In a slow year for superhero movies (Deadpool & Wolverine being the notable exception), a Marvel antihero showed that the genre still has a bit of sting.
Granted, that sting is relative. Venom: The Last Dance earned “just” an estimated $51 million in its North American opener. While that was five times that of its closest competitor (second place Smile 2 earned about $9.4 million), it fell short of the $65 million it was expected to gobble up. And it’s well below the stateside take of its two predecessors: The first Venom film earned $80.3 million in its opening weekend, while 2021’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage took in $90 million.
But if the latest Venom film seemed a bit soft at home, it rampaged overseas, devouring a staggering $124 million internationally. That pushes its overall, one-weekend gross to $175 million.
As of this posting, The Wild Robot is locked in a tight contest with newcomer Conclave for third place—a battle of opposites if ever there was one. Both have earned $6.5 million. Though, for the record, Conclave is showing on half as many screens (1,753 to Robot’s 3,427).
We Live in Time finished fifth for the second straight week, banking $4.8 million.
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