a remake of the 2009

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Indian film ''

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'' which was itself a loose adaptation of the 2004

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novel, '' Five Point Someone''. The film stars

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, German Valdez and

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Plot

Two nerdy friends and their arch rival from college embark on an adventure determined to find a college roommate who disappeared without a trace on graduation day.

Cast

Release

''3 Idiotas'' was released on March 31, 2017 by Lionsgate and its Pantelion Films banner.

Box office

The film was a box office hit in Mexico, selling more than tickets and becoming the highest-grossing domestic film during the first half of 2017. It grossed MX$125.6 million () in Mexico, making it the second highest-grossing Mexican film of 2017 below '' Do It Like an Hombre''. Overseas, the film grossed US$1,249,233 in the United States and Canada, and US$43,077 in Bolivia, for a worldwide total of .

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* * {{rotten-tomatoes, 3_idiotas Films set in universities and colleges 2010s buddy comedy-drama films Films about education 2010s coming-of-age comedy-drama films Mexican coming-of-age films Films based on Indian novels Films directed by Carlos Bolado Remakes of Indian films Lionsgate films 2017 comedy-drama films 2017 films Mexican comedy-drama films 2010s Mexican films 2010s Spanish-language films