Overview
- Verity led the weekend, posting an estimated $33 million opening after about $15 million on opening day from roughly 3,510 theaters.
- Digger opened far below expectations with an estimated $7.5 million for the weekend after a $3.4 million Friday from about 3,321 theaters.
- Verity’s modest $40 million reported budget makes its start likely to produce a small theatrical profit and drive streaming viewership for Prime Video.
- Digger was made for at least $125 million and some reports put its final cost closer to $160 million, which makes its weak launch a likely large loss for Warner/Legendary.
- Both films earned tepid critic scores and C+ CinemaScores, showed strong critic-to-audience splits on Rotten Tomatoes, and faced competition from holdovers and re-releases that limited their box-office run.