The latest forecast forVenom: The Last Dancepredicts the sequel will have a $80M – $120M opening weekend.VenomandVenom: Let There Be Carnageeach grossed $213.5M domestically, and their respective opening numbers were $80M and $90M. IfVenom: The Last Dancereaches a $120M domestic opening, the sequel will not only break the franchise’s record, but it will have the potential to out-earn its predecessors' domestic haul overall.
Venom: The Last Danceis set to be the final entry in theVenomfranchise.Its story follows Eddie Brock/Venom ashe faces down the terrifying Marvel Comics villain, Knull. The film stars Tom Hardy as the lead, with Juno Temple, Stephen Graham, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Rhys Ifans in supporting roles. TheVenommovies are by and large the most popular films released as part of the Sony Marvel franchise.
What Venom 3’s Opening Weekend Projections Mean For Sony
Venom 3 Could Be A Runaway Success
Beyond the opening weekend projections,Venom: The Last Danceis tracking to be the biggest film in the series so far.Currentprojections show that the movie will gross $250-300M domestically, a significant increase from the previous twoVenomfilms. Aside fromVenom,none of Sony’s Marvel releases came close to these numbers.Morbiusgrossed $73.8M domestically after a $39M opening, whileMadame Webgrossed an abysmal $43.8 domestically following a $15.3M domestic opening. Both films wildly underperformed and received poor critical response.
Who will die in Venom: The Last Dance?
Venom: The Last Dance has been confirmed as Tom Hardy’s final Venom movie. With the project marking an end to the biggest franchise in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, major deaths could happen. The Venom 3 trailers have teased as much, with the symbiote talking to Eddie in a somber tone that seemed like a goodbye. The recent reveal that Knull, Marvel Comics' creator of the symbiotes, is the film’s surprise villain makes Venom and Eddie’s chances of surviving the ordeal way lower. With a piece of Venom left in the MCU, perhaps Eddie could survive and meet it there.
IfVenom: The Last Dancereaches $300M at the box office, it may reinvigorate Sony’s interest in Marvel films by showing American audiences are still interested in non-MCU films. Of note, theVenommovies are wildly popular overseas, with the first film making $856.1M globally on a $100–116M budget. The franchise will likely not reachthe lofty heights ofDeadpool & Wolverine, but with its lower budget and worldwide appeal, it could still be a hit for Sony.
Our Take On Venom 3’s Box Office Opening Projections
Venom 3’s Villain May Be Part Of the Reason For The Box Office Predictions
Regardless of whether fans prefer the MCU or Sony’s Marvel films, the success of theVenomseries is important. LikeDeadpoolbefore it, the first film proved an antihero could helm a lucrative superhero film, provided the casting is well done. If there’s anything people agree on aboutVenom, it’s that Tom Hardy puts in the work. His popularity may contribute to why the projections are high. Alternatively,Venom: The Last Dancebringing in Knull, a Thanos-level threat and creator of the symbiotes, could draw in comic book fans excited to see their favorite villain on the big screen.
Yet another potential cause of the higher box office predictions is thatSpider-Man: No Way Homegenerated some interest in Venom’s character after his cameo. Either way,Venom: The Last Dancewill hopefully be a fitting end to Eddie’s story.
Venom: The Last Dance
Cast
Venom: The Last Dance is a film directed by an undisclosed director, featuring the character Venom in a thrilling narrative. The movie explores the alien symbiote’s latest challenges and transformations as it navigates through a world full of danger and new adversaries.
