<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $88.9 million </Td> </Tr> <P> My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 is a 2016 American romantic comedy film directed by Kirk Jones and written by Nia Vardalos . The film stars Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Andrea Martin, Ian Gomez and Elena Kampouris . It is the sequel to the 2002 film My Big Fat Greek Wedding . Filming began in late May 2015 in Toronto . </P> <P> The film was released on March 25, 2016 by Universal Pictures . The film grossed $88.9 million worldwide against a $18 million budget . </P> <P> Toula Portokalos - Miller's (Nia Vardalos) life is in shambles . Her travel agency and the family dry cleaners have closed due to the recession . The only business still open is the family restaurant that her father, Gus (Michael Constantine), still runs . Her husband, Ian (John Corbett), is the principal at their teen - aged daughter Paris's (Elena Kampouris) high school . Paris, who is applying to college, feels smothered by her close - knit clan, who constantly interfere in her life . Desperate for independence and privacy, she applies to schools across the country . Ian and Toula's marriage has become strained due to Toula's obsessive need to be involved in Paris's life and to "fix" whatever goes wrong in her family . </P>

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