Anyone But You is a 2023 American romantic comedy film directed by Will Gluck, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ilana Wolpert. Loosely based on Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare,[4] it stars Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell. The supporting cast includes Alexandra Shipp, GaTa, Hadley Robinson, Michelle Hurd, Dermot Mulroney, Darren Barnet, Bryan Brown, and Rachel Griffiths.
Anyone but You premiered in AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 11, 2023, and was released theatrically in the United States by Columbia Pictures on December 22, 2023. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $219 million worldwide.
Plot[]
While trying to secure a restroom key at a coffee shop, Bea, a law student at Boston University, meets Goldman Sachs employee Ben. The two have an instant connection and spend the day together, ultimately falling asleep on Ben's couch. She leaves without waking him in the morning but quickly reconsiders. When she returns to the apartment, she overhears Ben insulting her while talking to his friend Pete. Not realizing that Ben is incredibly hurt by her disappearance, Bea turns around and leaves. As she walks through Boston, she collects herself.[5]
Bea and Ben do not see each other again for six months, crossing paths when Bea's sister, Halle, begins dating Pete's sister, Claudia. The two are frosty toward each other, each blaming the other for their date ending poorly. Halle and Claudia later become engaged, and plan a wedding in Sydney.
Bea, who has broken up with her fiancé Jonathan and secretly dropped out of law school, is dismayed to find that Ben is not only on the same flight to Australia as her, but that they will both be staying at Claudia and Pete's parents' house in the days leading up to the wedding. Bea and Ben's disdain for each other begins to frustrate the other members of the wedding party, compounded by the appearances of both Bea's and Ben's exes, Jonathan and Margaret, respectively.
While Bea's parents attempt to push her to reconcile with Jonathan, the other attendees devise a plan to get Bea and Ben together to ensure the wedding goes off smoothly. Bea quickly sees through the scheme, and makes a deal with Ben to pretend that they are together in order to both make Margaret jealous and stop Bea's parents pushing her to make up with Jonathan.
Early efforts to sell the relationship are unsuccessful until a party on a boat, where Bea and Ben dance together and reenact a scene from Titanic, which ends in Bea falling into Sydney Harbour. Ben jumps in after Bea, and they have a conversation while waiting for rescue on a buoy. She tells him that she has withdrawn from law school, and they make a date to sightsee at the Sydney Opera House. They return to the house and have sex, but Bea suggests offhandedly that her recent actions have all been mistakes, which disappoints Ben. He slips away in the early hours of the morning, disheartening Bea.
The morning of the wedding, Margaret asks Bea for her blessing to rekindle things with Ben. Bea accepts, claiming that she was only situationally involved with him. Through a conversation with Pete, Ben indirectly reveals to Bea's parents that she has secretly quit law school, leaving her feeling betrayed.
After overhearing Halle and Claudia arguing, Ben convinces Bea to pretend to reconcile for the sake of the wedding. The ceremony goes smoothly, but Bea sees Margaret kissing Ben during the reception and leaves in tears, heading to the Opera House. However, Ben rejects Margaret and says that he no longer has feelings for her as he was wrongfully stuck on a memory. The wedding guests convince him to chase after Bea, so he jumps off a nearby cliff and into the Pacific Ocean, then convinces the rescue helicopter that retrieves him to fly him to the Opera House.
Ben apologizes to Bea, telling her that he left because he feared their relationship could become another regret. They reconcile and return to the reception as a couple, where Halle and Claudia reveal that their argument was yet another ruse to push Bea and Ben toward each other. Meanwhile, Jonathan and Margaret get together.
