‘It’s Over With Us’ Crosses $100M

It ends with us crossed the $100 million mark at the global box office in its first week.

The film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel hit the milestone on Wednesday, ending the day with a domestic cume of $68.9 million and an early foreign total of $46.6 million, for a global total of $115.5 million. (The film, starring Blake Lively, was released in select overseas markets a day or two before it opened everywhere in North America on Friday, August 9.)

From Sony and Wayfarer Studios, the summer pic surpassed all expectations when it debuted domestically to $50 million over the August 9-11 weekend. It placed a strong second behind the third weekend of Deadpool and Wolverinethe blockbuster superhero film starring Ryan Reynolds, Lively’s husband, and Hugh Jackman. On monday, It ends with us drawn before dead pool threequel and since then it has been number 1.

The R-rated film also impressed overseas by collecting $30 million from the first 42 markets for a global start of $80 million against a modest $25 million budget.

It ends with us It stars Lively as Lily Bloom, a woman who overcomes a traumatic childhood watching her father abuse her mother to start a new life in Boston and fulfill her lifelong dream of opening own business. A chance meeting with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni) sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in love, Lily begins to see parts of Ryle that remind her of her parents’ relationship. When Lily’s first love, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar), suddenly re-enters her life, her relationship with Ryle is changed, and Lily realizes that she must learn to rely on her own strength to make an impossible choice for the future them.

Baldoni, co-founder of Wayfarer Studios, directed the film.

All eyes are on how It ends with us will perform on the second weekend. It faces little competition in female fare and boasts stellar audience scores. Sony insiders are cautious about suggesting $22 million to $24 million, but others believe it could hit the $20 million range.

There’s also the matter of an ongoing social media firestorm that began when Lively, Hoover and other cast members conspicuously didn’t pose for pictures with Baldoni at the New York premiere (they also didn’t follow on Instagram). Reports surfaced that a rift occurred during production due to creative differences between Lively and Baldoni, as well as allegations that he alienated Lively and others on set with certain comments. So far, neither side has commented, although Baldoni has hired Melissa Nathan, who is responsible for PR crisis communications.

Even Sony’s besties jumped into the mix to support Lively when social media users targeted her for not taking the film’s domestic abuse subject seriously, even though she spoke about it often on tour of the press.

“Blake, Colleen and so many women put so much effort into this remarkable film, working selflessly from the beginning to ensure such an important subject was handled with care. The audience loves the film. Blake’s passion and commitment to advancing the conversation about domestic violence is commendable,” said Tony Vinciquerra, president and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment. The Hollywood Reporter on August 15. He made no mention of Baldoni.

“We love working with Blake,” the executive continued, “and we want to make 12 more movies with her.”