A romantic comedy that costs as much as a small action franchise and divides audiences as sharply as a political speech is an unusual object, and the fact that it has become one of the most-streamed titles on the service tells you something about how viewing habits have changed. Curiosity is a powerful force. People who read months of argument about the film's budget and tone will eventually press play simply to see whether the fuss was justified, and a percentage of them stay. Streaming makes that easier than cinema ever did, because no ticket is required and abandoning halfway costs nothing but time. The commercial lesson is blunt. Cost and quality are separate questions, and a title can be expensive, contentious and popular all at once. Whether that popularity reflects satisfaction or mere sampling is the harder question, and the answer will shape how studios approach similarly ambitious projects over the next few years. The coming weeks will show whether the audience is staying for the whole film or simply sampling the first twenty minutes.
Anyone But Youhas officially climbed to No. 6 on HBO Max's most-watched movies chart in the United States, according toFlixPatrol. Directed byWill Gluck(Easy A), the movie is loosely inspired byWilliam Shakespeare'sMuch Ado About Nothingbut it turns it into a millennial idea of your worst one-night-stand nightmare.Anyone But Youbecame one of the biggest romantic comedy success stories in years, earning approximately$220 million worldwide against a reported $25 million production budget.
The movie follows two ridiculously good looking people, as you'd expect. Bea and Ben look like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date something happens that turns their fiery hot attraction ice cold - until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.
Who Stars in 'Anyone But You'?
The cast starsSydney Sweeney(Euphoria) as Bea,Glen Powell(Top Gun: Maverick) as Ben,Alexandra Shipp(X-Men: Apocalypse) as Claudia,GaTa(Dave) as Pete,Hadley Robinson(Little Women) as Halle,Dermot Mulroney(My Best Friend's Wedding) as Leo,Rachel Griffiths(Six Feet Under) as Innie, andBryan Brown(Cocktail) as Roger. The film is directed byEasy A'sWill Gluck.
The movie's renewed popularity comes as Sweeney continues enjoying enormous success on HBO Max, with her psychological thrillerThe Housemaidcurrently occupying second place on the platform's U.S. movie chart after 21 days in the rankings.
Based onFreida McFadden's bestselling novel,The Housemaidearned approximately $400 million worldwideand has already spawned a sequel,The Housemaid's Secret, which is currently in production and scheduled to arrive in theaters on December 17, 2027.
BothAnyone But YouandThe Housemaidare streaming now on HBO Max in the United States.
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