The 2025 Wedding Banquet movie with Bowen Yang opens in theaters this weekend, proving that the art of the Hollywood remake is not yet dead.
This remake of Ang Lee’s 1993 romantic comedy—which, sadly, is not currently available on digital platforms—has been modernized for the present-day, but still revolves around the central plot of a gay immigrant (in this case, Min, played by Han Gi-chan) who gets a green-card marriage to a gay woman (in this case, Angela, played by Kelly Marie Tran) despite their lack of real romantic relationship. This doesn’t sit well with Angela’s girlfriend, Lee (Lily Gladstone), or Min’s boyfriend, Chris (Bowen Yang). But to be fair, Chris had his chance to marry Min, and turned him down. As you might imagine, shenanigans ensue.
Directed by Fire Island director Andrew Ahn—who collaborated with one of the original Wedding Banquet writers, James Schamus, on the screenplay—this remake also stars Joan Chen and Youn Yuh-jung. It’s certain to be a funny and emotionally moving film to see in a movie theater, but if you’d rather wait to watch The Wedding Banquet at home, here’s what we know about The Wedding Banquet on streaming and The Wedding Banquet digital release date.
Where to watch The Wedding Banquet 2025 movie:
For now, The Wedding Banquet will only be available to watch in a movie theater, when it opens in select theaters in the U.S. on Friday, April 18. You can find a showing near you via Fandango. The Wedding Banquet is not yet available to watch online or on streaming.
Is the new The Wedding Banquet 2025 movie streaming on Netflix or Prime Video?
The 2025 Wedding Banquet is not streaming on Netflix or Prime Video right now. While it’s possible The Wedding Banquet may stream on Netflix someday, it won’t be until after the theatrical run and digital release of the movie. The Wedding Banquet is not a Netflix original—it’s a small, independent film being distributed by Bleeker Street in the U.S. Never say never but most of the recent Bleeker Street movies have not gone on to stream on Netflix.
You will be able to purchase The Wedding Banquet on Prime Video eventually, when the movie becomes available to buy and rent on digital, but you will not be able to stream The Wedding Banquet on Prime Video free with a Prime subscription any time soon, because it is not a Prime original movie. If you want to watch The Wedding Banquet movie at home, you’ll have to wait for the film to be available to buy or rent on digital platforms.
When will The Wedding Banquet 2025 movie be on digital?
The Wedding Banquet 2025 digital release date has not yet been announced. However, we can make an educated guess as to when we might see The Wedding Banquet on video-on-demand, based on the digital release of previous films from this studio, Bleeker Street.
Another Bleeker Street movie, The Friend, was released in theaters on March 28, and will be released on digital platforms on April 29, about one month after opening in theaters. If The Wedding Banquet follows a similar pattern, you might see The Wedding Banquet movie on video-on-demand around mid-to-late May 2025.
But this is all speculation. Digital releases vary by title. If you want to see The Wedding Banquet right away, you can catch the movie in a theater.
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