It wasn’t quite as close as we thought it might be at the top of the box office, but last weekend’s top two films definitely disappoint.
Sony’s Venom held on even better than expected, delivering a second weekend at #1 while Warner Bros.’s A Star is Born continued to shine.
As for the weekend’s three new wide releases, Universal’s First Man led the way, narrowly edging out Sony’s Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween for third place on the weekend chart while Fox’s Bad Times at the El Royale fell outside the top five.
With an estimated $35.7 million, Sony’s Venom dropped just 55% in its second weekend as the film’s domestic cume now totals $143 million after just ten days in release.
Heading into the weekend a drop of 60%+ seemed most likely considering historical precedence, but the film continues to outperform expectations, holding on similarly to Logan, which dipped just 56.9% in its second weekend.
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