Anne Hathaway’s New Thriller Officially Says Goodbye to 1,100 Theaters
Anne Hathaway’s thriller *Verity* is losing about 1,100 cinemas as it enters its fourth week, reflecting a sharp slowdown after a strong opening. The film has earned nearly $150 million worldwide, but is unlikely to reach the higher totals of recent Colleen Hoover adaptations such as *It Ends with Us*.
Starring Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett, *Verity* opened with $32 million domestically and was released in more than 3,500 cinemas. It will now play in around 2,400, after losing roughly 500 locations in its third week and being set to lose another 600; its premium video-on-demand debut next week is expected to further reduce its cinema run. The film reportedly cost $40 million to make and has a 31% Rotten Tomatoes score.
In short
- *Verity* is set to lose about 1,100 cinemas.
- The thriller has earned nearly $150 million worldwide.
- Premium video-on-demand arrives next week.
Explained simply
Verity is a psychological thriller based on a novel by Colleen Hoover, an American author whose books have also been adapted for film. The story centres on a writer drawn into the life of another author, Verity Crawford.
The film stars Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett. Its cinema run and box office earnings are measures of how widely audiences are going to see it; its reported production budget gives one point of comparison, though cinemas and distributors also share ticket revenue.
Hoover’s previous film adaptations, including It Ends with Us, have earned larger totals. Comparing their box office performance helps explain the attention around Verity, but audience reviews and ticket sales measure different things.