Summary
Blake Lively has another major hit on her hands withIt Ends With Usdominating the box office, and it confirms a mistake that her upcoming sequel toA Simple Favoris making. Ahead of the release ofIt Ends With Usin theaters, there was some belief that themovie adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bookwould find success. The series' popularity online and Lively’s own large following and box office history were viewed as positive indicators forIt Ends With Us' box office. There were still not many calling for the movie to do as well as it has.
FollowingIt Ends With Usoverperforming in its opening weekend, where it made $50 million domestically and $80 million overall, the movie is already a success. It sets up the book adaptation to go down as a major hit for Blake Lively, as the box office total is only going to continue to rise in the weeks ahead.It Ends With Us' success is the latest strong indicator that Lively is a star that can attract large crowds with the right projects. That makes a decision related toA Simple Favor 2a clear mistake for her.
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FollowingIt Ends With Us, Blake Lively is already set to return to one of her most successful roles asEmily Nelson inA Simple Favor 2. The sequel to Paul Feig’s 2018 thriller co-starring Anna Kendrick is expected to come out in 2025 after wrapping production in 2024. And while audiences previously experiencedA Simple Favorin theaters through a Lionsgate distribution,A Simple Favor 2is confirmed for an exclusive streaming release on Prime Video. The sequel is bypassing a theatrical run even though the original movie made nearly $100 million worldwide.
It was already a questionable decision to releaseA Simple Favor 2on streaming, but that looks like an even bigger mistake afterIt Ends With Us' opening weekend. The 2024 romantic drama is the latest win for Blake Lively at the box office when she has a leading or major role.A Simple FavorandThe Shallowsperformed well for her, and nowIt Ends With Usis on track to be her highest-grossing movie as a lead.A Simple Favor 2could benefit by building on how successfulIt Ends With Ushas been at the box office.
There is still a chance that Amazon could change course and giveA Simple Favor 2a theatrical release after watching what Blake Lively did withIt Ends With Us' box office. The studio has released some movies in theaters previously and has more lined up, but there are also plenty of notable titles that got streaming exclusive releases, likeRoad House.A Simple Favor 2is sure to do well on streaming, but if Amazon MGM believes there is a strong enough outlook for the sequel at the box office, a theatrical release could still come.
