Serendipity (film) at Bloomingdale's, enjoying champagne on their anniversary at the same spot where they first met. "Serendipity" was shot in New Jersey, New York City, Ontario, and San Francisco, California in the spring of 2001. Following the 9/11 attacks, images of the World Trade Center towers were digitally removed from all skyline shots of New York City. "Serendipity" premiered at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival. The film opened at #2 at the U.S. box office earning $13,309,241 in its opening weekend, behind "Training Day". With an estimated budget of $28 million, this was the first of Chelsom's films to turn
Meet the Parents (1992 film) It did, however, garner some critical acclaim and film industry attention towards remaking the film on a bigger budget. Several years after the film's release, Universal Studios purchased the rights to the independent film. After hiring screenwriter Jim Herzfeld to expand the script, a new version of "Meet the Parents" was filmed and released in October 2000. The 2000 version in turn inspired two movie sequels and two television series. A man (John Dacosse), on his way to meet his fiancée's parents, stops to get gas at a gas station. He mentions his plans to the attendant (Jim Vincent), who