Sony Pictures has once again moved the release date of “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” announcing on Monday that it will be pushed up two weeks from Oct.
15 to Oct.
1.
It was initially slated to premiere Sept.
24.The move keeps the Marvel tentpole film in what is expected to be a busy October at the box office, but now puts it one week ahead of MGM’s James Bond film “No Time to Die” and three weeks ahead of Warner Bros.’ blockbuster “Dune,” which received praise following its premiere at the Venice Film Festival.The move also comes after a weekend in which Disney struck gold with Marvel Studios’ “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” shattering the Labor Day box office record with a $90 million 4-day opening.
It’s the highest launch seen at the box office — and the first above $35 million — since the $80 million 3-day opening of “Black Widow” two months ago.
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