发布时间: 12/30/2025
Regretting You Becomes a Surprise Streaming Hit on Paramount+
The film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel *Regretting You*, led by Mckenna Grace, has quietly turned into a major streaming success after an unexpectedly strong theatrical run. The drama stars Grace, Allison Williams, Mason Thames, and Dave Franco, and opened in theaters in October 2025, ultimately pulling in around $90 million at the worldwide box office. For a mid-budget book-to-screen romance, that kind of global total already felt like a win, but its second life on streaming is where the story really takes off.
From Rotten Reviews to Streaming No. 1
Despite its commercial performance, *Regretting You* was met with harsh reviews from critics, many of whom dismissed it as overly sentimental or unevenly written. Even so, the movie quickly found an audience on VOD and across streaming platforms, where viewers were clearly in a different mood than the critics. In the United States, *Regretting You* has climbed to the No. 1 spot on Paramount+, beating out action franchise entry *Roofman, Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning* to secure its place in the Top 3. Family titles like *A Paw Patrol Christmas*, *Paw Patrol: Super Charged*, *Paw Patrol: Ready, Race, Rescue*, animated hit *The Painter*, and franchise juggernaut *Top Gun: Maverick* are also riding high on the service, but Hoover’s adaptation is the one quietly dominating watchlists.
A Family Torn Apart by Loss in Regretting You
Directed by *The Fault in Our Stars* filmmaker Josh Boone, *Regretting You* centers on Morgan (Allison Williams) and her teenage daughter Clara (Mckenna Grace), whose once-close relationship begins to fracture after a devastating accident. Morgan’s husband and Clara’s father, Chris (Scott Eastwood), dies suddenly, along with Morgan’s sister Jenny (Willa Fitzgerald). That double loss sends both women spinning in different emotional directions. As hidden truths about Chris and Jenny slowly come to light, Morgan and Clara are forced to confront buried resentment, long-standing misunderstandings, and the generational trauma they have both been quietly carrying. The film leans into the messy, everyday reality of grief, showing how hard it can be to reach for each other again when everyone is hurting in their own way.
Box Office Hit, Critical Miss
Financially, *Regretting You* more than justified its reported $25 million production budget, with its roughly $90 million global gross marking it as a solid box office success. Critically, though, the picture tells another story. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a bleak 27% critics’ score, based on 88 published reviews that skew heavily negative. Audiences, however, seem to be watching an entirely different movie. The Popcornmeter score sits at an upbeat 85%, underscoring how viewers have connected with the film’s emotional beats and performances in a way professional reviewers simply did not. The gap between critical reception and audience response has become part of the film’s narrative, especially as its popularity on Paramount+ keeps building.
Another Win for Colleen Hoover Adaptations
While *Regretting You* didn’t hit the same stunning box office highs as Hoover’s breakout adaptation that surpassed $350 million worldwide on a similar $25 million budget, it still positions itself as one more successful step in the ongoing Colleen Hoover movie pipeline. The strong streaming performance suggests that Hoover’s name now functions as its own brand, signaling to fans exactly what kind of emotional ride they are signing up for. Looking ahead, the momentum behind *Regretting You* raises expectations for upcoming Hoover adaptations *Reminders of Him* and *Verity*, both slated for 2026 theatrical debuts. Studio executives are already betting that those titles will at least match the box office ceiling achieved here, even if critical opinion remains unpredictable.
Streaming Success and the New Life Cycle of Movies
The climb of *Regretting You* on Paramount+ highlights how modern audiences increasingly discover and revisit films across multiple platforms, not just at the multiplex. A strong theatrical box office is still a key signal of success, but the movie’s post-theatrical performance reinforces the growing weight of digital viewership when measuring a film’s overall impact. For some titles, the true breakout moment doesn’t arrive until after the cinema run is over. We have already seen similar trajectories with 2021’s *Suicide Squad*, Disney’s *Encanto*, and 2016 cult favorite *The Nice Guys*, all of which found larger, more passionate audiences once they hit streaming.
What Comes Next: Reminders of Him and Verity
*Reminders of Him* is the next Colleen Hoover adaptation on the calendar, starring Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, and Bradley Whitford, and currently scheduled for a March 13, 2026 theatrical premiere. Later that year, on October 2, psychological thriller *Verity* arrives in cinemas, fronted by Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett. Both projects are poised to capitalize on the proven appetite for Hoover’s emotionally intense stories, especially among viewers who first discovered her work through streaming hits like *Regretting You*. Whether these new titles manage to charm critics more than their predecessors remains an open question, but the built-in fanbase suggests they will have no trouble drawing crowds.
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Regretting You and the Power of Book-to-Screen Adaptations
The rise of *Regretting You* to the top of Paramount+’s internal charts underscores just how large and loyal the audience for book-to-screen adaptations has become. Its performance strongly hints that upcoming Colleen Hoover projects will enjoy a warm welcome from fans already invested in this kind of emotionally driven storytelling. As streaming cements itself as a central part of a movie’s life cycle, titles like *Regretting You* show how a film that divides critics can still evolve into a genuine hit once it lands online. In today’s landscape, audience engagement across platforms—not just opening-weekend reviews—ultimately decides which stories endure.