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Name: Verity
Director: Michael Showalter
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2026
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett, Ismael Cruz Cordova

2026 • R • 1h 54m • Mystery, Thriller • Amazon MGM Studios

There is no light where we're going.

🍅 34% 70%

2.72

6.1

CS C+

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$32.00M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$54.38M

Week 2

Worldwide total

$114.48M

$60.10M international

Domestic legs1.7x

Budget$40M

2026 rank#28

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Cast & crew

Full Showalter filmography

Michael Showalter Director

Dakota Johnson Starring

Anne Hathaway Starring

Josh Hartnett Starring

ScreenplayNick Antosca StudioAmazon MGM Studios

Predicted final domestic

How the model works

$61.6M–$69.6M

The model

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$58.3M $65.6M $73.0M

$54.38M so far

The prediction model updated after a -64% second-weekend drop, which tightened the range. The wider range of $58.3M–$73.0M accounts for 90% of outcomes after the 2nd weekend. Learn more about how the prediction model works

$97.1M

Baseline

Genre legs: 3.03

-14%

CinemaScore

C+: Thriller avg is A-

-6%

Audience

Weak — RT 70%, LB 2.72, IMDB 6.1

-2%

Seasonality

Fall

Release Day

Friday (standard)

-9%

2nd Weekend

-64% drop

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Oct 2-4 1 $32.0M — 3,510 $9,126 $32.0M

2 Oct 9-11 2 $12.0M −63% 3,572 $3,361 $54.4M

Cumulative total$54.4M

Oct 1Oct 4Oct 6Oct 9Oct 11

Weekend grossWk 2 · $12.0M

$32.0M

$12.0M

W1W2

Theater countPeak 3,572 → 3,572 +0.0%

3,510 open3,572 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 2 · −63%

−63%

W1→2

Steepest −63%Best hold −63%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

From the analysis desk

Ordered by how prominently this film features · all articles

Lead story Verity is set to open at #1 while Digger fights four holdovers for secondWeek 40 · Preview · Oct 1, 2026 → Mentioned 5 movies battling it out on a busy weekend; all look to land between $15–25MWeek 39 · Preview · Sep 24, 2026 → Mentioned Other Mommy is set to open at #1 with $20M-plus as Verity faces its C+ second weekendWeek 41 · Preview · Oct 8, 2026 →

Box office comparisons

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Fall’s book-club openers Other Mommy vs Verity vs Practical Magic 2 Three fall book adaptations. Verity opened to $32.0M and Practical Magic 2 to $30.0M, then fell 59% in weekend two. Other Mommy opens Friday, tracking $25M–$33M.