(Image: Marvel Studios, 20th Century Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures)
Last weekend’s North American box office results are in, with the mystery thriller Verity, starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett, taking the top spot with a strong $32.6 million debut. The film added another $30 million internationally, bringing its worldwide opening to approximately $62.5 million. That is an excellent result for a mid-budget production that cost around $40 million.
(Image: Sony Pictures)
Tom Cruise’s Digger, on the other hand, found itself in serious trouble. The film reportedly cost between $160 million and $180 million to produce, yet opened to only about $8 million in North America. Even after adding $12 million from international markets, its worldwide opening weekend reached just $20 million. At this point, the film has virtually no chance of recouping its production costs through its theatrical run.
It also marks the weakest opening for a Cruise-led movie in 19 years. The last of his films to debut this poorly was 2007’s Lions for Lambs, which opened to an even lower $6.7 million in North America. With approximately $10.3 million from international markets during the same period, its global opening came to around $17 million.
Meanwhile, Avengers: Endgame Encore, the new extended edition of Avengers: Endgame, has now grossed $126 million worldwide in its second week of release. When combined with the film’s original theatrical run, Endgame has surpassed $2.9255 billion globally, once again overtaking Avatar and its $2.9237 billion total. Endgame has therefore officially reclaimed the title of the highest-grossing movie of all time. Marvel Studios also released a video thanking fans, embedded above, to celebrate the film’s second ascent to the top of the worldwide box office chart.