Editing The Full Monty (section)

==Release==

===Critical reception===
The film surprised critics when it was first released, earning near-universal acclaim, and it went on to be nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]].

Writing in ''[[Time Out New York]]'' regarding the implications of the film [[Andrew Johnston (critic)|Andrew Johnston]] stated: "''Monty'' is much less ribald than it sounds. The funniest moments are frequently the most subtle, like when five of the strippers, standing in the dole line, find themselves unable to resist dancing in place when Donna Summers's "Hot Stuff" comes on the radio. There's surprisingly little raunch, in part because the film can't stop thinking of women as enemies of a sort (at least ''Monty'' is less offensive than ''[[Brassed Off]]'' in that department). And refreshingly, its definition of male bonding is broad enough to let two of the lads find love in each other's arms."<ref>{{cite journal|last=Johnston|first=Andrew|date=14 August 1997|title=The Full Monty|journal=Time Out New York}}</ref>

Review aggregate [[Rotten Tomatoes]] retrospectively reports that 96% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 55 reviews, with an average score of 7.50/10. The consensus reads, "Cheeky and infectiously good-natured, ''The Full Monty'' bares its big beating heart with a sly dose of ribald comedy."<ref>{{Rotten Tomatoes|full_monty|The Full Monty}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], which assesses films with a score out of 100, the film has a score of 75 based on 31 critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{Metacritic film|title=The Full Monty}}</ref>

===Box office===
''The Full Monty'' opened on six screens in the United States on 13 August 1997 and grossed $244,375 in its first five days, with a per-screen average in its opening weekend of $29,430; the highest for a film that weekend.<ref name="Mojo" /> The film expanded to 10 screens the following weekend and then 36 screens for the Labor Day weekend (29 August – 1 September) where it remained the film with the highest per-screen average gross ($25,344) and grossed a total of $1.7&nbsp;million in its first 20 days.<ref name="Mojo" /><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Screen International]]|date=12 September 1997|page=29|title=Monty ups the ante|last=Goodridge|first=Mike}}</ref> When the film was released in the [[United Kingdom]] on 29 August 1997 on 224 screens, it grossed £1,593,928 in its first 3 days, ranking second at the UK box office behind ''[[Men in Black (1997 film)|Men in Black]]'', which grossed £1.7&nbsp;million in its fifth week of release from almost twice the number of screens (411).<ref>{{cite magazine|title=UK Top 15|magazine=[[Screen International]]|date=5 September 1997|page=30|quote=$2,570,852; $1=£0.620}}</ref> However, it beat ''Men in Black'' for the week and took the weekend crown the following weekend and remained [[List of 1997 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom|number one at the UK box office]] for the next nine weeks, the longest a film had remained at number one in the UK.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=8 September 1997|title=International box office|page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=UK Top 15|magazine=[[Screen International]]|date=12 September 1997|page=30}}</ref><ref name=wooed>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Screen International]]|date=14 November 1997|page=27|title=Wooed into the top spot|last=Scott|first=Mary}}</ref> It became the highest-grossing British film of all-time in its ninth week of release, surpassing ''[[Four Weddings and a Funeral]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Screen International]]|date=31 October 1997|page=27|title=Stripped by Full Monty|last=Scott|first=Mary}}</ref> It was displaced as the weekend number one by ''[[Face/Off]]'' but remained the highest-grosser for the week and returned to spend the next two weekends back at number one.<ref name=wooed/><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=17 November 1997|title=International box office|page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=UK Top 15|magazine=[[Screen International]]|date=28 November 1997|page=38}}</ref> It was the highest-grossing film in the UK for thirteen consecutive weeks and eleven weekends.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=1 December 1997|title=International box office|page=12}}</ref> In the US, it expanded to 387&nbsp;screens on 12 September and grossed $2.9&nbsp;million for the weekend to finish in fifth place at the box office. It expanded further to 650&nbsp;screens the following weekend where it retained its fifth place.<ref name="Mojo" />

