‘Venom 3’ Leads Box Office Again, A24’s ‘Heretic’ Scares Up $11 Million Debut in Sleepy Weekend
variety.comRebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter “Venom: The Last Dance” is looming over the domestic box office in its third weekend of release.
The third and final installment in Sony’s comic book trilogy has added $16.2 million from 3,905 North American theaters, down 40% from the prior frame and enough to lead over two newcomers, A24’s horror thriller “Heretic” and Lionsgate’s family friendly “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.” Although those new releases weren’t able to topple “Venom 3” from No.
1, they opened on the higher end of expectations, thanks to word-of-mouth and the otherwise desolate movie theater landscape.
Hollywood mostly avoided releasing a movie this weekend out of concern that people wouldn’t be paying attention to anything other than the election.
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