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Crazy Rich Asians

Film · 2018 · Viral

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Gold Open theater buyouts backed a romantic comedy that grossed $239 million worldwide.

Trailer · Warner Bros. on YouTube
Official Crazy Rich Asians poster with Constance Wu and Henry Golding.
Warner Bros.
Henry Golding with a ring box in the official trailer.
Warner Bros. on YouTube
The Goh family in a scene from Crazy Rich Asians.
ABC News
The Crazy Rich Asians cast around a laden table.
The Hollywood Reporter
Nick and Rachel dancing at the wedding reception.
Deadline
A celebration scene from Crazy Rich Asians.
Deadline
Beach party scene from Crazy Rich Asians.
Deadline
Co-screenwriter Adele Lim at San Diego Comic-Con in 2013; CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gage Skidmore
Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Gemma Chan promoting Crazy Rich Asians on MTV in September 2018; CC BY 3.0.
MTV International
Henry Golding and Constance Wu as Nick and Rachel.
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How it works
Reach79Contagion45Breadth80Velocity41Longevity6665

Numbers

Studio campaign account of advance-screening impressions
550M
As of Aug 20, 2018 · Self-reported · Deadline
Observed peak date
Week of Aug 22, 2018
Aug 8 ’18 to Week of Aug 22, 2018
Platforms
8
Started on Box office
Leverage
8.0×
$239.3M on $30M budget

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Warner Bros. sold advance screenings before the nationwide release. Gold Open supporters bought out theaters and promoted representation. The film opened at No. 1, held most of its second-weekend business and grossed $239 million worldwide in its original run.

Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

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Timeline (16)

  1. April 2018

    Warner Bros. precursor · Apr 23 ’18

    Warner Bros. released the first trailer for Jon M. Chu's adaptation of Kevin Kwan's novel.[1]

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  2. July 2018

    Gold House / Bing Chen precursor · Jul 2018

    A Gold House gathering at Chef Chu's led to plans for coordinated theater buyouts under #GoldOpen.[2][3]

    The Goh family in a scene from Crazy Rich Asians.

  3. August 2018

    CNN precursor · Aug 6 ’18

    CNN covered Chen's #GoldOpen appeal, which named more than 100 supporters buying out theaters.[4]

  1. seed · Aug 8 ’18

  2. press · Aug 9 ’18

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Origin
Mixed
Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
Studio campaign account of advance-screening impressions
550M
As of Aug 20, 2018 · Self-reported · Deadline
Evidence
Grade A

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