Ryan Reynolds and His Wife Blake Lively Create a Rare Record in Hollywood With Both Their Movies Earning Over $50 Million in Same Weekend
- Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s films each earned $50M in the same weekend.
- The actress' 'It Ends With Us' made $80M globally, which is a major success.
- Reynolds’ 'Deadpool & Wolverine' continues to dominate, hitting $1 billion.
Hollywood power couple Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have made history. You might be thinking of them making history in being the most romantic couple (though that could also be true), but this time they have made it at the box office. In a rare feat for the typically slow month of August, the star power of Reynolds and Lively has turned it into a box office bonanza like never before.
Both of Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s movies, which came out on the same weekend, have each made over $50 million at the North American box office. This is the first time in 34 years that a couple has achieved this feat. Back in 1990, Bruce Willis’s Die Hard 2 topped the box office while Demi Moore’s Ghost was in second place.
It Ends With Us Tops Box Office with $80M
Blake Lively‘s romantic drama, It Ends With Us, based on Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, has won over audiences. With a $50 million opening weekend, the film has exceeded all expectations.
The film earned $30 million internationally, leading to an $80 million global start (via The Numbers). This is a big win for the movie, which Sony Pictures and Justin Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios co-financed for $25 million.
The movie, with Lively as Lily Bloom, is about a love triangle between a charming but abusive neurosurgeon, Ryle (Baldoni), and her first boyfriend, Atlas (Brandon Sklenar). Critics were a bit split, but audiences loved it, giving it an “A-” on CinemaScore (via Variety).
It’s clear that people still love a good romance! The film’s success is thanks to its enthusiastic fans, mostly women, who couldn’t wait to see the book come to life. And let’s be honest, if there’s a book-to-movie adaptation, women are always first in line!
Who wouldn’t want to see the male lead from the book finally brought to life on screen? It Ends With Us almost stole the top spot from Deadpool & Wolverine, but it looks like the superhero duo still edged it out.
Deadpool & Wolverine Crossed $1 Billion at Box Office
Meanwhile, Ryan Reynolds‘ Deadpool & Wolverine is still smashing it at the box office, racking up another $54.2 million. The film has been king of the box office for three weeks, pulling in $494.3 million in the U.S. and $1.029 billion worldwide (via Box Office Mojo).
Reynolds went all-in on creativity to win over Gen-Z. By making cameo appearances in K-pop videos and cooking chimichangas with celebrity chefs, all of which helped him break the billion-dollar barrier. It’s officially one of the top-grossing R-rated movies ever, showing that superhero flicks can still be a big hit if done in a Deadpool way!
Deadpool & Wolverine and It Ends With Us is currently screening in theatres!
