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Sight
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 byAngel Studios
Release date
  • October 5, 2023 (2023-10-05) (Heartland International Film Festival)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • Mandarin
Box office$7.2 million[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.

Cast

  • Terry Chen as Dr. Ming Wang, a Chinese eye surgeon who relocated to Nashville, Tennessee.[2]
    • Jayden Zhang as a 8 year old Ming
    • Ben Wang as Young Ming[4]
  • Greg Kinnear as Dr. Misha Bartnovsky, Ming's eye surgeon partner [2]
  • Natasha Mumba as Ruth
  • Fionnula Flanagan as Sister Marie
  • Mia SwamiNathan as Kajal
  • Raymond Ma as Zhensheng
    • Donald Heng as young Zhensheng
  • Wai Ching Ho as Alian
    • Leanne Wang as young Alian
  • Garland Chang as Yu Wang
  • Jeffrey Pai as Lao Bin
  • Sara Ye as Lili
  • Natalie Skye as June Bartnovsky
  • Danni Wang as Anle

Production

Filming began in Vancouver in April 2021 and wrapped after a six-week shoot in October 2021.[2][5]

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.[6] In February 2024, Angel Studios acquired the rights and scheduled the film to be released on May 24, 2024.[7]

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.[8] It went to debut on $2.8 million at the first weekend, finishing seventh at the box office.[9]

Reception

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."[10] 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.[11] 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.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Sight – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Donnelly, Matt (April 23, 2021). "Greg Kinnear Joins Terry Chen in Biopic 'Sight' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 4, 2021). "'Chang Can Dunk': Dexter Darden & Ben Wang Join Disney Studios Feature". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 13, 2023). "Briarcliff Entertainment Acquires Domestic To Terry Chen & Greg Kinnear Movie Sight". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  7. ^ Grobar, Matt (February 2, 2024). "Angel Studios Acquires Inspirational Drama Sight Starring Terry Chen & Greg Kinnear". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Weekend Domestic Chart for May 24, 2024". The Numbers. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Sight". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  11. ^ "Sight". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  12. ^ "Home". CinemaScore. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  13. ^ 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.
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