The vampire flick and Black Widow have been the only films with $35 million-plus Fridays (out of 71 films) not to cross $100 million in their first five days of release (and subsequently not hit $200 million). Historically, the only film to open with over $35 million on Friday and not gross $80 million over the weekend was the first Twilight film back in 2008. On Friday the film grossed an estimated $37.3 million, again second to Widow’s $39.5 million start when it was available for $29.99 on Disney+ as well. On Thursday night, the theater-exclusive grossed $11.6 million, which was second only to Black Widow’s $13.2 million pre-Premier Access Thursday for the pandemic era. Let’s trace the path of the weekend for Venom: Let There Be Carnage, which is currently registering a 59% on the Tomatometer – one precious percentage point away from Fresh. The world has been through the downswing of a pandemic and not even the richest sequel or franchise film has been able to outgross its predecessor in that time. Until this weekend, when Venom: Let There Be Carnageopened at $90.1 million, beating the original film, marking the biggest three-day weekend of the pandemic era, and the second-best October opening ever behind Joker‘s $96.2 million opening in 2019. Venom first appeared on the big screen in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3, which racked up an impressive $151.1 million opening weekend before suffering a very unimpressive 2.22 multiple towards its final gross, which was hampered by disappointed fans. The character was rebooted in 2018 with Tom Hardy in a standalone anti-hero take on the classic villain, and that film, Venom, opened to $80.2 million. While Rotten at 30% on the Tomatometer, it made it to $213.5 million (a 2.66 multiple), even if its competitor that October weekend (Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born) ultimately bested it with over $215 million. (Photo by © Sony Pictures Releasing / © Marvel Entertainment)
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