Zendaya as Tashi in emChallengers/em, wearing sunglasses while stoically watching a tennis match.
The Big Picture Considering its cultural impact, Call Me By Your Name didn’t exactly set the box office on fire. On Tuesday, it was overtaken by Challengers, which has now become director Luca Guadagnino’s top-grossing film ever. In doing so, Challengers also became the top-grossing tennis movie of all time, although the pool isn’t exactly a massive one.
The movie’s $19 million domestic haul also puts it ahead of tennis movies such as 2004’s Wimbledon , 2021’s King Richard , and 2017’s Battle of the Sexes . Although Woody Allen’s Match Point grossed slightly more, its tennis connections are superficial at best. Incidentally, all three women who’ve starred as tennis players in these films — Kirsten Dunst, Emma Stone and Zendaya — have also played the female leads in the live-action Spider-Man movies.
Challengers was originally supposed to be released in September 2023, and was announced as the opening film of the Venice International Film Festival. But it vacated both slots due to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, which would’ve forbidden Zendaya from promoting it. You can watch Challengers in theaters now, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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