Crazy Rich Asians > Trivia

Director Jon M. Chu revealed that Michelle Yeoh was dissatisfied with the mock-up ring that her character, Eleanor, was going to wear. She showed him a ring from her personal collection, and this eventually became the emerald and diamond ring Eleanor wears in the movie.
Netflix wanted to produce the movie and its sequels and offered a much bigger budget. However, author Kevin Kwan opted for a more modest Warner Bros. budget to get a theatrical release.
In 2018, Crazy Rich Asians grossed more than $200 million worldwide at the box office and became one of the decade's most successful romantic comedies.
Awkwafina was supposed to wear several different wigs throughout the movie; however, after she put on the blonde wig, they decided to scrap the others and keep just that one. The joke about this was kept in the scene where actor Ken Jeong starts calling her “Asian Ellen” (aka Ellen DeGeneres).
Jon M. Chu personally wrote to the members of Coldplay for permission to use a cover of ‘Yellow.’ Beyond Yellow’s obvious connotation as an epithet, the band was also reluctant to be associated with the film because of accusations of cultural appropriation surrounding their song ‘Princess of China.’ However, Chu won them over after explaining his personal fondness for the song and his desire to “reclaim” the word from its usage as a racial slur.
Kevin Kwan makes a brief cameo during the “Who is Rachel Chu?” montage at the beginning of the film.
Crazy Rich Asians was Henry Golding’s first film. He initially declined the offer to audition, believing a “legitimate actor” should play Nick. He changed his mind only after director Jon M. Chu contacted him personally.
Because of the audition timing, Henry Golding had to cut his honeymoon short.
Michelle Yeoh loaned the film several pieces of jewelry from her own personal collection.
The mahjong scene toward the end of the film is a nod to The Joy Luck Club, and is not featured in the book.