The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2017. Sony Pictures Classics gave the film a limited release in the United States on November 24, 2017, before a wide release on January 19, 2018. Its $101,219 per theater average was the highest opening average of the year, and has earned $41.9 million at the worldwide box office, against a production budget of $3.5 million. "Call Me by Your Name" received widespread acclaim, particularly for its direction, cinematography, screenplay, music, and performances. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 354 reviews and judged 95% of them to be positive. Metacritic calculated a weighted average score of 93/100 based on 53 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". "Call Me by Your Name" was Metacritic's fifth-best reviewed film of 2017.