'Crazy Rich Asians' trivia and fun facts

The highest grossing rom-com of the decade

'Crazy Rich Asians' has become the highest-grossing romantic comedy of the decade, beating 'Sex and the City' (2008) and 'The Proposal'.

Sequel

'Crazy Rich Asians' sequel has been confirmed. It will be based on the second book of the trilogy, 'China Rich Girlfriend'.

Based on a novel

The film is the film adaptation of Kevin Kwan's novel of the same name published in 2013.

Film debut

It is the first full-length film in which Henry Golding (Nick Young) debuts.

Teaching lessons

Netflix wanted to produce the film and offered a much higher budget, but Kevin Kwan deliberately turned down the offer and accepted a humbler budget from Warner Bros. to send the message that minority films could also be commercial.