‘Instructions Not Included’ sets US Spanish language record

Instructions Not Included has become the most successful Spanish language film in US box office history.

The Mexican comedy drama has earned an estimated $38.6 million over five weekends, reports Deadline.

It passed the previous record holder, Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, which earned a total of $37.6 million when it was released in 2006.

Eugenio Derbez wrote, directed and starred in Instructions Not Included (No se aceptan devoluciones).

It centres around a playboy who finds himself left with a newborn baby by a former fling.

He follows her to Los Angeles, accidentally forging a career as a successful stuntman as he raises his daughter alone.

Instructions Not Included is yet to announce a UK release.