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The Lowdown
Verity is another reminder that studios still underrate how reliably women turn up for the right romance or thriller, reviews be damned. Digger is the opposite lesson: a giant, auteur-driven swing with a megastar buried under makeup is a hard sell, and Cruise’s track record didn’t change that.
Key Takeaways
- Verity opened at No. 1 for October 2–4 with $32.0 million from 3,510 theaters (Box Office Mojo).
- The film added $30 million internationally for a $62.6 million global launch (Boxoffice Pro).
- Its audience was 78% female, despite a C+ CinemaScore and a 33% Rotten Tomatoes score (Boxoffice Pro).
- Digger, starring Tom Cruise and directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, opened fifth with about $8 million (Boxoffice Pro).
The Story
Amazon MGM’s Verity won the October 2–4 weekend. Final figures put the Colleen Hoover adaptation at $32.0 million from 3,510 theaters (Box Office Mojo).
The erotic thriller pairs Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson. Boxoffice Pro called it review-proof: it opened on top despite a C+ CinemaScore and a 33% critics’ score, with a 78% female audience. Another $30 million from 70 international markets brought the global launch to $62.6 million (Boxoffice Pro).
Warner Bros.’ Digger had a much rougher weekend. The political satire from Alejandro G. Iñárritu, starring Tom Cruise in old-age makeup, opened fifth with an estimated $8 million from 3,321 screens. Boxoffice Pro said it was Cruise’s lowest opening since 2007’s Lions for Lambs (Boxoffice Pro).
The same weekend, Avengers Endgame: Encore pushed Avengers: Endgame past Avatar as the highest-grossing film worldwide (Boxoffice Pro). Verity fell to second the following weekend behind Other Mommy (Box Office Mojo).
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- Box Office Mojo — Domestic 2026 Weekend 40 ↗
- Boxoffice Pro — Weekend Box Office: VERITY Takes the Weekend as DIGGER Digs a Grave ↗