Books

Anyone But You Is the Second Highest Grossing Live-Action Shakespeare Adaptation Ever

The adaptation of Shakespeare’s lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers story Much Ado About Nothing, titled Anyone But You, has grossed $189 million globally, making it the second highest-grossing live-action Shakespeare adaptation ever.

The only other live-action adaptation of the Bard’s to beat it — if we aren’t counting 2019’s Lion King, since it is CGI — is Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet, which grossed $300 million when accounting for inflation.

Anyone But You, starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, is a little different from some other adaptations, though. Instead of focusing on the main characters of Much Ado About Nothing — Claudio and Hero — it centers secondary characters Beatrice and Benedict. In it, Bea and Ben have a great first date, but things soon turn sour. After they realize they’re going to the same destination wedding, they decide to pretend to be a couple for different reasons. Romantic comedy and spiciness ensue.

Articles You May Like

How Jewelry Influences Modern Art and Fashion
Netflix’s “The Eternaut” Teaser Plunges Humanity Into Icy Alien Apocalypse Based on Comic
11 Retro Brands Quietly Making a Comeback in 2025
two blinks, i love you Enlists Tonia for New Single ‘the coldest winter ever’
Don Lemon’s Unsure Why Kanye Hates Him, Says His Racial Slur Was Unwarranted