History Trivia / NowYouSeeMe

** In the second film, we have Creator/DanielRadcliffe [[Film/HarryPotter once again]] in a movie about magic.

** In the second movie, we have Creator/DanielRadcliffe [[Film/HarryPotter once again]] in a movie about magic.

** In the second part, we have Creator/DanielRadcliffe [[Film/HarryPotter once again]] in a movie about magic.

** In the second part, we have DanielRatcliffe [[Film/HarryPotter once again]] in a movie about magic.

* SleeperHit: Industry experts were not high on the chances of this film doing great business coming on the heels of ''Film/FastAndFurious6'' and opening against ''Film/AfterEarth'', a film starring Creator/WillSmith, whose last summer film not to open #1 was 1995's ''Film/BadBoys''. Although ''Furious'' was expected to end Smith's opening weekend summer streak, ''Now You See Me'' exceeded expectations and also beat ''After Earth'', tallying close to a $30 million opening weekend. Thanks to strong word-of-mouth, the film then held supremely strong over its following weeks, staying in the top three two weeks later opposite ''Film/ManOfSteel'' and ''Film/ThisIsTheEnd'' (and outperforming the two films that opened the week before) and still hanging around the top five in its fourth week against the openings of ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'' and ''Film/WorldWarZ''. By comparison, ''Film/AfterEarth'' had slipped to 14th place in its 4th week, earning less than a million that weekend. ''Now You See Me'' finished with a tally over $100 million, and is Lionsgate's highest-grossing film that isn't a [[Film/{{Twilight}} book]] [[Film/TheHungerGames adaptation]].

* FanNickname: "[[Film/ManOfSteel Men of]] [[{{Pun}} Steal]]"

* PlayingAgainstType: Mark Rufffalo as [[spoiler:a villain]].
** Although anyone who's seen [[spoiler:Film/TheBrothersBloom knows he's no stranger to the long con.]]
* SleeperHit: Industry experts were not high on the chances of this film doing great business coming on the heels of ''Film/FastAndFurious6'' and opening against ''Film/AfterEarth'', a film starring Creator/WillSmith, whose last summer film not to open #1 was 1995's ''Film/BadBoys''. Although ''Furious'' was expected to end Smith's opening weekend summer streak, ''Now You See Me'' exceeded expectations and also beat ''After Earth'', tallying close to a $30 million opening weekend. Thanks to strong word-of-mouth, the film then held supremely strong over its following weeks, staying in the top three two weeks later opposite ''Film/ManOfSteel'' and ''Film/ThisIsTheEnd'' (and outperforming the two films that opened the week before) and still hanging around the top five in its fourth week against the openings of ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'' and ''Film/WorldWarZ''. By comparison, ''Film/AfterEarth'' had slipped to 14th place in its 4th week, earning less than a million that weekend. ''Now You See Me'' finished with a tally over $100 million, and is Lionsgate's highest-grossing film that isn't a [[Film/{{Twilight}} book]] [[Film/TheHungerGames adaptation]].

* CastingGag: For the sequel, who else is the perfect choice as Tressler's (British) son pitted against four heist magicians than Creator/DanielRadcliffe of Franchise/HarryPotter fame?

** Although anyone who's seen [[spoiler:TheBrothersBloom knows he's no stranger to the long con.]]

* SleeperHit: Industry experts were not high on the chances of this film doing great business coming on the heels of ''[[TheFastAndTheFurious Fast & Furious 6]]'' and opening against ''Film/AfterEarth'', a film starring Creator/WillSmith, whose last summer film not to open #1 was 1995's ''Film/BadBoys''. Although ''Furious'' was expected to end Smith's opening weekend summer streak, ''Now You See Me'' exceeded expectations and also beat ''After Earth'', tallying close to a $30 million opening weekend. Thanks to strong word-of-mouth, the film then held supremely strong over its following weeks, staying in the top three two weeks later opposite ''Film/ManOfSteel'' and ''Film/ThisIsTheEnd'' (and outperforming the two films that opened the week before) and still hanging around the top five in its fourth week against the openings of ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'' and ''Film/WorldWarZ''. By comparison, ''Film/AfterEarth'' had slipped to 14th place in its 4th week, earning less than a million that weekend. ''Now You See Me'' finished with a tally over $100 million, and is Lionsgate's highest-grossing film that isn't a [[Film/{{Twilight}} book]] [[Film/TheHungerGames adaptation]].

* SleeperHit: Industry experts were not high on the chances of this film doing great business coming on the heels of ''[[TheFastAndTheFurious Fast & Furious 6]]'' and opening against ''Film/AfterEarth'', a film starring Creator/WillSmith, whose last summer film not to open #1 was 1995's ''BadBoys''. Although ''Furious'' was expected to end Smith's opening weekend summer streak, ''Now You See Me'' exceeded expectations and also beat ''After Earth'', tallying close to a $30 million opening weekend. Thanks to strong word-of-mouth, the film then held supremely strong over its following weeks, staying in the top three two weeks later opposite ''Film/ManOfSteel'' and ''Film/ThisIsTheEnd'' (and outperforming the two films that opened the week before) and still hanging around the top five in its fourth week against the openings of ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'' and ''Film/WorldWarZ''. By comparison, ''Film/AfterEarth'' had slipped to 14th place in its 4th week, earning less than a million that weekend. ''Now You See Me'' finished with a tally over $100 million, and is Lionsgate's highest-grossing film that isn't a [[Film/{{Twilight}} book]] [[Film/TheHungerGames adaptation]].

** The fictional Crédit Républicain de Paris, the French bank robbed in the first act, is said to be in the 9th arondissement of Paris, which is where MelanieLaurent (who plays Alma) grew up.

