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‘Venom Last Dance’ opens with a slow  million at the US box office.
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‘Venom Last Dance’ opens with a slow $51 million at the US box office.

Venom: The Last Dance had difficulty hitting a home run at the national level Lockersbut it more than compensated for the external deficit to boast a global opening on par with the last stretch. He also had no problems reaching first place both nationally and worldwide.

The latest title in Sony’s franchise, based on the popular comic book antihero, opened with $51 million in 4,131 theaters in North America, well behind the expected $65 million, or $90 million, domestic release. of Venom: Let there be slaughter. The opposite happened abroad, where last dance debuted in line with expectations with $124 million for a global start of $175 million against a relatively modest budget of $120 million. It slid to $46 million in China, the best showing for a superhero movie since 2019 and the best showing of the year to date for a Hollywood title.

On Saturday it seemed as if last dance In reality, it could reach $180 million globally, five percent more than in 2021. Venom: Let there be slaughter. But that didn’t materialize, although the numbers could change again when the final international grosses are tallied on Monday. Either way, Sony and its financial partners, including TSG, say they are in good shape.

In the United States, there is no doubt that the World Series matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees affected the box office (particularly in the West), but Los Angeles and New York still led all grossing markets . Venom 3. Insiders close to the film also worry that people will be distracted by the early Halloween parties. It is not unusual for all three sequels to fail, but no one in the Poison The team is happy with the severity of the decline as comic book fatigue rears its ugly head again.

In North America, the first Poison opened to $80.2 million in 2018, then a record for October. He lost the crown a year later Joker ($96.2 million). Let there be slaughterThe $90 million debut in October 2021 was a boon for movie theater owners still recovering from the pandemic and a big win for Sony. The exhibitors also had the last dance to generate solid traffic after a difficult October 2024 (some thought it would even reach $70 million).

The fan-driven series has never been a hit with critics, as the latest installment hit Rotten Tomatoes with a 37 percent critics score and earned a B-CinemaScore from audiences, worse than the franchise.

Directed by Kelly Marcel, Venom 3 stars Tom Hardywho returns in the title role. Hardy also co-wrote the script with Marcel, her long-time creative partner, who makes her directorial debut with the film.

Paramount and Temple Hill Smile 2 it took second place on its second release, falling 59 percent to $9.4 million for a 10-day domestic cume of $40.7 million. (Estimates on Saturday showed the horror movie would rise, underscoring the World Series’ impact on the overall market.)

Awards hopefuls aimed at older audiences fared better.

Headed to third base is Eduardo BergerThe Oscar contender Conclavethe other new national opening match of the weekend. The acclaimed Vatican-set thriller about the election of a new pope opened to an estimated $6.5 million in 1,753 theaters, the biggest opening yet for a niche film competing in the Hollywood awards race. this year.

Produced and financed by FilmNation and Indian Paintbrush, the film’s star cast includes Ralph FiennesStanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini. Universal-owned Focus Features is distributing the film domestically. More than 44 percent of the audience was 55 or older, a staggering number. The film outperformed in major Catholic markets, including Chicago, Philadelphia, and Boston, among others. Additionally, World Series games on the East Coast didn’t start until 8 p.m., meaning moviegoers had plenty of time to catch an afternoon or early evening screening.

Universal reports that Conclave is almost tied for third place with DreamWorks Animation/Universal’s The wild robotwhich grossed approximately $6.5 million in 3,427 theaters in its fifth weekend.

The A24 special film We live in timewhich continued to expand, rounded out the top five with an estimated $4.8 million in 2,924 theaters for a domestic cume of $11.8 million, the best performance of 2024 to date for a platform release, according to the independent distributor. John Crowley directed the romantic drama starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh.

Elsewhere at the awards box office, Sean Baker and Neon’s longs continued to impress in a big way by expanding to a total of 34 theaters to report the highest weekend average per location ($25,504).

October 27, 8:20 am Updated with revised estimates.

This story was originally published on October 26 at 9:25 a.m.