Sight (2023 film)

Sight
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andrew Hyatt
Written by	Andrew Hyatt John Duigan Buzz McLaughlin
Based on	From Darkness to Sight by Ming Wang
Produced by	David Fischer Darren Moorman Vicki Sotheran
Starring	Terry Chen Greg Kinnear Danni Wang Raymond Ma Ben Wang Jayden Zhang Wai Ching Ho Fionnula Flanagan
Cinematography	Michael Balfry
Edited by	Dan O'Brien
Music by	Sean Philip Johnson
Production companies	Open River Entertainment Reserve Entertainment
Distributed by	Angel Studios
Release dates	October 5, 2023 (2023-10-05) (Heartland International Film Festival) May 24, 2024 (2024-05-24) (United States)
Running time	101 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Languages	English Mandarin
Budget	$8.5 million[2]
Box office	$7.2 million[3]

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.^[4] 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.^[5] 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.^[4]
  • Jayden Zhang as an 8 year old Ming
  • Ben Wang as young Ming^[6]
• Greg Kinnear as Dr. Misha Bartnovsky, Ming's eye surgeon partner ^[4]
• Natasha Mumba as Ruth Tarik
• 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.^[4][7]

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.^[8] In February 2024, Angel Studios acquired the rights and scheduled the film to be released on May 24, 2024.^[9]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 76% of 45 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]

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.^[14] It went to debut on $2.8 million at the first weekend, finishing seventh at the box office.^[15]

References

1. "Sight (15)". British Board of Film Classification. August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
2. "Ming Wang movie 'Sight' grosses $3.5M, finishes in 7th place at the box office". The Tennessean. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
3. "Sight – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
4. Donnelly, Matt (April 23, 2021). "Greg Kinnear Joins Terry Chen in Biopic 'Sight' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
5. 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.
6. D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 4, 2021). "'Chang Can Dunk': Dexter Darden & Ben Wang Join Disney Studios Feature". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
7. 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.
8. D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 13, 2023). "Briarcliff Entertainment Acquires Domestic To Terry Chen & Greg Kinnear Movie Sight". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
9. Grobar, Matt (February 2, 2024). "Angel Studios Acquires Inspirational Drama Sight Starring Terry Chen & Greg Kinnear". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 2, 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.
14. 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.
15. "Weekend Domestic Chart for May 24, 2024". The Numbers. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Sight at IMDb