Overview

• The film adapts the Kander and Ebb Broadway musical from Manuel Puig’s novel and arrives in U.S. theaters Oct. 10 via Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate and LD Entertainment.
• Industry tracking cited by Variety projects a modest North American opening of about $1.5 million to $3 million on roughly 1,300 screens.
• Critics highlight Tonatiuh’s Molina as the emotional center, while overall assessments of the film’s impact range from appreciative to reserved.
• Jennifer Lopez performs three distinct roles — Ingrid Luna, Aurora and the Spider Woman — in lavish, classic Hollywood-style musical set pieces.
• The narrative alternates a harsh Argentine prison under military rule with MGM-style fantasies, a contrast Condon frames as resonant with today’s debates over LGBTQ rights.