The ongoing drama between stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni doesn’t seem to have harmed the commercial fortunes of their film It Ends With Us.
The romance has already earned more than $100 million at the global box office after just a single week in theaters, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The adaptation of the best-selling Colleen Hoover novel has performed remarkably well in the US, and solidly in international territories, despite reports that Justin, who directed and acted in the It Ends With Us, allegedly made his costar Blake feel ‘uneasy’ during filming.
She hasn’t escaped from the film’s brutal publicity campaign either, as several awkward interviews and publicity appearances from her past have recently resurfaced among fans, which has coincided with costar Justin hiring a crisis PR firm.
As of Wednesday, It Ends With Us has grossed an impressive $68.9 million at the domestic box office, while an early foreign estimate adds $46.6 million.
That brings the film’s total global gross so far to an eye-popping $115.5 million, which far exceeds its relatively modest $25 million budget, as reported by Deadline.
The box office grosses are even more impressive when considering that the dark romance, which involves domestic violence, was competing against the box office champion Deadpool & Wolverine.
That film, which stars Blake’s husband Ryan Reynods (who also co-wrote and produced the superhero film), still won the box office for It Ends With Us’ opening weekend, but that didn’t stop that tearjerker from pulling a strong second.
And now It Ends With Us is in first place at the box office after switching places with Deadpool & Wolverine — which Blake has a cameo in — beginning on Monday.
