Why “Crazy Rich Asians” is a wake-up call to studios

Get the Full StoryThe romantic comedy based on Kevin Kwan’s best-selling novel is a box office hit. Will its success lead to more projects with majority Asian casts?

It’s hard not to roll out the puns when discussing the opening-weekend success of Crazy Rich Asians, which, if you haven’t heard—i.e., if you’ve been locked in an underground bunker for the last 72 hours—racked up 34 million in box office grosses since it opened in theaters last Wednesday. Its weekend haul, the traditional metric for judging these things, was 25 million.Read Full Story

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