Serendipity (film) at Bloomingdale's, enjoying champagne on their anniversary at the same spot where they first met. "Serendipity" was shot in New Jersey, New York City, Ontario, and San Francisco, California in the spring of 2001. Following the 9/11 attacks, images of the World Trade Center towers were digitally removed from all skyline shots of New York City. "Serendipity" premiered at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival. The film opened at #2 at the U.S. box office earning $13,309,241 in its opening weekend, behind "Training Day". With an estimated budget of $28 million, this was the first of Chelsom's films to turn
Serendipity (film) a profit. After some of the biggest commercial failures of all time ("Town & Country"), "Serendipity" marked the first of several box-office successes for Chelsom, peaking in 2009 with "". The film grossed $50,294,317 in the domestic box office and $27,221,987 internationally for a worldwide total of $77,516,304. Based on 130 reviews, the film holds a 59% approval rating on review aggregaion website Rotten Tomatoes. The site's consensus states: "Light and charming, "Serendipity" could benefit from less contrivances." On Metacritic, the film has a 52/100 rating, signifying "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average