Verity Tops UK Box Office; Tom Cruise's Digger Opens Fourth — SkimNews
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- Verity debuted at No. 1 in the U.K. and Ireland box office with £3.3 million ($4.5 million); the psychological thriller is Sony Pictures' adaptation of Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel.
- Resident Evil held second place in its third frame, generating $1.8 million to lift its running total to $15.2 million.
- Heart of the Beast, starring Brad Pitt and J.K. Simmons, placed third in its sophomore session with $1.5 million, advancing its cumulative gross to $5.5 million.
- Digger, Warner Bros.' Tom Cruise drama, opened in fourth position with $1.4 million.
- Sense and Sensibility rounded out the top five in its second frame with $1.3 million, lifting its cumulative to $7.9 million.
- Avengers: Endgame Encore placed sixth in its sophomore session with $962,425, moving its running total to $9.5 million.
- Wide Friday openings will be led by Sony's 'The Social Reckoning,' written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, and Paul Greengrass' 'The Uprising' starring Andrew Garfield, each across 300+ locations.
Why it matters: Verity's £3.3M opening is more than double Digger's $1.4M fourth-place debut, giving Sony a dominant weekend through a Colleen Hoover adaptation while Warner Bros.' Tom Cruise vehicle trails behind three holdovers. The chart also signals a crowded Friday rollout, with Aaron Sorkin's Social Reckoning and Greengrass' Uprising both launching wide at 300+ locations.
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