Overview
- The film grossed $28.3 million across the opening window since Christmas, delivering A24’s biggest 4-day debut and a $17.3 million Friday–Sunday haul for a No. 3 start in North America.
- Critics have awarded a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score, and Timothée Chalamet’s performance is nominated for the 2026 Critics Choice and Golden Globe awards.
- Director Josh Safdie had Chalamet wear +10 contact lenses with -10 prescription glasses and used facial prosthetics to strengthen the period look and feel.
- Chalamet trained for years and performed the table tennis sequences himself, earning praise from coach Diego Schaff for replicating 1950s technique.
- Industry analysts credit a stunt-led campaign—orange blimp flights, pop-up merch drops, viral videos, and a Sphere appearance—with elevating A24’s $60–70 million release beyond projections.