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'Verity' Soars to $62M WW Opening, 'Digger' Falters at $20M
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In Short: In contrast, Tom Cruise's political satire 'Digger,' directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, faltered with a $20 million global debut, falling short of expectations.
Colleen Hoover's latest novel adaptation, 'Verity,' starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett, soared to a $62.1 million global opening weekend, marking her second-best worldwide debut ever.
In contrast, Tom Cruise's political satire 'Digger,' directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, faltered with a $20 million global debut, falling short of expectations.
'Verity' outperformed Hoover's previous film adaptations, 'Reminders of Him' and 'Regretting You,' which opened with $28.1 million and $23.6 million worldwide, respectively.
'Verity' also surpassed the global opening of Warner Bros' 'Practical Magic 2,' which began with $46 million worldwide.
In the U.S., 'Verity' drew a predominantly female audience, with 78% of ticket buyers being women, and grossed $32.6 million.
Tom Cruise, however, remained optimistic about his film's prospects, signing autographs and posing for pictures at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Digger,' despite the film's poor performance.
'Digger' earned $12 million from 74 international markets, far below the $48.5 million opening of 'One Battle After Another,' which became Paul Thomas Anderson's highest-grossing movie ever at $213.2 million worldwide.
The film's production cost is estimated at $160 million, and it needs to gross approximately $350 million theatrically to break even.
Industry insiders suggest that 'Digger' faces a significant financial loss, potentially exceeding $150 million.
Despite the box office disappointment, some hope remains that 'Digger' could emerge as an awards contender, though this outcome is considered highly improbable.
Background
Tom Cruise's latest film 'Digger' has flopped at the box office, with IndieWire staffers offering suggestions for his next project.
Colleen Hoover's 'Verity' raked in $62.5M globally, while Tom Cruise's 'Digger' struggled with a $20M debut.
''Verity'' is an English-language female given name derived from the Latin ''veritas'', meaning "truth". It is also used as a surname.
What's confirmed
- Colleen Hoover's latest novel adaptation, 'Verity,' starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett, soared to a $62.1 million global opening weekend, marking her second-best worldwide debut ever.
- In contrast, Tom Cruise's political satire 'Digger,' directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, faltered with a $20 million global debut, falling short of expectations.
- 'Verity' outperformed Hoover's previous film adaptations, 'Reminders of Him' and 'Regretting You,' which opened with $28.1 million and $23.6 million worldwide, respectively.
- 'Verity' also surpassed the global opening of Warner Bros' 'Practical Magic 2,' which began with $46 million worldwide.
- In the U.S., 'Verity' drew a predominantly female audience, with 78% of ticket buyers being women, and grossed $32.6 million.
- Tom Cruise, however, remained optimistic about his film's prospects, signing autographs and posing for pictures at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Digger,' despite the film's poor performance.
- 'Digger' earned $12 million from 74 international markets, far below the $48.5 million opening of 'One Battle After Another,' which became Paul Thomas Anderson's highest-grossing movie ever at $213.2 million worldwide.
- The film's production cost is estimated at $160 million, and it needs to gross approximately $350 million theatrically to break even.
- Industry insiders suggest that 'Digger' faces a significant financial loss, potentially exceeding $150 million.
- Despite the box office disappointment, some hope remains that 'Digger' could emerge as an awards contender, though this outcome is considered highly improbable.
What's still developing
- With a $40M net production cost, Verity continues to underscore Amazon MGM Studios’ mark in the female content space; its Prime Video side is rallying with series such as Off Campus and Elle to name a few.
- We told you heading into the weekend that Verity presales were already ahead of It Ends With Us in Brazil’s.
- Word flowed into Amazon international from foreign offices that Verity wasn’t just a female-skewing movie (in the U.S, with its $32.6M start, it drew 78% female).
- Best starts for Hoover were also seen in Portugal ($575K at 60 screens, No. 1) and Hungary ($318K at 70 screens, No. 1).
- Still, Verity slayed Housemaid in its openings in the UK (No.
- On Monday, Tom Cruise gamely signed autographs and posed for pictures outside The Directors Village for the Los Angeles premiere of “ Digger,” flashing the confident smile that had made him a screen legend.
- That means “Digger” is staring at a loss of $150 million or more, according to two executives with knowledge of its finances.
- “They’re going to deliver 30 movies. It’s a community to me. It’s not an industry. The people in these studios are not just people in the studios, they’re my family,” Cruise told McAfee.
- “Good luck to you,” Abdy told Ellison with some bitterness.
- It debuted far below the weekend’s other new release, “Verity,” an adaptation of a Colleen Hoover novel that critics have lambasted en route to its $32.6 million opening, and was also outgrossed by holdovers like “Resident Evil” and “Primetime.” International audiences, which typically show up for Cruise flicks, aren’t buying tickets.