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“Spa Weekend” Opens in U.S. With 2/5 Critic Score

8/22/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Leslie Mann leads the cast of Spa Weekend, which opened in the United States on 21 August 2026.
The film released in Australia on 20 August 2026, followed by the United Kingdom on 21 August 2026.
Writers-directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore returned to comedy with Spa Weekend.
Critics gave Spa Weekend a 2-out-of-5 star rating, calling its humor flat.
Reviewers praised Michelle Buteau’s character as the most fully developed.

History

Historical Context

In March 1975 Ken Russell’s rock-opera film “Tommy,” released by Columbia Pictures, grossed $27 million in the United States and more than $1 million in France, showing that music-centric movies could be box-office successes. The earlier success of “Tommy” demonstrated the market for title-driven films, a pattern later seen with the 1995 comedy “Tommy Boy,” starring Chris Farley and David Spade.

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Story summary

Leslie Mann leads the cast of Spa Weekend, which opened in the United States on 21 August 2026.
The film released in Australia on 20 August 2026, followed by the United Kingdom on 21 August 2026.
Writers-directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore returned to comedy with Spa Weekend.
Critics gave Spa Weekend a 2-out-of-5 star rating, calling its humor flat.
Reviewers praised Michelle Buteau’s character as the most fully developed.

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