Colleen Hoover's Controversial New Adaptation Surpasses One of the Best Thrillers of the 21st Century at the Box Office

Colleen Hoover's Controversial New Adaptation Surpasses One of the Best Thrillers of the 21st Century at the Box Office Willa Fitzgerald drinking wine in 'Regretting You'Image via Jessica Miglio / © Paramount Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection By  Jake Hodges Published 50 minutes ago In over three years at Collider, senior author Jake has now penned over 2500 articles covering a wide range of TV and film for the resources, lists, utilities, news, and interview teams. Alongside interviewing stars such as Selin Hizli, Rose Ayling-Ellis, and Chelsea Peretti, Jake was lucky enough to visit the set of Aardman and Netflix's Wallace and Gromit: A Vengeance Most Fowl in 2024, getting the chance to chat with four-time Academy Award winner Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham. Jake has also worked for other publications, including Agents of Fandom.  Sign in to your Collider account Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap

The quartet of Wicked: For Good, Now You See Me: Now You Don't, Predator: Badlands, and Edgar Wright's The Running Man dominated the domestic box office this past weekend, making a combined $170 million, albeit with $150 million of this hailing from Jon M. Chu's musical adaptation. However, behind these in the box office rankings sit many movies slowly but steadily hitting new goals. On the fifth weekend of its theatrical run so far, Colleen Hoover’s latest adaptation, Regretting You, finished in seventh place, outside the top five for the first time.

Despite this drop in weekend standards, although expected given the film's new blockbuster competition, Regretting You has now risen to position #238 in the list of highest-grossing Paramount Pictures movies of all time. In doing so, the Josh Boone-directed movie surpassed several eye-catching titles from Paramount's catalog, including David Fincher's Zodiac, the psychological thriller starring MCU teammates Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo. Regretting You has now achieved a global haul of $86.9 million, ahead of Zodiac's $83 million.

Unable to match the heady box office heights of last year's Hoover adaptation, It Ends with Us, Regretting You still offers a similarly twisting narrative and several high-profile star names. From a script penned by Susan McMartin, the film stars the likes of Allison Williams as Morgan Grant, Mckenna Grace as Clara Grant, Dave Franco as Jonah Sullivan, Mason Thames as Miller Adams, Scott Eastwood as Chris Grant, Willa Fitzgerald as Jenny Davidson, and Clancy Brown as Hank Adams Sr.

'Regretting You' Faced Great Critical Backlash

Much like its predecessor, Regretting You has been the recipient of huge critical backlash, leaving it with just 28% from critics on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The consensus on the site simply and damningly reads, "Regrettable all around." However, viewers have responded much better, awarding the movie 85% on the same site with their consensus reading, "As toasty as a well-worn blanket, Regretting You is a cute antidote to doom and gloom that wraps viewers in a candy-filled story, rewarding them with laughter and tears." In Isabella Soares' review of the movie for Collider, she gave the film just 4/10, saying:

"After the credits start to roll, it's hard not to sigh and feel like the film could've been a more favorable romantic dramedy if it hadn't given Clara and Miller a more fleshed-out romantic arc than Morgan and Jonah, watered down the character's journeys overcoming grief, and limited the protagonists' arcs to their love life over how a devastating loss shaped who they are as individuals."

Regretting You is in theaters now. Make sure to stay tuned to Collider for the latest box office stories.

Regretting You Official Poster 4 10

Regretting You

Like Follow Followed Drama Release Date October 24, 2025 Director Josh Boone Writers Susan McMartin, Josh Boone, Colleen Hoover Producers Brunson Green, Robert Kulzer

Cast

See All

• Allison Williams Morgan Grant
• Mckenna Grace Clara Grant

Genres Drama Powered by Expand Collapse

• Movie News
• Regretting You
• Mckenna Grace

Follow Followed Like Share Facebook X WhatsApp Threads Bluesky LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Copy link Email Close Thread Sign in to your Collider account

We want to hear from you! Share your opinions in the thread below and remember to keep it respectful.

Be the first to post Images Attachment(s) Please respect our community guidelines. No links, inappropriate language, or spam.

Your comment has not been saved

Send confirmation email

This thread is open for discussion.

Be the first to post your thoughts.

• Terms
• Privacy
• Feedback

Recommended 3 hours ago

'Blossoms Shanghai' Review: One of the Greatest Directors Ever Delivers a Stunning but Flawed TV Drama

7 hours ago

Hugh Jackman Breaks Silence on Whether Wolverine Will Appear in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

3 hours ago

The 15 Highest-Grossing Sci-Fi Movies of the Last 10 Years, Ranked

3 hours ago

10 2000s Anime Shows That Can Be Called Masterpieces, Ranked

More from our brands

The Best Movies in Theaters Right Now

Best New Movies To Watch On Streaming Right Now

Everything We Know About 'Wicked: Part 2', Explained

Why Disney Changed the Name of Tangled

Wicked: For Good Box Office Scores Record-Smashing Debut As Holiday Season Finally Heats Up

Box Office Predictions: The Running Man Will Earn Glen Powell Another Debut Win

Every Colleen Hoover Book Being Turned Into A Movie

What To Watch

July 20, 2025 The 72 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now Trending Now One of the Most Underrated Video Game Franchises of All Time Is Getting a TV Series From ‘Alien: Earth’ Creator The 10 Greatest Alfred Hitchcock Movies Based on Books, Ranked The Greatest Movies of Every Genre in the 2020s (So Far)