Overview
- The Lionsgate release added screens this week and remained in the domestic top five as its North American total reached $46 million.
- Rotten Tomatoes shows a 75% critics’ score and a 92% audience score, with praise for Amanda Seyfried’s turn contrasted by critiques calling the film overlong or thinly drawn.
- The movie has surpassed the lifetime domestic haul of Madame Web and overtaken past erotic thrillers such as Babygirl, reflecting strong holiday turnout.
- UK theaters have now opened the film to viewers, extending momentum beyond its December 19 U.S. debut.
- Director Paul Feig says he restored fan-favorite book elements and added a film-only ending, while Sydney Sweeney has emphasized careful handling of domestic abuse and mental-health themes in interviews.