Verity

Amazon MGM Studios · Released Oct 2, 2026 · R · 1h 54m

In theaters · week 5Sunday estimates, actuals Monday

$165M

Worldwide total through Oct 30–Nov 1, 2026

Domestic
$74.2M
International
$90.4M
as of Oct 23–25
Budget
$40.0M
Last weekend
$1.3M
−57% from the weekend before

About the film

A struggling writer (Dakota Johnson) hired to finish a famous author's books finds the author's secret, disturbing memoir, and stops being sure what's real. From Colleen Hoover's bestseller, with Anne Hathaway and Josh Hartnett.

Distance to break-even

Weekend by weekend

$32.0M
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
$1.3M
Wk 5
Domestic weekend gross (Friday to Sunday).
WeekendRankWeekend grossChangeTheatersPer theaterDomestic totalWorldwide total
Wk 5 Oct 30–Nov 1est.11$1.3M−57%1,830$721$74.2M–
Wk 4 Oct 23–259$3.1M−49%2,442$1,261$71.5M$162M
Wk 3 Oct 16–186$6.0M−50%3,072$1,969$65.9M–
Wk 2 Oct 9–112$12.0M−63%3,572$3,362$54.4M–
Wk 1 Oct 2–41$32.0M–3,510$9,125$32.0M–

How it stacks up

Against every film in the ReelMatrix tracker.

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Break-even

Production budget
$40.0M
Marketing (estimated for a major studio)
$24.0M–$40.0M
Total cost
$64.0M–$80.0M
Studio's share of each ticket dollar
44¢
Later: home, streaming and TV
+20¢
Break-even worldwide
$99.4M–$124M

Total cost ÷ 64¢ per box office dollar. That's 2.5–3.1× the budget. The studio's share blends 50¢ domestic, 40¢ international and 25¢ in China, weighted by this film's mix: 44% from the US and Canada, from its reported totals.

Money in, money out

From domestic theaters
$37.1M
From international theaters
$36.2M
Home, streaming and TV (est.)
$32.9M
Minus total cost
−$64.0M–$80.0M
Estimated profit so far
$26.2M–$42.2M

Projection

The projection carries the film’s recent weekend-to-weekend drops forward until its run fades out.

Domestic finish
~$76.7M
Worldwide finish
~$174M

Verdict: Hit. How verdicts work

Sources

Budget: The Numbers.

Budgets, grosses, break-even points and profits are estimates based on publicly reported numbers. They aren't official studio financials. Verdicts are ReelMatrix's opinion. How the numbers work