Anne Hathaway’s New Thriller Finds Streaming Redemption After Being Removed From 1,700 Theaters
Anne Hathaway’s psychological thriller *Verity*, also starring Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett, has moved towards streaming after losing a large number of cinema bookings. Its box office has fallen short of the performance of the earlier Colleen Hoover adaptation *It Ends with Us*, though the article describes the film as a hit by several measures.
The film opened in 3,510 cinemas and earned more than $30 million domestically. In its fifth week, it was showing in 1,830 cinemas, down from 3,510; the article says its cinema count fell by around 1,700 over two weeks, alongside declining ticket sales and a premium video-on-demand release.
In short
- *Verity* has shifted towards home viewing as its cinema run contracts.
- It opened in 3,510 cinemas and earned over $30 million domestically.
- Its current cinema count is 1,830, about 1,700 fewer than two weeks ago.
Explained simply
Verity is a psychological thriller based on a novel by Colleen Hoover, the bestselling American author whose books have also been adapted for film. The story follows a writer who takes on work for another author and becomes caught up in unsettling questions about her past.
Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett lead the film’s cast. Its cinema run is part of a wider shift in how films reach audiences: distributors weigh ticket sales against the option of making a film available to rent or buy at home soon after release.
The film’s performance is being compared with It Ends with Us, an earlier Hoover adaptation. Such comparisons matter to studios and cinemas because they help shape expectations for future book adaptations and decisions about how long films stay on the big screen.