We did interviews, Q&As after screenings, ate a lot.
I met people I never thought Id meet.
People Ive been a fan of for decades have been watching the movie & reaching out.
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Ive gotten messages from people I look up to that would make a teenage Kumails head explode.
They make an adult Kumails head explode.
Emily met someone who has the same ultra-rare condition as her, Nanjiani added.
It was the first time shed met something with it.
Im overwhelmed, moved, stunned, grateful, thankful, connected, he tweeted.
I feel like an open wound.
In a good way.
Everything makes me feel so much.
I want to thank everyone who came to the movie & felt compelled to share their stories.
I will always remember each one.
Youre also the reason theaters keep adding us.
[Three] weeks ago, we were told the goal was 1,000 screens.
This weekend, we open in over 2,500.
That is crazy huge.
It means theaters believe ppl want to see the movie.
This is a huge vote of confidence.
But its also scary.
The fact were going this wide with a fraction of the advertising budget of most summer movies is absurd.
Its all word of mouth, he added.
[People] see the movie [and] tell their friends.
So [kindly] continue to do that.
I am truly in awe of [people] right now.
But we still have a long way to go.