Cast[]
- Sydney Sweeney as Bea
- Glen Powell as Ben
- Alexandra Shipp as Claudia
- GaTa as Pete
- Hadley Robinson as Halle
- Michelle Hurd as Carol
- Dermot Mulroney as Leo
- Darren Barnet as Jonathan
- Bryan Brown as Roger
- Rachel Griffiths as Innie
- Charlee Fraser as Margaret
- Joe Davidson as Beau
Release[]
Anyone but You premiered at AMC Lincoln Square Theater in New York City on December 11, 2023,[6] and was released by Columbia Pictures in the United States and Canada on December 22, 2023.[7] In response to the success at the box office, Sony Pictures released an extended version of the film in theaters on February 9, 2024, ahead of Valentine's Day.[8]
Anyone but You was released on digital platforms on February 20, 2024,[9] and on Blu-ray on March 12, 2024.[10]
Reception[]
Box office[]
As of April 18, 2024[update], Anyone but You has grossed $88.3 million in the United States and Canada, and $130.7 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $219 million.[2][3]
In the United States and Canada, Anyone but You was released alongside Migration, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and The Iron Claw, and was projected to gross around $7 million from 3,055 theaters in its four-day opening weekend.[11] The film made $3.5 million on its first day, including $1.2 million from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $6.3 million, finishing fourth at the box office.[12] In its second weekend the film made $8.8 million, finishing fifth at the box office.[13] In its third weekend the film made $9.5 million (an increase of 9%), finishing fifth again,[14] before making $7.1 million and finishing in fourth the following week.[15]
Critical response[]
Rotten Tomatoes reports a 55% approval rating from 101 critics, with an average rating of 5.6/10. The Critic's Consensus reads, "Slick direction and a pair of tremendously watchable stars make Anyone But You a passably fizzy diversion despite a less than scintillating story."[16]
Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 52 out of 100 based on 26 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[17] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it an average of four out of five stars, with 57% saying they would definitely recommend the film.[12]
Accolades[]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Template:Ref heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | People's Choice Awards | Comedy Movie of the Year | Anyone but You | Nominated | [18] |
| Comedy Movie Star of the Year | Sydney Sweeney | Nominated | |||
| Glen Powell | Nominated | ||||
| GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Film — Wide Theatrical Release | Anyone but You | Nominated | [19] |
External links[]
- [http:// Official website]
Anyone But You at IMDb
References[]
- ↑ Anyone But You (15). British Board of Film Classification (December 11, 2023).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Anyone but You – Financial Information.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Anyone but You (2023).
- ↑ Anyone But You. Writers Guild of America West.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named:02 - ↑ Sydney Sweeney & Glen Powell At 'Anyone But You' Premiere: "We Made The Rom-Com Big Again" (2023-12-12).
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2023-10-13). Sydney Sweeney & Glen Powell Romantic Comedy 'Anyone But You' Tweaks Pre-Christmas Launch.
- ↑
- ↑ Tingley, Anna (February 21, 2024). "'Anyone but You' Gets Digital Release With Deleted Scenes and 'ASMR Pick-Up Lines' Bonus Feature". Variety. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ↑ Anyone But You Blu-ray Disc Details.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 19, 2023). 'Aquaman 2' The Big Fish In Warner Bros Christmas Troika With 'Wonka' & 'Color Purple', But Holiday Box Office Not Looking Bright – Preview.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 24, 2023). Christmas Box Office Slows Down: 'Aquaman 2' $38M-$39M, 'Wonka' $26M, 'Migration' $17M & More – Sunday Update.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 31, 2023). 'Aquaman 2', 'Wonka' & More Propel Christmas Week Box Office To $281M, +14% Over 2022.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 7, 2024). First Weekend Of 2024 Down 16%, As 'Wonka' Leads, 'Night Swim' Paddles To $12M+, 'Aquaman 2' Nears $100M – Saturday AM Box Office.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 14, 2024). Winter Storm Gerri Doesn't Cramp 'Mean Girls' Style As Musical Heads For $31M+ Opening – Saturday Update.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "Wd". Anyone But You (in en). Fandango Media.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "Wd". Anyone But You. Red Ventures.
- ↑ 2024 People's Choice Awards: Complete List of Nominees (2024-01-11).
- ↑ Pedersen, Erik (2024-01-17). GLAAD Media Awards Nominations Revealed.