‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Climbs to $124 Million at International Box Office, $175 Million Globally
variety.comRebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter “Venom: The Last Dance” feasted on $124 million at the international box office, a mighty start that will help to offset the comic book threequel’s sluggish domestic debut.
The third and final entry in Sony’s Marvel spinoff series, led by Tom Hardy as an investigative journalist and alien symbiote, captured a muted $51 million in North America for a global start of $175 million.
Internationally, those ticket sales rank as the third largest Hollywood opening of 2024 in like markets, behind Disney’s “Inside Out 2” and “Deadpool & Wolverine.” “Venom 3” carries a $120 million price tag, not including worldwide promotional efforts.
While that’s far leaner than most superhero tentpoles (this year’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Joker: Folie à Deux” each cost $200 million before marketing), the third “Venom” needs to continue resonating with international audiences to justify its production budget.
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