In a school yearbook of superhero projects, 2018’s “Venom” would certainly be ranked “least likely to succeed.” This was an origin story about a supervillain whose comic book origins are inextricably linked to Spider-Man. But Spider-Man wasn’t even in it and was tied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Instead, “Venom” became part of Sony. possess A shared superhero universe (boring at one point). The unfortunate abbreviation “SPUMC”).
Against all odds, “Venom” was a box office success. The 2021 sequel, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, was an even bigger hit. And while this year’s three films are headed for the lowest opening weekends of the franchise to date, they’ll still be the second-biggest openings for a superhero movie in 2024. sugar The Lab“Venom: The Last Dance” is headed for an estimated $52 million debut at the domestic box office after grossing $22 million on Friday (including previews). It is quite insufficient Last week’s box office predictionsThis pointed to a $70 million opening.
Still, it’s not a disaster. Domestic audience numbers may have been impacted by this weekend’s Yankees-Dodgers game, and international ticket sales could give “The Last Dance” a boost. A whopping 75% of ‘Venom’s’ global box office total came from overseas markets, with $269.1 million coming from China alone. “Venom: The Last Dance” had an opening day of $9.4 million in China on Wednesday, the largest opening for a Chinese comic book film since 2019’s “Spider-Man: Far From Home.”
“The Last Dance” also has the advantage of a relatively low (for a superhero movie) budget of $120 million. sugar manifold$20 million of that budget went to star, producer, and co-writer Tom Hardy. That may sound like a lot, but considering Hardy’s extensive creative involvement and the fact that he plays two characters (human host Eddie Brock and his symbiote partner Venom), he’s getting hard work for his money. Besides, this franchise wouldn’t have worked at all if Hardy hadn’t thrown himself into it so passionately.
Deadpool and Wolverine retain their gold medals, while Venom: The Last Dance takes silver.
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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ still holds the title for the biggest opening weekend of 2024 for a superhero movie (and a movie in general), grossing a massive $211.4 million in its opening weekend. It’s clear there is considerably There’s a big difference between that amount and “Venom: The Last Dance’s” projected $52 million haul. The fact that a disappointing debut still managed to score a silver trophy for “The Last Dance” speaks to how far superhero movies have fallen from their recent peaks, both in terms of the number of films released and the amount of money they make.
Excluding these two works, the only animated film to hit theaters this year is ‘Madame Web’ (box office bomb), “crow” (As expected, it was a box office bomb.) 및 “Joker: Folie à Deux”(box office nuclear). The final contender for the year will be another entry from SSU (Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, rebranded SPUMC after Sony got tired of people mocking its name): “Kraven the Hunter” starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson 12 Released in theaters on March 13th.
The 2024 superhero movie landscape will be very different than some of 2018’s ‘Venom,’ which includes hits such as ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ ‘Deadpool 2,’ ‘Aquaman,’ and ‘Spider-Man: Into.’ . “Spiderverse.” There are currently no plans for ‘Venom 4’, and given box office trends, it would be wise for Sony to release ‘The Last Dance’. really Please be the last dance.
