Crazy Rich Asians tops US and Canada box offices in weekend debut

“Crazy Rich Asians,” the latest Hollywood film with an all-Asian cast, took in an estimated $25.2 million over the weekend — topping the box office in the U.S. and Canada theaters.

The Warner Brothers film starring Constance Wu and Henry Golding is the first romantic comedy in three years to take the top spot.

Since its debut on Aug. 15, the romantic comedy took in $34 million in five days. The movie, distributed by Warner Bros., cost an estimated $30 million to make.

The movie is the first romantic comedy in almost three years to open with more than $20 million, Reuters reported. In recent years, that genre has struggled at the box office.

It is the first major Hollywood film since The Joy Luck Club 25 years ago to feature an all-Asian cast.

Jeff Goldstein, Warner Brothers head of domestic distribution, said word of mouth had been key to the film’s success.

“This movie is so culturally significant and so unique in that there hasn’t been a cast that’s predominately Asian [in years]. This is one of those few projects that a whole studio comes together with lots of passion.”