What the $93 million box office success of “It Ends With Us” means for “Verity,” Colleen Hoover’s next film
This article contains brief mentions of domestic violence.
Spoilers for “It Ends With Us” (2024) and the book “Verity” by Colleen Hoover follow!
Summary
- The film adaptation of It Ends With Us grossed over $93 million at the box office in its first week, raising high expectations for Hoover’s Verity.
- Colleen Hoover’s “It Ends With Us” contains many controversial elements that the film “Verity” does not have to worry about.
- A thriller that focuses on evil and betrayal, “Verity” aims at a different audience than “It Ends With Us” and will appeal to fans of dark romance and mysterious stories.
The film adaptation of It ends with us grossed an incredible $93 million at the box office worldwide in its first week, which will have a major impact on Colleen Hoover’s next film, TruthAlthough she self-published her first book, Closedin January 2012, Hoover became a global sensation in 2021 when her books went viral on BookTok. Traction on the app continued in 2022 and 2023. Justin Baldoni had already secured the rights to direct her most popular BookTok novel, It ends with uswas made into a movie in 2019, so the timing was perfect.
In January 2023, Blake Lively joined the cast of It ends with usand production began in May of that year. It was paused during the Writer’s Guide and SAG-AFTRA strikes and resumed in January 2024. The film finally came out on August 9 and received mixed reviews. Surprisingly, It ends with us grossed three times its budget at the box office worldwide as part of the opening weekenda difficult feat for any film. The amount has risen to $93 million within the first week (via Box Office Mojo). The success of Hoover’s first film adaptation could be a big sign for her next, Truth.
The box office success of “It Ends With Us” bodes well for Colleen Hoover’s Verity adaptation
“Verity” could bring in as much as it ends with us
Although the film was confirmed for May 2024, Colleen Hoover fans reacted with great insatiability to It ends with us could be an influential factor in whether the Truth adaptation will hit the screen or not. According to a Goodreads Q&A with Colleen Hoover, several of the author’s books were optioned for films, but the rights went back to her because the films didn’t work. Due to the success of the first Colleen Hoover adaptation, the opportunities of Truth Films that fall through the cracks appear insignificant. In addition, the box office success of It ends with us sets expectations for what Truth might be gross if it appears.
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While ticket sales for It ends with us cannot be attributed exclusively to Colleen Hoover’s fans, it is likely that a large part of the box office receipts came from readers. After all, the author is extremely popular on BookTok, immediately took six out of ten places on the New York Times bestseller list for paperback novels and outsold the Bible. If Truth is a low-budget film like It ends with usThe film should make enough money to be a box office success based on Colleen Hoover’s fans alone.
“It Ends With Us” and “Verity” are two of Colleen Hoover’s most popular books
These two books are at the top of the list of Colleen Hoover’s best books
If two novels by Colleen Hoover were made into a feature-length film, it would undoubtedly be It ends with us And Truth. These two are her most popular on BookTok, with both regularly rank among the the best books by Colleen Hoover of all time. It ends with us won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance in 2016 (although the book is not quite accurately described as a romance) and Truth won the “Book of the Year: Pageturner” award at the British Book Awards 2023.
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The film could be even better received than Hoover’s first film adaptation.
However Truth The film has an advantage over the first film adaptation, although both books have a large built-in audience. It ends with us by Colleen Hoover is controversial, so the film adaptation has to overcome many hurdles to win over a skeptical audience. However, any changes to the book would isolate the book’s fans. On the other hand, Truth is not considered nearly as controversial.
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In a moment of self-referential humor, the film adaptation of It Ends With Us pokes fun at one of the most common features of Colleen Hoover’s books.
Due to the genre of the book, the disturbing romantic relationship between Lowen and Jeremy in Truth is more acceptable. All characters are open to criticism and the story raises moral questions. In this book by Colleen Hoover, disbelief is also greater because the serious themes are woven into a macabre and unrealistic story. Unburdened by the ballast It ends with us carries the Truth The film could be even better received than Hoover’s first film adaptation.
The film “Verity” will appeal to a different audience than if it ends with us
Colleen Hoover’s “Verity” is more of a thriller than anything else
Except for fans of Colleen Hoover’s book, It ends with us And Truth Film adaptations are aimed at different audiences. The former is a harrowing drama about domestic violence with a romantic subplot. The film is likely to attract romance fans, as the book and film are questionably marketed as a romance novel, although the film trailer makes intimate partner violence clear. In addition, It ends with us will appeal to victims of abuse, especially women and women who have been in that situation. This is a drastically different tone, genre and target audience than the Truth Novel.
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Truth falls into the genres Thriller and Dark Romancefocusing on the nuances of what makes people evil. In addition to the built-in fan base – who would likely participate It ends with usalso – the film adaptation will appeal to an audience that likes betrayal, lies and secrets. Due to its similarities in tone and its female target audience, the Truth The film could appeal to viewers who GoneGirl, The woman in the windowAnd The girl on the train.
Source:Box Office Mojo, Goodreads and New York Times
It ends with us
- director
- Justin Baldoni
- Release date
- 9 August 2024
- Studio(s)
- Columbia Pictures, Wayfarer Studios, Saks Picture Company
- Sales Partner
- Sony Pictures releases
- Authors
- Christy Hall, Colleen Hoover
- Pour
- Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Brandon Sklenar, Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj
- Duration
- 130 minutes
