Jenny Slate holding a dog under her arm in ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’A24/Allyson Riggs
Widely hailed upon release, an A24 movie that recently saw its box-office record being broken twice in quick succession is currently streaming in the United States on HBO Max. But it’ll soon be removed from the streamer, leaving viewers who haven’t yet checked the film out with little time to do so. The movie rode a wave of success for several months, defied the odds, and ended up winning the Best Picture Academy Award. It marked a huge win for the sci-fi and fantasy genre, which are typically overlooked at the Oscars. Following the film’s critical and commercial success, its directors signed a deal with Universal.
The movie in question was released in 2022 and ended its theatrical run with more than $140 million worldwide against a reported budget of around $20 million. It remained the highest-grossing A24 film of all time until last year, when it was overtaken by Marty Supreme, starring Timothée Chalamet. The sports drama ended its theatrical run with around $190 million worldwide against a reported budget of $70 million, and was recently overtaken by the low-budget horror movie Backrooms. Directed by Kane Parsons, Backrooms has grossed more than $300 million worldwide against a reported budget of $10 million.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
Here’s How Long You Have Left to Watch the Genre-Bending Movie on HBO Max
This makes the 2022 hit the third-biggest A24 film ever made. We’re talking, of course, about the genre-bending Everything Everywhere All at Once. Directed by the duo known as Daniels, the film holds a “Certified Fresh” 93% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, “Led by an outstanding Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once lives up to its title with an expertly calibrated assault on the senses.” The movie also featured Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, and Jamie Lee Curtis. It was nominated in 11 categories at the 95th Academy Awards, winning seven. Curtis and Kwan both picked up honors for their supporting performances, and the movie is now regarded as one of the best of the decade. You can watch it on HBO Max in the United States until July 1. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