It also opened at [[List of 1997 box office number-one films in Australia|number one in Australia]] where it remained for five weeks. In France, it opened at the same time as ''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]'' and recorded a per screen average of $16,699 compared to the former's $19,133, finishing in third place for the week.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=3 November 1997|title='Monty' still taking on all comers o'seas|page=12|last=Woods|first=Mark}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=10 November 1997|title=Euro entries outdo H'wood newcomers|page=7|last=Woods|first=Mark}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=24 November 1997|title='Alien' scares up big B.O. o'seas|page=13|last=Groves|first=Don}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=1 December 1997|title=Trio boosts end-of-season B.O.|page=12|last=Groves|first=Don}}</ref> On 27 January 1998, it surpassed ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'' to become the [[List of highest-grossing films in the United Kingdom|highest-grossing film in the UK]] and finished with a gross of £52.2&nbsp;million ($85&nbsp;million).<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Monumental Monty|magazine=[[Screen International]]|date=30 January 1998|page=27|last=Scott|first=Mary}}</ref><ref name="BFI 2013">{{cite book |title=BFI Statistical Yearbook |year=2013 |edition=2012 |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |location=London |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-statistical-yearbook-2013.pdf |pages=[http://www.emagcloud.com/incorporatedesign/BFI_Statisitical_Yearbook_2013_Digital02/pubData/source/BFI%20Statisitical%20Yearbook%202013%20Digital.pdf#page=22 22] & [http://www.emagcloud.com/incorporatedesign/BFI_Statisitical_Yearbook_2013_Digital02/pubData/source/BFI%20Statisitical%20Yearbook%202013%20Digital.pdf#page=32 32] |access-date=8 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228060414/http://www.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-statistical-yearbook-2013.pdf |archive-date=28 December 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref><ref name="Mojo" /> In the United States and Canada it finished its run with a gross of $46&nbsp;million. It grossed $127&nbsp;million in other international markets for a worldwide gross of $258&nbsp;million.<ref name="Mojo" />

===Accolades and recognition===
''The Full Monty'' won the [[BAFTA Award for Best Film]] in 1997, beating presumed frontrunners ''Titanic'' and ''[[L.A. Confidential (film)|L.A. Confidential]]'' and Carlyle won the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]]. It was nominated for a total of four [[Academy Award]]s: [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]], [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]].

In 1997, the [[Academy Award for Best Original Score]] was split up into two categories: Dramatic and Musical or Comedy. In light of 1997's big winner, ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'', the film won only the Oscar for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score by [[Anne Dudley]], with the Best Picture and Best Director Oscars going to ''Titanic'' and its director [[James Cameron]] and the Best Original Screenplay Oscar going to [[Ben Affleck]] and [[Matt Damon]] for ''[[Good Will Hunting]].'' The film was also nominated for the prestigious [[Grand Prix (Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics)|Grand Prix]] of the [[Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics]].

In 1999, it was ranked #25 on the [[BFI Top 100 British films]] list. In 2000, readers of ''[[Total Film]]'' magazine voted ''The Full Monty'' the 49th greatest comedy film of all time. By that year it earned an estimated £194&nbsp;million at the box office worldwide.<ref name="icon">Alexander Walker, ''Icons in the Fire: The Rise and Fall of Practically Everyone in the British Film Industry 1984–2000'', Orion Books, 2005 p.&nbsp;280</ref>

===Controversy===
[[New Zealand]] playwrights [[Anthony McCarten]] and [[Stephen Sinclair]] filed a £180&nbsp;million [[lawsuit]] against the producers of ''The Full Monty'' in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/37368-Full-Monty-Producers-Sued-by-2-New-Zealand-Playwrights |title=Full Monty Producers Sued by 2 New Zealand Playwrights |work=[[Playbill]] |date=3 March 1998 |access-date=22 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323003616/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/37368-Full-Monty-Producers-Sued-by-2-New-Zealand-Playwrights |archive-date=23 March 2014 }}</ref> They claim that the film blatantly infringed on their play, ''[[Ladies Night (play)|Ladies Night]]'', which toured both Britain and New Zealand.<ref>{{cite news |date=4 March 1998 |title=Writers sue over The Full Monty |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/61929.stm |access-date= |website=BBC News}}</ref><ref>'Ladies' fight.', Campbell, Gordon. ''[[New Zealand Listener]]'' pp. 25–26; 26 September 1998.</ref> Anthony McCarten and Stephen Sinclair created a website containing their play in response to statements from the producers of ''The Full Monty'' that claimed the two productions were not alike. The underlying rights were attributed to co-producer, Paul Bucknor, and the lawsuit was settled out of court; as part of the agreement, the website containing ''Ladies Night'' was shut down.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wild Realm Film Reviews: Hollywood Plagiarism |url=http://www.weirdwildrealm.com/hollywoodplagiarism.html |access-date=29 October 2022 |website=www.weirdwildrealm.com}}</ref>