Blake Lively has had the biggest motion picture opening of her career as a lead actress to date with It Ends With Us, with a US weekend gross of $50 million, and $30 million from the rest of the world. The emotional adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s #1 New York Times bestseller of the same name was also produced by Lively and is directed and co-starred by Justin Baldoni.

Photo: Columbia Pictures

It Ends With Us also blossomed across Philippine theaters, with a local box office opening of PHP 26.5 million in its first five days of release August 7 to 11, exceeding expectations. Audiences flocked to the cinemas to watch the film, with the top twenty best-performing cinemas in the country as follows:

PHP 1,230,861

PHP 770,834

PHP 765,110

PHP 742,647

PHP 660,888

PHP 613,622

PHP 432,714

PHP 424,416

PHP 393,675

• Ayala Malls Capitol Central Bacolod

PHP 373,568

PHP 371,138

PHP 371,118

PHP 355,084

PHP 353,220

PHP 350,173

PHP 324,972

PHP 315,027

• Vista Cinemas Evia Lifestyle

PHP 310,120

PHP 306,996

PHP 306,240

Watch Blake Lively and hear her thoughts on “It Ends With Us” below:

Watch the emotional journey unfold as It Ends With Us continues its run in Philippine cinemas.

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