Woody Allen’s ‘Midnight in Paris’ Sets a Record

Rachel McAdams and Owen Wilson in Midnight in Paris
Rachel McAdams and Owen Wilson in ‘Midnight in Paris (Photo © Sony Pictures Classics)

Woody Allen’s 42nd feature film has set a record. Allen’s Midnight in Paris, a romantic comedy starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, and Michael Sheen, has become the veteran filmmaker’s highest-grossing movie of his lengthy career.

As of July 17, 2011, Midnight in Paris had grossed $41,792,695 in North America, moving past 1986’s Hannah and her Sisters. It’s also one of Allen’s best-reviewed films of the past decade.

The Story: This is a romantic comedy set in Paris about a family that goes there because of business, and two young people who are engaged to be married in the fall have experiences there that change their lives. It’s about a young man’s great love for a city, Paris, and the illusion people have that a life different from theirs would be much better.