“Venom: Let There Be Carnage” blew away expectations to debut with $90. 1 million in ticket sales, making it easily the best opening of the pandemic, according to studio estimates Sunday. “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” had been forecast to open with closer to half that total.
But the film, which is playing exclusively in theaters, exceeded even the debut of the 2018 original. “Venom,” the “Spider-Man” offshoot that introduced Tom Hardy's parasitic alien symbiote, launched with $80.
3 million. Only 2019's “Joker” ($96. 2 million) has ever opened bigger in October. The result — along with robust international sales for the James Bond film “No Time to Die” — constituted the best news for movie theaters in more than 18 months. “With apologies.
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