Anne Hathaway’s ‘Verity’ faces a major decline in numbers in its third weekend, losing 500 theatres after the second weekend decline |
‘Verity’ may have had a strong start in theatres worldwide; however, the film is already facing a steady decline in earnings. By the end of its third weekend, the film had already seen a major drop in numbers. Due to dropping sales, the film also lost a significant number of theatres.
‘Verity’ numbers continue to decline as it ends its third weekend run
Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson’s film had earlier created quite a buzz online, and the first week on the big screen the numbers had been quite high. As the movie enters its third weekend, it has lost over 500 theatres in North America due to declining earnings since the second weekend.With a production budget exceeding USD 40 million, the movie has already earned triple its value; however, according to statistics from The Numbers, the film lost theatres before its third weekend. The overall number of screens on which the thriller film was playing dropped in North America from 3,572 to 3,072. In its first weekend, the movie opened strong to USD 32 million in earnings; however, by the second weekend, there was already a steady decline in viewership as the earnings dropped to USD 12 million.Despite the issue, the film has made triple its production value, so far earning USD 119 million worldwide, counting both international and domestic numbers.
Plot of ‘Verity’
Based on Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel of the same name, ‘Verity’ follows Lowen Ashleigh (played by Dakota Johnson), a struggling, debt-ridden writer on the verge of eviction. On the other hand, Verity Crawford (played by Anne Hathaway) is a successful, best-selling thriller author who is catatonic and incapacitated following a severe car accident. Jeremy Crawford (played by Josh Hartnett), Verity’s husband, hires Lowen to move into the remote Crawford estate in Vermont and ghostwrite the remaining novels in Verity’s lucrative book series. However, one thing leads to another, and the secrets of the Crawford family start to unravel one by one.DISCLAIMER: The box office numbers and data in this article are compiled from diverse public and industry sources. All figures are approximate unless explicitly mentioned, offering a fair representation of the movie’s box office performance. These totals may change as official studio data is updated or as additional international market reports are finalized. This data is provided for informational and entertainment purposes only.