Though his love triangle film has parallels to his wife Celine Song's filmmaking debut "Past Lives," screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes would not classify "Challengers" as auto-fiction in the same way.
"Come on!" Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh OConnors torrid on-screen tryst lays claim to the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office with an estimated $15 million domestically during its theatrical debut. Challengers also performed well overseas as the steamy sports romance made an additional $10 million internationally for a worldwide debut of $25 million (per The Numbers).