Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Are First Married Couple to Top Box Office Since Bruce Willis and Demi Moore in 1990

Mar. 15, 2025

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds in 2024 ; Demi Moore and Bruce Willis in the ’90s.Photo:Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Steve Granitz Archive 1/WireImage

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Steve Granitz Archive 1/WireImage

Dominating the domestic box office as a married couple is a powerful joint milestone not manyHollywood couplesachieve.

Ryan Reynolds, 47, andBlake Lively, 36, are the first couple to have their films rank No. 1 and No. 2 at the box office simultaneously in 34 years.

After Lively’sIt Ends With Uspremiered on Friday, Aug. 9, the film has already has taken home $50 million,placing it just behind Reynolds’Deadpool & Wolverine, which has grossed more than $54 million this weekend and$494.3 milliondomestically since its July 26 release.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds at the ‘It Ends With Us’ premiere on Aug. 6, 2024.John Nacion/Variety via Getty

John Nacion/Variety via Getty

Demi MooreandBruce Williswere the last married couple to have their films become the top domestic films.

In 1990, Willis hadDie Hard 2out in theaters on July 3, while Moore’sGhostpremiered less than two weeks later. At one point that year at the box office,Die Hard 2andGhostwere the top two films, respectively.Ghostreceived five Oscar nominations and won two.

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Bruce Willis and Demi Moore in 1990.Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty

Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty

Overall,Ghostended up becoming the second-most successful movie at thedomestic box office in 1990with $217.6 million grossed, whileDie Hard 2placed No. 8 with $117.5 million.

Demi Moore and Bruce Willis at the ‘G. I. Jane’ premiere in 1997.SGranitz/WireImage

SGranitz/WireImage

Willis and Moore appeared in three movies together:Mortal Thoughtsin 1991,Beavis and Butt-Head Do Americain 1996 andCharlie’s Angels: Full Throttlein 2003.

Meanwhile, Lively and Reynolds have teamed up forGreen Lanternin 2011 andIFin 2024.Lively even had a cameoinDeadpool and WolverineasLadypool.

Deadpool & WolverineandIt Ends with Usare in theaters now.

source: people.com