Verity debuted at No. 1 on the weekend domestic box office with $32,031,011 from 3,510 theaters, according to The Numbers. The new release finished well ahead of every other title for the weekend of October 2, 2026, averaging $9,126 per screen.

The chart lists 69 titles with a combined weekend gross of $98,447,328. That makes Verity’s opening roughly a third of the weekend’s total, and its per-theater average was the highest among the top ten films.

Which films rounded out the top five?

Apart from Verity, the top three were all holdovers from earlier weekends. Resident Evil slipped 45% to $12,618,839 in second place, lifting its total to $125,013,734 over 17 days in release. Heart of the Beast took third with $10,876,713 after a 46% drop, bringing its total to $38,289,811 across 10 days.

Digger opened at No. 4 with $8,001,856 from 3,321 theaters, the only other new release in the top five. Primetime fell 59% to $7,748,406 in fifth place, while Forgotten Island dropped 45% to $7,201,655 in sixth.

How did the franchise titles hold up?

Avengers Endgame: Encore led last weekend’s chart, but it fell 83% to $4,471,524 in seventh place. Its domestic total stands at $894,671,509, and it averaged $1,491 per theater across 3,000 locations. Spider-Man: Brand New Day took $2,501,553 in tenth after a 38% decline, with a total of $954,528,523 across 66 days.

The Odyssey earned $1,298,085 in eleventh, down 66%, and the chart lists its total at $620,461,595. Practical Magic 2 was eighth with $2,785,993, down 50%, bringing its total to $64,827,319.

Drishyam: The Conclusion opened at No. 9 with $2,740,000 from 541 theaters. Its per-screen average of $5,065 was the second highest in the top ten, behind Verity.

Where did the mid-chart films land?

Several titles lost much of their audience. Coyote vs. Acme fell 62% to $727,165 from 831 theaters, and Daniel and the Fiery Furnace dropped 57% to $664,394. Buddy slid 70% to $210,436, and Runner fell 80% to $159,918.

Insidious: Out of the Further dropped 57% to $313,766, and the chart lists its total at $65,762,761. PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie fell 58% to $101,642 after 52 days in release, with a total of $53,061,068.

Some films grew. The History of Concrete rose 25% to $481,144 from 160 theaters, and The Incomer jumped 472% to $95,644 from 230 theaters. Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother gained 11% to $226,093.

What else opened this weekend?

Met Opera: Cosi Fan Tutti took $563,400 from 646 theaters, and Beware Boiúna earned $550,546 from 1,121 theaters. Rolling Loud: The Movie grossed $474,003 from 868 theaters, while The Influencer Project added $359,805 from 956 theaters.

Several films played in very few locations. Atonement opened with $17,905 from two theaters, Naza earned $56,605 from a single theater, and Manhunter: The Final Cut took $4,427 from three theaters. Terminator 2: Judgment Day earned $839 this weekend, though the chart lists its total at $206,090,597.

Taken together, Verity, Resident Evil and Heart of the Beast grossed $55,526,563 in the top three spots. The chart covers only this weekend’s results and includes no projections for coming weekends, so these figures are a snapshot of one frame. Every gross here comes from The Numbers’ weekend chart for October 2, 2026.

Quick answers

What was the top movie on the weekend domestic box office for October 2, 2026?
Verity debuted at No. 1 with $32,031,011 from 3,510 theaters, according to The Numbers.

How much did the weekend domestic box office total?
The Numbers lists 69 titles with a combined weekend gross of $98,447,328.

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Source: The Numbers