‘Verity’ tops the Australian box office with $3.54 million on opening: the thriller’s success extends beyond the U.S.

‘Verity’ has debuted at number one at the Australian box office, earning $3.54 million in its opening weekend and confirming the thriller’s strong performance beyond the United States.

The film, directed by Michael Showalter and based on Colleen Hoover’s novel of the same name, stars Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson.

The opening in Australia follows a strong performance in the United States, where ‘Verity’ opened at number one and grossed $31.4 million, followed by $52.1 million worldwide.

The strong performance of ‘Verity’ reflects the growing interest in adaptations of Colleen Hoover’s novels, after the success of ‘It Ends With Us’, which grossed $351.4 million worldwide.

The film tells the story of Lowen Ashleigh, a writer who is invited to complete the works of bestselling author Verity Crawford, who is unable to write after an accident.