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MCU Ouster: Box Office Top 5 Is Marvel-Free For First Time In 9 Weeks
Verity and Digger debut above Marvel films for first time in 9 weeks.
In brief
Verity and Digger debut above Marvel films for first time in 9 weeks. Verity earned $32.6 million domestically, Digger earned $8 million, and no Marvel films appeared in the Top 5 for the first time since July. Originally reported by ScreenRant.
Marvel-Free Weekend
Verity and Digger have helped pull off a Marvel-free weekend at the domestic box office in spite of their widely varying debuts.
Verity Debut
Verity is an adaptation of the thriller novel of the same name by Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us, Regretting You), starring Dakota Johnson as a ghostwriter who finds herself in a web of intrigue and lies when she is hired to finish a novel series by author Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway).
Digger Debut
Digger is a dark comedy movie from Oscar-winning director Alejandro G. Iñárritu starring Tom Cruise as an oil baron who triggers an environmental catastrophe.
Box Office Numbers
Verity earned $32.6 million domestically, Digger earned $8 million, and no Marvel films appeared in the Top 5 for the first time since July.
Top 5 Chart
Verity is projected to earn a 3-day gross of $32.6 million at the domestic box office, marking the best opening weekend for a Colleen Hoover adaptation since It Ends with Us debuted in 2024 with $50 million.
Avengers Endgame Encore
Avengers Endgame: Encore has proven that it is no exception to the rule of thumb that re-releases have harsh sophomore drops, plummeting from No. 1 straight to No. 7 with an 83% drop.
Spider-Man Brand New Day
Spider-Man: Brand New Day debuted at No. 1, holding that position for six consecutive weekends (longer than any MCU movie before it) and ultimately being knocked out of the Top 5 during its ninth weekend.
Digger's Performance
Digger has a projected 3-day gross of $8 million, marking Tom Cruise's worst debut in 18 years (since 2007's Lions for Lambs) and representing just a fraction of its reported budget of at least $140 million.
Top 5 Breakdown
Verity is No. 1 with $32.6 million, Resident Evil is No. 2 with $12.5 million, Heart of the Beast is No. 3 with $11 million, Primetime is No. 4 with $8.00008 million, and Digger is No. 5 with $8 million.
Future MCU
The next Avengers film, Avengers: Doomsday, is scheduled for May 2026, with Avengers: Secret Wars to follow in May 2027, both directed by the Russo brothers.
Marvel-Free Trend
This marks the first weekend since July that no Marvel Cinematic Universe movies have appeared in the domestic Top 5, indicating a shift in the box office landscape.
Digger's Budget
Digger has a reported budget of at least $140 million, which is significantly higher than its $8 million opening weekend gross.
Verity's Success
Verity earned $32.6 million domestically, beating the domestic debuts of 2025's Regretting You ($13.7 million) and 2026's Reminders of Him ($18 million) by a considerable margin.
Digger's Debut
Digger has a projected 3-day gross of $8 million, which is Tom Cruise's worst debut in 18 years (since 2007's Lions for Lambs).
Box Office Drop
Avengers Endgame: Encore plummeted from No. 1 straight to No. 7 with an 83% drop, marking the worst of all time for the MCU (and one of the 30 worst of all time overall).
Next Steps
The MCU will remain outside the Top 5 until the debut of Avengers: Doomsday on December 18, 2026.
In short
Verity earned $32.6 million domestically, Digger earned $8 million, and no Marvel films appeared in the Top 5 for the first time since July.
