ans , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁highest - g ross ing ▁film ▁over ▁the ▁August ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁week end , ▁earned ▁over ▁$ 3 5 M ▁at ▁the ▁US ▁box ▁office ▁during ▁its ▁first ▁five ▁days , ▁and ▁gar ner ed ▁a ▁ 9 3 % ▁cert ified ▁fresh ▁rating ▁from ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes . ▁Within ▁a ▁week ▁of ▁the ▁film ' s ▁release , ▁Vari ety ▁reported ▁that ▁a ▁sequ el ▁was ▁already ▁in ▁development ▁by ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁with ▁Ch u ▁scheduled ▁to ▁direct . ▁Director ▁Ch u ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Rach el ▁Ch u ' s ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁book , ▁as ▁a ▁distant ▁cousin . ▁ ▁Up coming ▁projects ▁ ▁Ch u ▁directed ▁In ▁the ▁He ights , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Broadway ▁musical ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁for ▁Warner ▁B ros ., ▁which ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 2 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁previously ▁set ▁for ▁a ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁release , ▁however , ▁it ▁was ▁pulled ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Ch u ▁married ▁Krist in ▁H odge . ▁They ▁have ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Will ow , ▁born ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁They ▁have ▁a ▁son ▁name ▁Jonathan ▁He ights ▁Ch u , ▁born ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9