'Crazy Rich Asians' Is Highest-Grossing American Rom-Com in Almost 10 Years

Crazy Rich Asians enjoyed a strong opening weekend and continued to pull in audiences in the following weeks. Thanks to a strong Labor Day weekend, the film has become the highest-grossing American romantic comedy in years. Director Jon M. Chu and the eponymous novel's author, Kevin Kwan, reportedly passed up a lucrative deal with Netflix in favor of a riskier deal with Warner Bros., so as to get the film in theaters; the gamble has paid off some serious dividends. Following the approximately $2...