German box office: 'Verity' stays on top, Dresen's 'Alte Liebe' best new opener
The Colleen Hoover thriller drew about 192,500 moviegoers over the weekend. 'Shaun the Sheep' gained ground, and Andreas Dresen's new film had a solid start.
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'Verity' held on to first place in the German box office charts over the Oct. 8–11 weekend. According to InsideKino estimates, about 192,500 people saw the adaptation of Colleen Hoover's novel, bringing it to some 567,500 admissions after eleven days. 'Shaun the Sheep' climbed to second place with about 112,500 admissions, the biggest increase in the top 20.
Next came 'Heart of the Beast' with about 72,500, only around four percent below its opening weekend, followed by 'Resident Evil' with about 70,000 and the German family film 'Bibi Blocksberg – Die total verhexte Zeitreise' with about 65,000. 'Emil und die Detektive' drew around 60,000.
The best new release was Andreas Dresen's 'Alte Liebe' starring Joachim Król and Dagmar Manzel, seen by about 55,000 people through Sunday. There was no blockbuster opening: according to InsideKino, the top 10 fell about five percent from the previous week and some 16 percent from the same weekend in 2025.