Anyone but You

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Anyone but You
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWill Gluck
Screenplay by
  • Ilana Wolpert
  • Will Gluck
Story byIlana Wolpert
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDanny Ruhlmann
Edited by
  • Tia Nolan
  • Kim Boritz-Brehm
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
  • December 11, 2023 (2023-12-11) (AMC Lincoln Square Theater)
  • December 22, 2023 (2023-12-22) (United States)
Running time
103 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[2]
Box office$219.2 million[2][3]

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 Sony Pictures Releasing on December 22, 2023. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $219 million worldwide.

Plot[edit]

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.[4]

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[edit]

Production[edit]

Development and casting[edit]

It was announced in January 2023 that Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell would star in the then-untitled film to be directed by Will Gluck.[5] Alexandra Shipp, Michelle Hurd, Bryan Brown, Darren Barnet and Hadley Robinson joined the cast in February,[6][7] with the additions of Dermot Mulroney, Rachel Griffiths and GaTa announced the following month.[8][9]

Filming[edit]

Filming began in New South Wales in February 2023,[10] and filming in Sydney was noted in March 2023.[11] In May, the film was titled Anyone but You.[12] The score was provided by Este Haim and Chris Stracey.[13]

During production, a scene involving a rescue helicopter almost went wrong due to mechanical issues, requiring an emergency landing.[14] In an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Sweeney revealed another incident that had happened during production; while filming the spider scene, the trained huntsman spider that was used actually bit her.[15]

Release[edit]

Anyone but You premiered at AMC Lincoln Square Theater in New York City on December 11, 2023,[16] and was released by Sony Pictures Releasing in the United States and Canada on December 22, 2023.[17] 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.[18]

Anyone but You was released on digital platforms on February 20, 2024,[19] and on Blu-ray on March 12, 2024.[20]

Reception[edit]

Box office[edit]

As of April 18, 2024, 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.[21] 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.[22] In its second weekend the film made $8.8 million, finishing fifth at the box office.[23] In its third weekend the film made $9.5 million (an increase of 9%), finishing fifth again,[24] before making $7.1 million and finishing in fourth the following week.[25]

Critical response[edit]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 55% of 101 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.6/10. The website'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."[26] 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.[27] 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.[22]

Accolades[edit]

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2024 People's Choice Awards Comedy Movie of the Year Anyone but You Nominated [28]
Comedy Movie Star of the Year Sydney Sweeney Nominated
Glen Powell Nominated
GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Film — Wide Theatrical Release Anyone but You Nominated [29]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Anyone But You (15)". British Board of Film Classification. December 11, 2023. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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  4. ^ a b "Anyone But You". Writers Guild of America West. Archived from the original on January 15, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  5. ^ Kroll, Justin (January 11, 2023). "Sydney Sweeney And Glen Powell To Star In Sony Rom-Com From Will Gluck". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
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  10. ^ Slatter, Sean (February 23, 2023). "Will Gluck rom-com starring Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Bryan Brown to film in NSW". IF Magazine. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  11. ^ Melendez, Miguel A. (March 8, 2023). "Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell Strip Down to Swimsuits for Rom-Com Scenes". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  12. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 3, 2023). "Sydney Sweeney & Glen Powell Romantic Comedy Anyone But You Eyes Pre-Christmas Launch". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
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  14. ^ Guglielmi, Jodi (December 21, 2023). "Glen Powell Is the Rom-Com Stud We Deserve". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 24, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  15. ^ Sydney Sweeney Shows Exclusive Clip of Her Being Bit by a Spider While Filming Anyone But You. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. December 13, 2023. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023 – via YouTube.
  16. ^ Shilstone, Scott; D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 12, 2023). "Sydney Sweeney & Glen Powell At 'Anyone But You' Premiere: "We Made The Rom-Com Big Again"". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
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  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ "Anyone But You Blu-ray Disc Details". High-Def Digest. Archived from the original on February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  21. ^ 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". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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  24. ^ 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". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  25. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 14, 2024). "Winter Storm Gerri Doesn't Cramp 'Mean Girls' Style As Musical Heads For $31M+ Opening – Saturday Update". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
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  27. ^ "Anyone but You". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  28. ^ "2024 People's Choice Awards: Complete List of Nominees". E! Online. January 11, 2024. Archived from the original on January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  29. ^ Pedersen, Erik (January 17, 2024). "GLAAD Media Awards Nominations Revealed". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

External links[edit]

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