Sight (2023 film)

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Sight
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndrew Hyatt
Written by
Based onFrom Darkness to Sight
by Ming Wang
Produced by
  • Darren Moorman
  • David Fischer
  • Vicki Sotheran
Starring
CinematographyMichael Balfry
Edited byDan O'Brien
Music bySean Philip Johnson
Production
companies
  • Open River Entertainment
  • Reserve Entertainment
Distributed by Angel Studios
Release date
  • October 5, 2023 (2023-10-05)(Heartland International Film Festival)
Running time
101 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • Mandarin
Box office$7.2 million [2]

Sight is a 2023 American biographical drama film directed by Andrew Hyatt, written by Hyatt, John Duigan, and Buzz McLaughlin, and starring Terry Chen and Greg Kinnear. [3] The film is about Ming Wang, a Chinese immigrant to the United States who became a renowned eye surgeon. It is based on Wang's 2016 autobiography From Darkness to Sight. [4] The film premiered on October 5, 2023, at the Heartland International Film Festival, and was released in the United States and Canada on May 24, 2024, by Angel Studios.

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Cast

Production

Filming began in Vancouver in April 2021 and wrapped after a six-week shoot in October 2021. [3] [6]

Release

In April 2023, it was reported that Briarcliff Entertainment had acquired distribution rights for SIGHT and scheduled a release date for October 27, 2023. [7] In February 2024, Angel Studios acquired the rights and scheduled the film to be released on May 24, 2024. [8]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 71% of 41 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10.The website's consensus reads: "A faith-based film with a sweetly humanist grounding, Sight blinks at delivering much tonal nuance but delivers its true inspirational tale with moving conviction." [9] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 42 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [10] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled by PostTrak gave it an average of 4 1/2 out of 5 stars, with 68% saying they would definitely recommend it. [11] [12]

Box office

In the United States and Canada, SIGHT was scheduled to be released alongside Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and The Garfield Movie , and was projected to gross around $3 million from 2,100 theaters in its four-day opening weekend. [13] It went to debut on $2.8 million at the first weekend, finishing seventh at the box office. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sight (15)". British Board of Film Classification . August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Sight – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Donnelly, Matt (April 23, 2021). "Greg Kinnear Joins Terry Chen in Biopic 'Sight' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  4. ↑ Tomczak, Larry (November 11, 2021). "Watching "Sight," about Ming Wang's life story, will grant you clearer vision; Opinion". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  5. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 4, 2021). "'Chang Can Dunk': Dexter Darden & Ben Wang Join Disney Studios Feature". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ Hamby, Dewayne (October 17, 2021). "Filming Wraps on 'Sight,' Inspirational Story of Dr. Ming Wang Starring Greg Kinnear, Terry Chen". Patheos. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  7. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 13, 2023). "Briarcliff Entertainment Acquires Domestic To Terry Chen & Greg Kinnear Movie Sight". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  8. ↑ Grobar, Matt (February 2, 2024). "Angel Studios Acquires Inspirational Drama Sight Starring Terry Chen & Greg Kinnear". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Sight". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Sight". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Home". CinemaScore. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  12. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 25, 2024). "'Furiosa' Up In Smoke With $31M-$33M, Lowest Memorial Day Opening In Decades, Might Get Clawed By 'Garfield': How Worried Should Hollywood Be About Theatrical? – Saturday Update". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  13. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Tartaglione, Nancy (May 21, 2024). "'Furiosa' Trucking To $80M-$85M Worldwide Start; 'The Garfield Movie' Consuming $30M+ U.S. – Memorial Day Box Office". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Weekend Domestic Chart for May 24, 2024". The Numbers. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
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