The rom-com heard around the world, "Anyone But You" steamrolled into the hearts of audiences on charisma and beauty alone. With Sweeney and beloved hunk Glen Powell in the lead for this modern retelling of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing," it seemed certain that this movie would do pretty well at the box office. But "pretty well" ended up being a massive understatement, with the film ultimately raking in a whopping $218 million worldwide against a $25 million budget. Not too shabby.
But aside from her sweet and silly performance, which should naturally garner praise in its own right, there's something to be said for how the industry began to see Sweeney because of her work both in front of and behind the camera with this film. Not only did she prove her comedic chops here, but she also claimed to he had a hand in the film's so-called guerilla marketing strategy to he its leads fake a potentially burgeoning relationship in the public eye. Considering the kind of movie the team set out to make, it was exactly the kind of strategy that would give the film the headlines it wanted — and it did. For Sweeney to jump headfirst into whatever might bring the film the kind of overwhelming success it ultimately got shows not only the scrappy and smart kind of performer she is, but it's also foreshadowing for the kind of producer would become.
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