I still can't understand how it became such a huge success
I'm Greek, and I was living in New York when this came out, and I saw the poster and I thought "who's gonna see this crap?". I literally thought it was one of those cheap comedies that play in a couple of theaters, and then they come out on DVD after a couple of months, and nobody remembers them. And then I found out it was a f--king blockbuster! Why?? It had no movie stars, and there was nothing special about it! Just an American dude marrying a Greek-American woman! Is the Greek population in America so huge, and everybody saw it like 10 times each??
Well, the sequel wasn't such a huge success (but still a success, considering the small budget), so I guess people came to their senses!