the story of "my big fat greek wedding" (2002) is one of my favorites so here's a thread on how this indie film became one of the highest grossing rom-coms of all time:
donald petrie, director of ‘how to lose a guy in 10 days’ and ‘miss congeniality’, has signed on to direct ‘the last resort’, a rom com written by karen mccullah, writer of ‘10 things i hate about you’, ‘legally blonde’, and ‘she’s the man’