Editing Three to Tango (section)

== Reception ==
{{RT prose|{{RT data|score}}|{{RT data|average}}|{{RT data|count}}|A mediocre episode of ''[[Friends]]'' has more humor and less offensive gay jokes.|ref=yes|access-date=October 28, 2023}} [[Roger Ebert]] praised Neve Campbell's appeal but gave the film one star, saying it had "an Idiot Plot, in which no one ever says what obviously must be said to clear up the confusion."<ref name="ebert"/> Writing for ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Stephen Holden]] criticized the film for its predictability and use of gay clichés. "In trying to be both bold and nonthreatening, the movie ends up seeming tame and mildly offensive."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen |authorlink=Stephen Holden |title=FILM REVIEW; He's Not Gay but Pretends to Be. Chaos Ensues. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/22/movies/film-review-he-s-not-gay-but-pretends-to-be-chaos-ensues.html |accessdate=July 6, 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 22, 1999 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709234542/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/22/movies/film-review-he-s-not-gay-but-pretends-to-be-chaos-ensues.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The film fared poorly with audiences as well as critics. ''Three to Tango'' opened at #8 at the [[box office]], bringing in $4.4 million on its opening weekend, and earning $10.6 million overall, against a budget of $20 million.<ref name="mojo" />