Overview

• Materialists premiered June 13 through A24, starring Dakota Johnson as a New York matchmaker torn between two romantic prospects.
• The film opened to $12 million domestically—A24’s third-largest indie debut—but grossed under Rs 5 crore during its opening weekend in India.
• Critical reaction has skewed positive, while audience response was lukewarm, reflected in a B- CinemaScore and a 69% viewer rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Viewers are split over the film’s ambiguous City Hall ending, with some labeling it “broke man propaganda” and others applauding its take on transactional love.
• Director Celine Song said she chose the City Hall finale to highlight the uncertainty of modern relationships and spark conversation about material expectations.