Amazon MGM Studios’ “Verity” won a sluggish domestic box office weekend, while Tom Cruise’s “Digger” opened to one of the worst debuts of his career. The box office weekend results for Verity and Digger tell two opposite stories from the Oct. 2–4 frame: a No. 1 thriller with an estimated $32.6 million, and an estimated $8 million launch that Entertainment Weekly called a “historic box office bomb.”
All figures below are Sunday estimates from Rentrak’s box office data, as reported by Barron’s, TradingView, and MyNewsLA — studio actuals arrive Monday and can shift slightly.
Verity box office weekend results: $32.6M and a worldwide $62.6M
“Verity” earned an estimated $32.6 million from 3,510 North American locations, a $9,293 per-theater average, accounting for nearly a third of all domestic tickets sold this weekend, according to Barron’s citing Rentrak data. It added $30 million from 70 international markets for a $62.6 million worldwide opening on a $40 million production budget.
The daily breakdown shows a front-loaded frame: $4.5 million in previews, $15.1 million Friday, $10 million Saturday, and $7.5 million Sunday, according to comicbasics. It is the second-best opening for a Colleen Hoover adaptation behind “It Ends With Us” ($50 million), beating “Regretting You” ($13.6 million) and “Reminders of Him” ($17.9 million). Women made up roughly 78–79% of the opening-weekend audience, and the film gives Dakota Johnson her best domestic debut in eight years and Anne Hathaway her third No. 1 movie of 2026, per comicbasics.
Digger’s historic bomb: Cruise’s lowest opening in 19 years
Tom Cruise’s “Digger” managed an estimated $8 million domestically — the lowest opening in 19 years for a Cruise film, according to Yahoo, as cited by Archynetys and cinemaexpress. The film carries a C+ CinemaScore and a 51% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, on an estimated $125 million production budget, according to the Indian Economic Observer citing The Hollywood Reporter.
On Saturday, Cruise publicly stood by the film. In a post on his Instagram and X accounts — quoted by the Indian Economic Observer — he wrote: “Digger is officially in theaters and I am so honored to have had the opportunity to create this film alongside such talented artists… I’m so proud of what we created.”
The contrast with our opening-day coverage of Digger’s rough start is now complete: the weekend totals confirm the flop, while Verity exceeded the $55M-global projections tracked earlier in the weekend.
The rest of the top five and the overall market
Behind the two headliners, “Resident Evil” earned an estimated $12.5 million in its third weekend (down 46%), “Heart of the Beast” took an estimated $11 million in its second weekend (down 45%), finally pushing its global total to $98.7 million — enough to clear its $82 million budget — and “Primetime” earned just over $8 million in its second frame, according to MyNewsLA, EW, and Moviefone.
The overall domestic marketplace generated an estimated $99 million — down 21% from the previous weekend but 14.8% higher than the comparable weekend last year, according to Rentrak’s Paul Dergarabedian via Barron’s. Twenty-seven of 40 weekends this year have topped $100 million, and domestic ticket sales reached $7.949 billion through Oct. 4, up 19.5% year-over-year — about $50.8 million short of $8 billion, a milestone expected to fall around Oct. 9.
For “Verity,” the result validates the Hoover pipeline. The author’s adaptations have become reliable box-office events — “It Ends With Us” opened to $50 million, and the weekend’s $32.6 million debut puts “Verity” comfortably ahead of both “Regretting You” and “Reminders of Him.” With roughly four out of five opening-weekend tickets bought by women, the film’s audience profile mirrors the demographic that has powered every Hoover adaptation to date, giving Amazon MGM a sturdy foundation for the film’s second weekend. Hathaway’s third No. 1 of 2026 also extends one of the busiest years any A-lister has had recently.
For Cruise, the questions are harder. An $8 million domestic opening on a $125 million budget — with a C+ CinemaScore and a 51% Rotten Tomatoes critics rating — is the kind of number that follows a star for years, even a star with Cruise’s four-decade track record of defying the odds. His Saturday statement reads as both defiant and gracious: proud of the work, honored by the collaboration, and unwilling to let a brutal weekend define the film. Whether audiences rediscover “Digger” on streaming or the film stands as the rare Cruise misfire, the Sunday estimates make one thing clear — the historic-bomb label is earned.
FAQ
How much did Verity make in its opening weekend?
“Verity” earned an estimated $32.6 million domestically from 3,510 locations plus $30 million from 70 international markets, for a $62.6 million worldwide opening on a $40 million budget. All figures are Sunday estimates.
How much did Tom Cruise’s Digger make opening weekend?
“Digger” opened to an estimated $8 million domestically — the lowest opening in 19 years for a Tom Cruise film, according to Yahoo. It earned a C+ CinemaScore and a 51% Rotten Tomatoes critics rating, on an estimated $125 million budget. EW called it a “historic box office bomb.”
What did Tom Cruise say about Digger’s box office performance?
On Saturday, Cruise posted on Instagram and X standing by the film, writing he was “so honored to have had the opportunity to create this film alongside such talented artists” and “so proud of what we created,” as quoted by the Indian Economic Observer.
What was the total box office for the Oct. 2–4 weekend?
The domestic marketplace generated an estimated $99 million — down 21% from the prior weekend but 14.8% above the comparable weekend last year, according to Rentrak via Barron’s.
Sources: Barron’s; TradingView/Seeking Alpha; Entertainment Weekly; MyNewsLA; comicbasics.
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