anner . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁had ▁its ▁world ▁premi ere ▁at ▁South ▁by ▁South west ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁the atr ically ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁by ▁Universal ▁Pictures . ▁The ▁film ▁received ▁generally ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics ▁and ▁has ▁gross ed ▁$ 1 1 0 ▁million ▁world wide ▁on ▁a ▁$ 2 0 ▁million ▁budget . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Fri ends ▁Max , ▁Lucas , ▁and ▁Thor ▁enter ▁sixth ▁grade ▁facing ▁their ▁own ▁personal ▁d ile mm as : ▁Max ▁has ▁a ▁cr ush ▁on ▁class mate ▁B rix lee , ▁Lucas ▁lear ns ▁his ▁parents ▁are ▁getting ▁divor ced , ▁and ▁te asing ▁from ▁his ▁pe ers ▁disc ou rages ▁Thor ▁from ▁purs uing ▁his ▁love ▁of ▁singing . ▁When ▁presented ▁with ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁kiss ▁B rix lee ▁at ▁a ▁party ▁hosted ▁by ▁popular ▁student ▁S oren , ▁Max ▁and ▁his ▁friends ▁use ▁his ▁father ' s ▁val ued ▁dr one ▁to ▁sp y ▁on ▁his ▁te en age ▁neighbor ▁Hann ah ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁learn ▁proper ▁kiss ing . ▁The ▁plan ▁goes ▁aw ry ▁and ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁dr one ▁being ▁destroyed ▁and ▁Max , ▁Lucas , ▁and ▁Thor ▁in ▁possession ▁of ▁Hann ah ' s ▁ec st asy . ▁To ▁avoid ▁getting ▁ground ed , ▁the ▁three ▁boys ▁skip ▁school ▁to ▁buy ▁a ▁new ▁dr one ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁m all , ▁with ▁Hann ah