Verity Tops Global Box Office With 62 Million Dollar Opening Debut

The feature film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's bestselling thriller Verity opened at number one at the domestic box office over the weekend. SlashFilm, Deadline, Rotten Tomatoes, and ComingSoon all reported that the title claimed the top spot globally. According to SlashFilm and Deadline, the film earned 32 million dollars in North American theaters and an additional 29.8 million dollars in international territories, generating a combined worldwide opening total reported by Deadline as 62.1 million dollars. [1][3][4][6][7]

The picture stars Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett. According to ComingSoon, the film surpassed initial industry box office projections, securing a strong commercial return for Amazon MGM Studios against a reported production budget of 40 million dollars. Deadline reported that the opening marks the second best global launch for a feature adaptation based on a book written by Hoover. [1][3][7]

Meanwhile, the competing major release Digger failed to perform at the theatrical box office. SlashFilm, Deadline, and Rotten Tomatoes reported that the Tom Cruise star vehicle finished behind Verity in its debut. SlashFilm and Deadline both reported that the Warner Bros. project generated 20 million dollars globally over the weekend, which SlashFilm noted as one of the largest theatrical box office failures of the year for the studio. [1][3][4][6]