Finally, we have the movie that saved cinema and it’s… “Venom-Let-There-Be-Carnage-2021-movie-posters/”>Venom: Let There Be Carnage”? No single film can possibly restore the box office to pre-pandemic levels, but the Sony title opened to $90 million in North America — in short, exactly what history tells us to expect from the Marvel character sequel.Pre-opening estimates of $40 million-$60 million didn’t hint at this result.
Instead, Andy Serkis’ film, with Tom Hardy reprising his role as a reporter with superpowers gained from aliens, became the biggest first weekend since “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” in December 2019.
And with $130 million, this weekend also represents the highest box-office total since mid-February 2020.Beyond the grosses, here’s what could be a key indication that normalcy is in sight: “Carnage” grossed 12 percent more than “Venom” did when it opened exactly three years ago (when it had a boost from the 2018 Indigenous Peoples’ Day holiday weekend).
On average,
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