There’s no other way to put it: the world is crazy aboutVenom. This weekend, the third installment of theMarvelanti-hero franchise debuted tonot very uplifting numbersdomestically but the worldwide box office told a different story.Venom: The Last Dancegrossed $124 million internationally. When you add the $51 million that the movie grossed domestically over the weekend, it comes impressively close toJoker: Folie à Deux’s lifetime haul—Venom 3wrapped up its debut weekend with $175 million whileJoker 2took the entire month to take in $200 million.
If it keeps this up,Venom: The Last Dancemight become yet another example of a movie in which the opinions of audiences and critics arecompletely out of sync. Currently, the movie is at a57% critics scoreonRotten Tomatoes, which isslightly betterthan when the movie opened last Friday. In any case,the debut weekend performancemight have signaled toSonythat there’s still a long life ahead for Venom, at least at the box office.
Meanwhile, we can’t forget that it’s stillHalloween monthand moviegoers are in the mood for horror movies to get their blood pumping. This weekend,Smile 2dropped one position and raked in $9.4 million,bringing its worldwide totalto over $83 million. Meanwhile,Terrifier 3took a bit of a dead drop and landed at #6 after being in the top 3. The movie has grossed $55 million worldwide — anexcellent performance for the franchise, which is already heating up production of itsfourth installment.
‘The Wild Robot’ Continues To Impress Despite Digital Release
Even thoughit’s already available to streamat home,The Wild Robotis still soaringat the box office. The animated movie raked in $6.5 million domestically, bringing its worldwide gross to over $230 million. Not by chance,DreamWorkshas already announced thata sequel is in the works, with writer and directorChris Sanders(The Croods: A New Age) attached to return. A release window is yet to be announced.
Some surprises at the box office include theRalph Fiennes-led (The Menu)thrillerConclave. It debuted at #4 with $6.5 million and proved that pushing up its release date was the best decision that the distribution company could have made.We Live In Timemanaged to stick to its #5 position from last week and raked in an extra $4.8 million, whileBeetlejuice Beetlejuicedropped to #7 but still has anexcellent all-time grossof $438 million.
Next week, theOscar racestarts heating up and some limited releases might make their way into the domestic box office. This also means that, with no major blockbuster slated to premiere next Friday,Venom: The Last Dancewill have a lot of room to keep taking the biggest bite out of the box office list.
Stay tuned a Collider for more box office updates and grab your tickets forVenom: The Last Dancebelow.
Venom: The Last Dance
Eddie Brock, balancing life with the alien symbiote Venom, faces a complex struggle with a powerful new adversary threatening their existence and the world. As a turbulent alliance forms between man and symbiote, the duo embarks on a thrilling journey of survival, challenging their limits and ethical boundaries.
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