** ''The Second Act'' will be far from the first time Daniel Radcliffe [[Film/HarryPotter has been involved in magic.]]

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[Film/TheAvengers2012 Bruce Banner]] has traded in his scientific genius for a law enforcement badge. [[spoiler:However, he really traded that for a different kind of genius: manipulation.]]
** [[Creator/MichaelCaine Tressler]] and [[Creator/MorganFreeman Bradley]] used to work for [[Film/TheDarkKnightSaga the Dark Knight himself]] before taking on their current jobs.
** This isn't the first time [[Film/ThePrestige John]] [[Creator/MichaelCaine Cutter]] has been involved in the art of magic.
** [[Creator/JesseEisenberg Atlas]] should've known that you don't go pulling off magician-themed heists [[Film/TheSocialNetwork without making a few enemies]].
** [[Creator/JesseEisenberg Columbus]] and Tallahassee are now magicians together instead of [[Film/{{Zombieland}} zombie killers]].
** Also not the first time that [[Film/InglouriousBasterds Shoshanna Dreyfus]] has fought for the good of France.
** [[Series/{{Scrubs}} Cole went from surgeon]] to magician, though he does have a brief scene [[ActorAllusion in a white coat]]
** [[Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet Drug dealer Eric]], after being released from jail, threw his own special kick to street thievery.
** [[Series/HouseOfCardsUS Doug Stamper]] is an FBI agent working for Rhodes.

** [[Film/TheAvengers Bruce Banner]] has traded in his scientific genius for a law enforcement badge. [[spoiler:However, he really traded that for a different kind of genius: manipulation.]]

** [[{{Scrubs}} Cole went from surgeon]] to magician, though he does have a brief scene [[ActorAllusion in a white coat]]

* SleeperHit: Industry experts were not high on the chances of this film doing great business coming on the heels of ''[[TheFastAndTheFurious Fast & Furious 6]]'' and opening against ''Film/AfterEarth'', a film starring Creator/WillSmith, whose last summer film not to open #1 was 1995's ''BadBoys''. Although ''Furious'' was expected to end Smith's opening weekend summer streak, ''Now You See Me'' exceeded expectations and also beat ''After Earth'', tallying close to a $30 million opening weekend. Thanks to strong word-of-mouth, the film then held supremely strong over its following weeks, staying in the top three two weeks later opposite ''Film/ManOfSteel'' and ''Film/ThisIsTheEnd'' (and outperforming the two films that opened the week before) and still hanging around the top five in its fourth week against the openings of ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'' and ''Film/WorldWarZ''. By comparison, ''Film/AfterEarth'' had slipped to 14th place in its 4th week, earning less than a million that weekend. ''Now You See Me'' finished with a tally over $100 million, and is Lionsgate's highest-grossing film that isn't a [[Film/{{Twilight}} book]] [[Film/TheHungerGames adaptation]].
* ThoseTwoGuys: This is the fourth film to co-star Creator/MorganFreeman and Creator/MichaelCaine. They previously appeared together in all three installments of Creator/ChristopherNolan's Batman trilogy: ''Film/BatmanBegins'' (2005), ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' (2008) and ''FIlm/TheDarkKnightRises'' (2012).

** Rather chillingly, this is the take they used in the movie.

* AllStarCast

* SleeperHit: Industry experts were not high on the chances of this film doing great business coming on the heels of ''[[TheFastAndTheFurious Fast & Furious 6]]'' and opening against ''Film/AfterEarth'', a film starring Creator/WillSmith, whose last summer film not to open #1 was 1995's ''BadBoys''. Although ''Furious'' was expected to end Smith's opening weekend summer streak, ''Now You See Me'' exceeded expectations and also beat ''After Earth'', tallying close to a $30 million opening weekend. Thanks to strong word-of-mouth, the film then held supremely strong over its following weeks, staying in the top three two weeks later opposite ''ManOfSteel'' and ''ThisIsTheEnd'' (and outperforming the two films that opened the week before) and still hanging around the top five in its fourth week against the openings of ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'' and ''WorldWarZ''. By comparison, ''AfterEarth'' had slipped to 14th place in its 4th week, earning less than a million that weekend. ''Now You See Me'' finished with a tally over $100 million, and is Lionsgate's highest-grossing film that isn't a [[Film/{{Twilight}} book]] [[Film/TheHungerGames adaptation]].

* ActorAllusion
** When Merritt first meets Daniel, Merritt tells him "I'm sensing you are a control freak" and Daniel replies "Have we met before?" They [[Film/{{Zombieland}} have indeed]], and in that film, Tallahassee tells Columbus "I'm sensing you're a bit of a bitch".

* SleeperHit: Industry experts were not high on the chances of this film doing great business coming on the heels of ''[[TheFastAndTheFurious Fast & Furious 6]]'' and opening against ''Film/AfterEarth'', a film starring Creator/WillSmith, whose last summer film not to open #1 was 1995's ''BadBoys''. Although ''Furious'' was expected to end Smith's opening weekend summer streak, ''Now You See Me'' exceeded expectations and also beat ''After Earth'', tallying close to a $30 million opening weekend. Thanks to strong word-of-mouth, the film then held supremely strong over its following weeks, staying in the top three two weeks later opposite ''ManOfSteel'' and ''ThisIsTheEnd'' (and outperforming the two films that opened the week before) and still hanging around the top five in its fourth week against the openings of ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'' and ''WorldWarZ''. By comparison, ''AfterEarth'' had slipped to 14th place in its 4th week, earning less than a million that weekend. ''Now You See Me'' finished with a tally over $100 million, and is Lionsgate's highest-grossing film that isn't a [[Film/{{Twilight}} book]] [[Film/TheHungerGames adaptation]].