# Sydney Sweeney’s Controversial $220M R-Rated Rom-Com Is 1 of the Most-Watched Movies on Streaming

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sydney-sweeneys-controversial-220m-r-rated-rom-com-is-1-of-the-most-watched-movies-on-streaming/
- Published: 2026-11-02T15:49:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T16:41:56+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/anyone-but-you-hbo-max-streaming-hit-sydney-sweeney-november-2026/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film, TV

## Key points

- *Anyone But You* is No. 6 on HBO Max’s US film chart.
- The 2023 rom-com earned about $220 million worldwide.
- Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell star as a couple pretending to be together.

## Summary

*Anyone But You*, starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, has risen to No. 6 on HBO Max’s most-watched films chart in the United States. Its renewed streaming popularity highlights the film’s lasting audience appeal and the success of a romantic comedy that became a major box-office hit.

Directed by Will Gluck, the 2023 film loosely adapts Shakespeare’s *Much Ado About Nothing*. It follows Bea and Ben, whose attraction turns sour after a first date before they pretend to be a couple at a destination wedding in Australia. The film reportedly made about $220 million worldwide on a $25 million production budget.

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