Hathaway and Johnson's 'Verity' Opens With $4.5 Million in Early Screenings

"Verity," the film version of Colleen Hoover's novel, took in $4.5 million from preview showings ahead of its opening weekend. Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson star in the thriller, which Amazon MGM is releasing. The preview total is the first box office figure for the film, and it arrives before the full weekend count. "Digger," another new release, reported $1.2 million from its own previews over the same period. Preview figures show how many moviegoers chose to buy tickets before the regular run began. For Los Angeles and Beverly Hills readers, the Hathaway and Johnson film is now playing in theaters for the weekend.

With reporting from Variety Film.