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Popculturology • The Box Office Report
Third ‘Venom’ movies dances to a slower box office tune
The final movie in the Tom Hardy trilogy opened with a series low. But the ‘Joker’ sequel’s $600K weekend shows things could be worse.
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Hello! Welcome to The Box Office Report for the weekend of Oct. 25-27, 2024.
1. Venom: The Last Dance
Weekend gross: $51M
Total domestic gross: $51M
Last weekend: New release
Percent drop: NA
The Venom movies have been the lone bright spot for Sony’s “Oops, we forgot to include Spider-Man in our Spider-Man” cinematic universe. The first installment opened with $80.3 million in 2018 on its way to a $856.1 million worldwide haul. Venom: Let There Be Carnage opened with $90 million for an eventual $501.5 million worldwide gross.
While Venom: The Last Dance didn’t sink to the lows of Morbius ($39 million opening weekend) and Madame Web ($15.3 million opening weekend), the final film in the Venom trilogy lagged way behind its two predecessors with a $51 million first weekend.
If this is the trajectory for the Venom movies, Sony should be worried about Kraven the Hunter’s box office chances in December.
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2. Smile 2
Weekend gross: $9.4M
Total domestic gross: $40.7M
Last weekend: 1st
Percent drop: 59
After opening just ahead of the original Smile last weekend ($23 million versus $22.6 million), Smile 2 has slipped behind its predecessor. While Smile grossed $18.5 million its second weekend in 2022, Smile 2 could only muster up $9.4 million — putting it in a $10 million deficit against the series’ first film.
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