Reaching Pre-Pandemic Levels, ‘Venom’ Debuts With $90.1M
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etcanada.comPandemic moviegoing is finally starting to look like pre-pandemic moviegoing. Sony Pictures’ Marvel sequel “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” blew away expectations to debut with $90.1 million USD 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 theatres, 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
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