Tag: Venom
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‘Venom’ Besting ‘A Star Is Born’ With $30 Million, ‘First Man’ Launching at $17 Million
Holdover hits “Venom” and “A Star Is Born” are in a battle for first place at the North American box office this weekend with “Venom” prevailing with about $30 million, early estimates showed Friday.Ryan Gosling’s “First Man” is lifting off with around $17 million for Universal, just ahead of “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween” with $16…
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‘Venom’ & ‘Star is Born’ Look to Fend Off ‘First Man’, ‘Goosebumps 2’ & ‘El Royale’
Thanks to a record October weekend last week the month is already off to its best start ever and things don’t look as if they’ll be slowing down this weekend. At the top, look for last weekend’s two new releases — Venom and A Star is Born — to be in a close race for…
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Superhero Bits: ‘Joker’ Extras Got Stuck on the Subway, ‘Venom’ Sequel Not Likely to Be R-Rated & More
Who is the latest cast member to finish Avengers 4 reshoots? Would you like to see a second season of The Defenders? Want to see Stan Lee‘s cameo in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies? What happened when Joker extras got stuck on the subway? What movie served as a comedic influence for Aquaman? Could…
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Superhero Bits: Why ‘Venom’ Loves Tater Tots, Spider-Man and Nick Fury Go Boating & More
Which villains won’t be appearing in the fifth and final season of Gotham? Why is Venom obsessed with snacking on tater tots? What were Spider-Man and Nick Fury spotted doing together in Spider-Man: Far From Home set photos? Who does Kevin Smith want to play Batman next? Did you catch all the Easter eggs and…
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Go gaga: Venom beats A Star Is Born (and Johnny English) at UK box office
Despite a critical pasting – and a campaign from some Lady Gaga fans – Marvel’s superhero goes straight in at No 1, ahead of Rowan Atkinson comeback and Oscar-tipped musicalViews for Venom could have been discouraging, with a 35/100 score at Metacritic, but the enduring power of Marvel yielded a strong opening for the film,…
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Did You Miss These ‘Spider-Man’ Easter Eggs in ‘Venom’?
There was a lot of talk leading up to Venom’s release as to whether the film would or would not include a reference to or appearance by Tom Holland’s Peter Parker. The truth of the matter is, under the current terms of Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios’ deal that sees Holland popping up in Avengers…
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The Morning Watch: ‘Venom’ Fight Scene Breakdown, An Incredible One-Shot Take from ‘Kidding’ & More
The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, director Ruben Fleischer breaks down a fight scene…
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‘Venom’ and ‘A Star is Born’ Both Exceed Opening Weekend Expectations
The October box office has kicked off with a bang as newcomers Venom and A Star Is Born both exceeded expectations with their opening weekend box office. Despite missing the presence of Spider-Man, the Sony Pictures comic book title Venom still raked in $80 million for the weekend. Meanwhile, A Star Is Born earned a…
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‘Venom’ Defeats Poisonous Reviews, Breaks Records ‘A Star Is Born’ Shines [Box Office]
It almost feels like an election-like déjà vu, there’s a candidate that’s objectively terrible, he’s been roasted in the media, but the public has completely different perspective. Sony’s “Venom” was a smash hit this weekend; the film defeated the most poisonous of critical reviews and still earned an $80 million domestic opening, the company’s second-biggest…
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‘Venom’ Delivers October Opening Weekend Record While ‘Star is Born’ Shines
It was a record weekend at the box office for Sony’s release of Venom, which delivered a massive $80 million, topping the previous October opening weekend record by more than $20 million. Additionally, Warner Bros.’s A Star is Born more than carried its own weight with a stellar debut of its own, topping $40 million…