<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $52.3 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Big Sick is a 2017 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Showalter and written by Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani . It stars Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Adeel Akhtar, and Anupam Kher, and follows an interracial couple that has to deal with their cultural differences, loosely based on the real - life romance between Nanjiani and Gordon . </P> <P> The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2017 . It began a limited theatrical release on June 23, 2017, by Amazon Studios and Lionsgate, before going wide on July 14, 2017 . It received positive reviews, becoming one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2017 . With a budget of $5 million, it has grossed more than $52 million worldwide, becoming one of the highest - grossing independent films of 2017 . </P> <P> Kumail is a young Chicago standup comedian who drives for Uber and performs at night . His act includes a one - man show about his Pakistani background . His Muslim immigrant parents set their son up with Pakistani women, hoping he will follow their example of an arranged marriage, but Kumail is uninterested . During a show, Kumail is heckled by Emily, a non-Muslim woman in the audience . He approaches her after the show and their one - night stand blossoms into a relationship . </P>

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