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.It Ends With Us also blossomed across Philippine theaters, with a local box office opening of PHP 26.5 million on its first 5 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:

Powerplant	PHP 1,230,861
SM North EDSA	PHP 770,834
Uptown Cinemas	PHP 765,110
SM Megamall	PHP 742,647
Ayala Malls Center Cebu	PHP 660,888
Ayala Malls Central Bloc	PHP 613,622
Gateway Cineplex	PHP 432,714
SM Mall of Asia	PHP 424,416
SM Baguio	PHP 393,675
Ayala Malls Capitol Central Bacolod	PHP 373,568
Greenbelt 3	PHP 371,138
SM Fairview	PHP 371,118
Robinsons Magnolia	PHP 355,084
SM City Cebu	PHP 353,220
Bonifacio High Street	PHP 350,173
SM Clark	PHP 324,972
SM Aura Premier	PHP 315,027
Vista Cinemas Evia Lifestyle	PHP 310,120
Alabang Town Center	PHP 306,996
SM Seaside Cebu	PHP 306,240

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

IT ENDS WITH US, the first Colleen Hoover novel adapted for the big screen, tells the compelling story of Lily Bloom (Blake Lively), a woman who overcomes a traumatic childhood to embark on a new life in Boston and chase a lifelong dream of opening her own business. A chance meeting with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni) sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in love, Lily begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her parents’ relationship. When Lily’s first love, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar), suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with Ryle is upended, and Lily realizes she must learn to rely on her own strength to make an impossible choice for her future.

Directed by Justin Baldoni and produced by Alex Saks, Jamey Heath, Blake Lively and Christy Hall. The film stars Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Amy Morton and Brandon Sklenar, from a screenplay by Christy Hall, based on the book by Colleen Hoover.

Now showing in cinemas, It Ends with Us is distributed in the Philippines by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International. Connect with the hashtag #ItEndsWithUsMovie @columbiapicph