Michelle Yeoh inEverything Everywhere All at Once(2022).Photo: David Bornfriend/A24
Everything Everywhere All at Oncejust hit a blockbuster financial milestone.
It has surpassed other top money-makers from the production company likeUncut Gems(2019), which made $50 million domestically, and 2018’sHereditary, which made over $80 million worldwide.
Everything Everywhere All at Oncewas originally released in the U.S. in March and is alreadyavailable to stream, but it hit domestic theaters again over the weekend.
According toVariety, the film made an additional $650,000 at the box office during its Friday-to-Sunday run in nearly 1,500 theaters.
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Jamie Lee Curtis and Michelle Yeoh inEverything Everywhere All at Once(2022).Allyson Riggs
InEverything Everywhere All at Once,Michelle Yeohstars as Evelyn Wang, a Chinese immigrant swept up in a wild adventure, where she’s dropped into other universes on a mission to save her world.
Writers/directors Scheinert, 35, and Kwan, 34 — collectively known as the Daniels — originally envisioned martial arts legend and actorJackie Chanfor the role and met with him. When Chan, 68, told them he was unavailable, the part was rewritten for Yeoh, 59.
In an interview withTheGuardianpublished in May, Yeoh shared how her longtime friend reacted to the movie’s acclaim.
“Jackie actually texted me,” she said. “And he says, ‘Wow, I hear amazing things about your movie. Did you know that the boys came to see me in China?’ And I said, ‘Yes,your loss, my bro!’ "
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Everything Everywhere All at Oncealso stars Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan,Jenny Slate,Harry Shum Jr.andJamie Lee Curtis.
While promoting the film in April, Curtis, 63,said onThe Talk, “I think there’s a touching story at the heart of everything. And in the best of these sort of sci-fi multiverse movies, if they don’t touch you, the audience leaves sort of inured.”
“This is a movie that actually makes you feel tremendous heart,” she added.
Everything Everywhere All at Onceis currently in theaters and available to rent/buy onAmazon Prime Video.
source: people.com
