Senior Film and Media Reporter

“It Ends With Us,” a film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s literary sensation, has achieved a remarkable milestone at the box office.

The film, starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, has already grossed $100 million domestically after just 11 days of release, one of 13 films to reach that milestone by 2024. “It Ends With Us” is resonating outside North America, having grossed more than $180 million worldwide. It’s a huge (and encouraging) result for a romantic drama aimed at a female audience that cost Sony Pictures and Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios an economical $25 million to produce.

“It Ends With Us” opened in theaters on August 9 and exceeded expectations, grossing a whopping $50 million domestically and $80 million worldwide. The film remained a draw in its sophomore outing with $24 million, down 52% from its debut. This marks Sony’s second recent success with female-centric literary adaptations, after 2022’s “Where the Crawdads Sing,” starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, achieved sleeper hit status with $90 million in North America and $144 million worldwide.