Summary
Blake Lively’s controversial movie,It Ends With Us, is closing in on a box office record as it passes a domestic milestone in just two weeks. Based on the 2016 novel by Colleen Hoover, the new romantic drama follows a woman with a traumatic past who faces a difficult choice between her intense love for a neurosurgeon with troubling traits, and the unexpected return of her first love. Other than Lively in the lead role,It Ends With Us’castincludes Justin Baldoni, who also directed the movie, alongside Brandon Sklenar, Jenny Slate, and Hasan Minhaj.
Now, in less than two weeks since its theatrical release on August 9, Lively’s controversial movie has passed a major domestic milestone and is closing in on a box office record. PerDeadline,It Ends With Ushas passed $100 million at the domestic box office, putting it close to becoming Lively’s highest-grossing movie in the United States, aside fromDeadpool & Wolverine. Her highest-grossing movie is currentlyGreen Lanternat $116.6 million, which should be easy to beat by this week.
Has It Ends With Us' Controversy Helped It At The Box Office?
Rumors Are Flying Of A Feud Between Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni
It Ends With Ushas endured numerous phases of controversy, going back to when Hoover’s novel was first released back in 2016. For starters,the source material itself is controversialdue to its romanticization of domestic violence and verbal abuse, much of which has made its way into the adaptation. However, much of the early controversy surrounding the movie was due toLively’s casting,who many believe, at 36 years of age, is too old to play Lily Bloom who, in the book, is fresh out of college and in her early 20s.
Leading up to the movie’s release,It Ends With Usendured an entirely new controversy involving some behind-the-scenes dramabetween co-stars Lively and Baldoni, the latter of whom also directed the movie. The notion of a feud between the two largely arose from some social media investigation, which noticed that Baldoni was notably absent from many of the joint press events and that Lively didn’t follow him on Instagram. However, there was a report indicating that a creative disagreement arose between the two during post-production when Lively tried to use her power as a producer to re-edit the film.
It Ends With Us Cast Drama Explained: What’s Going On With Blake Lively’s New Movie?
An adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, the Blake Lively-led It Ends with Us has been plagued by rumors of behind-the-scenes cast drama.
It’s unclear if any of this controversy has helped ItEnds With Usat the box office. Hoover was already an immensely popular author due to the BookTok community on TikTok, so it’s possible the movie would have been a hit even without the controversy. However, it could have also been beneficial forIt Ends With Us, as the controversy appears to have raised more awareness about the adaptation than the official marketing efforts.
It Ends With Us
Cast
Based on Colleen Hoover’s 2016 novel, It Ends With Us is a drama-romance film directed by Justin Baldoni. The film follows a recent college graduate named Lily, who meets a man named Ryle and falls in love with him. However, a traumatic incident compounded with her former high-school sweetheart re-entering her life complicates her plans.
