[Nancy.]

https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/10...nd-box-office/
Venom is headed for a record-breaking opening weekend win at the box office.

Venom is projected to earn approximately $80 million in its opening weekend at the box office following a record-breaking preview night. A Star Is Born, the Lady Gaga film that fans on the internet turned into a nemesis for Venom, will come in second with about $45 million in its opening weekend.

Both films are blowing past initial projections. Those projections had Venom pegged for $60 million tops. Venom will easily become the biggest October box office opening of all time, flying past previous record-holder Gravity, which opened to $55.8 million in 2013.

Venom stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, the journalist who bonds to an alien symbiote to become the Spider-Man villain and then antihero called Venom. Tough Venom’s origin is tied tightly to Spidey in the Marvel Comics universe, Sony is using Venom as a launchpad for its own universe of films focused on Spider-Man supporting characters such as Morbius, Black Cat, Silver Sable, and Nightwatch.

Venom is directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland) and was made with a $100 million budget.

Venom has received mostly negative reviews from critics, managing only a 32 percent Rotten Tomatoes score, but fans have been much more positive on the film, awarding it an 88 percent audience score.

[Nancy.]

We all knew Venom would be number one this weekend, but I didn't expect it to do THAT well. Looking forward to watching it tomorrow with the family...

Despite a 28% Rotten Tomatoes score, 'Venom' has already broken a box-office record
http://uk.businessinsider.com/venom-...-score-2018-10

‘Venom’ to Devour October Box Office Record With $80 Million"
https://www.billboard.com/articles/n...singing-to-40m

Weekend Box Office: 'Venom' Heads for Massive $80M
https://variety.com/2018/film/box-of...lo-1202971215/

[Tony Montana]

Originally Posted by Nancy.

We all knew Venom would be number one this weekend, but I didn't expect it to do THAT well. Looking forward to watching it tomorrow with the family...

Despite a 28% Rotten Tomatoes score, 'Venom' has already broken a box-office record
http://uk.businessinsider.com/venom-...-score-2018-10

‘Venom’ to Devour October Box Office Record With $80 Million"
https://www.billboard.com/articles/n...singing-to-40m

Weekend Box Office: 'Venom' Heads for Massive $80M
https://variety.com/2018/film/box-of...lo-1202971215/

Let us know what you think of it. If it’s good I might watch it

[Tom4784]

It's fairly easy to get a big opening as a superhero film, the real test will be whether it can hold on to that audience in the next frame. Being a flash in the pan doesn't mean much.

[Ramsay]

Seen this tonight, thought the first half was piss but the second half was very good so I give this an overall rating of ALRIGHT, I'd watch a sequel

[Nancy.]

Saw it yesterday and quite enjoyed it. It does drag in certain parts, but as a whole it's a fun little action flick - and one's that's quite humourous too. The chase/ fight scenes with Riot were brill. Tom Hardy was amazing as usual.

Of course it isn't the best Marvel movie, but at the same time it's not awful like the "critics" would have you believe. Either see it or don't. It's up to you.

[Tom4784]

I've come back from seeing it. It was okay, a solid 6/10.

The inevitable second film has potential to be great but this one is all over the place. The first half is trash and badly written and the second part is more enjoyable but the film doesn't know what it wants to be. It's part body horror, part sci-fi, part superhero film, part buddy cop film and it's just okay in all it's forms.

Feels a bit dated too, it felt like a film that should have come out 10 years ago.

It also feels kinda toothless too, they really should have pursued an R-rating in America since it would have given the film free reign to be the film it wanted to be. I hope they are smart enough to do that in the sequel as you can't really do

Spoiler:

Carnage

justice without the violence.

[Niamh.]

Saw it last night and I enjoyed it, I think Tom Hardy carried it though, he played the part very well and made it watchable and entertaining

[user104658]

How are the effects? I was watching Spiderman: Homecoming again earlier and noted (as I did in the cinema) that the Sony effects are noticeably different (and inferior) to DisneyMarvel effects. It's especially glaring in the scenes with Iron Man, I guess because we're very familiar with Iron Man in the MCU, but I also noticed it with Spidey himself this time - I guess after having seen him more extensively under Disney in Infinity War. The CGI for him is just a bit... unnatural / not human seeming?

[Marsh.]

The trailer did make it seem cartoonish but I wasn't sure if that was actually the look they were going for?

[Nancy.]

This is interesting considering many said Venom was a flash in a pan and had strong doubts about it holding on to it's audience for the second weekend...

Venom STILL #1 Movie In The World After Solid Second Weekend

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/

https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/...econd-weekend/

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Nancy.

This is interesting considering many said Venom was a flash in a pan and had strong doubts about it holding on to it's audience for the second weekend...

Venom STILL #1 Movie In The World After Solid Second Weekend

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/

https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/...econd-weekend/

Yeesh at that 55% drop though. It'll fall to third after this week I expect.

1. Halloween
2. ASIB
3. Venom

Is my prediction. ASIB will have a Crazy Rich Asians/Greatest Showman style hold while Venom's gonna fall off a cliff.

[Nancy.]

Current global total stands at $378.1M - and that's before it's released in Japan and China next month..

Venom did that...

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Nancy.

Current global total stands at $378.1M - and that's before it's released in Japan and China next month..

Venom did that...

Pretty standard for a superhero film tbh.

[Nancy.]

The point is, a lot of people said (or hoped) Venom would crash and burn after opening weekend, but it's still holding on despite the bad reviews and bitterness from fans of other movies. I don't think anyone's expecting it to be #1 this weekend with Halloween being released - another one I can't wait to see.

[Marsh.]

I like Tom Hardy. One of his worst performances unfortunately.

[Tony Montana]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I like Tom Hardy. One of his worst performances unfortunately.

Was his Performance that Bad? I've read several reviews saying it was the only saving Grace

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by scarface95

Was his Performance that Bad? I've read several reviews saying it was the only saving Grace

Not bad per se. But certainly one of the worst of his career.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Not bad per se. But certainly one of the worst of his career.

I thought he was great in it

[Nancy.]

Venom debuts with 111 million in China

[Nancy.]

[Marsh.]

There's certainly a lot of bitterness.

[Marsh.]

[Tom4784]

He does a better job of voicing Venom than he does at playing Eddie.