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Luca Guadagnino‘s “Challengers” is swinging into streaming. The Zendaya-led drama is now available to rent/purchase on Prime Video and Apple TV+.
“Challengers” follows the rivalry between tennis pros Art Donaldson (Mike Faist) and Patrick Zweig (Josh O’Connor), who are vicious competitors on and off the court as they pine for the love tennis prodigy turned coach Tashi (Zendaya).
Guadagnino’s steamy sports drama has been met with much praise from critics and fans alike, making it a likely contender come awards season. Variety’s Peter Debruge deemed “Challengers” a “critic’s pick,” calling the film “the steamiest (and funniest) sports-centric love triangle since ‘Bull Durham.’” The film currently sits at 89% on Rotten Tomatoes with a B+ CinemaScore.
“Challengers” opened with a $15 million first-place finish at the domestic box office, and has since soared to upwards of $40 million. But with a price tag of $55 million, the film still has a ways to go to recoup its production budget.
Zendaya, who recently posed on the cover of Variety with her “Challengers” co-stars, has had a monumental 2024, emerging as one of Hollywood’s hottest young talents. In March, she starred as Chani in “Dune: Part 2,” which is the highest-grossing film of 2024 at over $700 million worldwide. Another recorded-breaking performance from Zendaya was as MJ in “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which was released in 2021 and became the seventh highest-grossing movie of all time.
Rent/purchase “Challengers” on Prime Video or Apple TV+ starting today.
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