Verity Pickers Surge to the Top in the First Week of MFL
Vulture • • entertainment
Key Points:
- The Movies Fantasy League (MFL) began scoring after its first weekend, with only two movies earning points: "Verity" and "Digger," though both underperformed relative to expectations.
- "Verity," starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson, topped the box office with a $32 million opening and earned 62 MFL points, marking the first Colleen Hoover adaptation to debut at No. 1.
- "Digger," featuring Tom Cruise and directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, opened to a disappointing $8 million and earned just 8 MFL points, casting doubt on its potential Oscar campaign.
- Among MFL players, 201 have both "Digger" and "Verity" on their rosters, currently tied for the lead with 70 points; the league has 29,072 participants and 2,479 mini-leagues as of October 5.
- The most drafted movie is "Dune: Part Three," appearing on about 34% of rosters, while the least drafted include "The Boy in the Iron Box" and "Charlie Harper"; new releases on October 9 include "The Social Reckoning" and "Fjord."
