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Widely hailed upon release, an A24 movie that recently saw its box-office record being broken twice in quick succession is currently streaming in the United States on HBO Max. But it'll soon be removed from the streamer, leaving viewers who haven't yet checked the film out with little time to do so. The movie rode a wave of success for several months, defied the odds, and ended up winning the Best Picture Academy Award. It marked a huge win for the sci-fi and fantasy genre, which are typically overlooked at the Oscars. Following the film's critical and commercial success, its directors signed a deal with Universal.
The movie in question was released in 2022 and ended its theatrical run with more than $140 million worldwide against a reported budget of around $20 million. It remained the highest-grossing A24 film of all time until last year, when it was overtaken by Marty Supreme, starring Timothée Chalamet. The sports drama ended its theatrical run with around $190 million worldwide against a reported budget of $70 million, and was recently overtaken by the low-budget horror movie Backrooms. Directed by Kane Parsons, Backrooms has grossed more than $300 million worldwide against a reported budget of $10 million.
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You're a systems thinker who can't help but notice the seams in things.
The wasteland doesn't reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That's you.
You'd survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn't have it any other way.
This makes the 2022 hit the third-biggest A24 film ever made. We're talking, of course, about the genre-bending Everything Everywhere All at Once. Directed by the duo known as Daniels, the film holds a "Certified Fresh" 93% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, "Led by an outstanding Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once lives up to its title with an expertly calibrated assault on the senses." The movie also featured Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, and Jamie Lee Curtis. It was nominated in 11 categories at the 95th Academy Awards, winning seven. Curtis and Kwan both picked up honors for their supporting performances, and the movie is now regarded as one of the best of the decade. You can watch it on HBO Max in the United States until July 1. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
