| Director: | Andrew Hyatt |
| Music: | Sean Philip Johnson |
| Cinematography: | Michael Balfry |
| Editing: | Dan O'Brien |
| Distributor: | Angel Studios |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Gross: | $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. 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.[2] 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.
Filming began in Vancouver in April 2021 and wrapped after a six-week shoot in October 2021.[3]
In April 2023, it was reported that Briarcliff Entertainment had acquired distribution rights for SIGHT and scheduled a release date for October 27, 2023.[4] In February 2024, Angel Studios acquired the rights and scheduled the film to be released on May 24, 2024.[5]
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.[6] [7]
In the United States and Canada, SIGHT was scheduled to be released alongside 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]