So, does that mean the world favors Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson over Tom Cruise? Dear, the times have changed (somewhat).
Well, Amazon MGM’s newcomer Verity scored $32.6 million for the weekend, below Gone Girl’s $37 million domestic debut (sans inflation) this weekend twelve years ago, though it’s on par (inflation-adjusted) with The Girl on the Train ten years ago. Yeah, so it’ll probably be Amazon MGM’s second-biggest domestic earner for the year (well, we are holding our breath on that sentiment as I Play Rocky may go the 15 rounds). There’s likely major frontloading, including lousy reviews and a C+ from CinemaScore, but money is money, and you can appeal to both male and female demographics to make your stance. Anne Hathaway has been on a tear this year, with this being her third #1 opening weekend and third big success deal of the year (sorry, Mother Mary and The End of Oak Street). She will easily be an Academy Award frontrunner for one of her big hits (more than likely for the sky-high ride of The Odyssey).
As for Digger, it’s fascinating to see this is not only the biggest box-office bomb of Tom Cruise’s career ($8 million domestic opening/$20 million worldwide), but also, ironically, opening on the eve of Skydance indubitably swallowing Warner Brothers under the latest box office territory/”who has the rights” distribution titan. Cruise hasn’t been a box office draw for years now, unless tethered to the breathtaking action of Mission: Impossible or a Top Gun sequel that soared to infinity and beyond with the wingmen. His last non-IP-affiliated star vehicle was the really good Edge of Tomorrow, which only nabbed $375 million worldwide on a $175 million budget. If you have to look past yonder, that would be War of the Worlds in 2005 with $600 million worldwide. And he’s had an abundance of attempts for the past fifteen years that haven’t shot far, à la Jack Reacher, Knight and Day, Oblivion, The Mummy, and American Made. WB has had a depressing 2026, and this accentuates that sentiment.
Resident Evil earned $12.5 million in its third weekend, passing $125 million domestically (tonight) and $245 million worldwide. As it opens in China and Japan later this week, let’s see those numbers soar. It may have a very good shot at passing $400 million. Heart of the Beast earned $11 million in its second weekend, having passed $100 million worldwide (again, probably tonight or tomorrow morning). Primetime earned $8 million in its second weekend, so Robert Pattinson is doing good work to remain a draw. Forgotten Island earned $7.2 million in its second weekend.
Avengers: Endgame‘s re-release ensured it regained its status as the highest-grossing film ever once again, and it will probably end closer to $2.95 billion than $3 billion (horrors, I know?). Regarding its re-release, it will skirt around $900 million domestically. Probably the biggest hindrance wasn’t that it was re-released in time for Doomsday, but that the additional scenes didn’t do much to justify seeing the “biggest film” ever again. Disney should’ve gone old school and let the surprises reveal themselves upon viewing.
Practical Magic 2 will pass $100 million globally sometime this week, Spider-Man: Brand New Day has passed $2.5 billion worldwide, and The Odyssey is pulling as close to $1.8 billion worldwide as it can.
Next weekend sees the release of The Social Reckoning, Other Mommy, Misty Green, Animals, Matchbox: The Movie (on Apple TV), Angel and the Badman, Falling, and The Florist.
