As a gamer with a decade-long love affair with blockbuster movies and an insatiable hunger for box office data, I can’t help but feel like a kid in a candy store every time I delve into the world of weekend box office reports. It’s a rollercoaster ride of anticipation, excitement, disappointment, and triumph that mirrors my own gaming journey – sometimes you win big, sometimes you lose big, but it’s always an adventure!
Kelly Marcel’s “Venom: The Last Dance” had a challenging beginning at the box office, as both domestic and international ticket sales fell short of predictions. However, despite this rocky start, it has held onto the number one spot on the charts for several weeks now. Interestingly, it maintained its position at the top this weekend, even amidst fierce competition from two new wide-release titles that are still fighting for second place.
Venom: The Last Dance is leading the pack at the domestic box office, but will The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Dallas Jenkins or Heretic by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods claim the second spot? Take a look at the initial figures in the Top 10 and let’s discuss further analysis later on.
Crossing $100 Million Domestically, Venom: The Last Dance Stays In First Place
Based on recent data, “Venom: The Last Dance” is currently lagging behind its predecessors in box office earnings. In contrast to Ruben Fleisher’s “Venom” and Andy Serkis’ “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” which each grossed $114.8 million within the first eight days of their release, it took 17 days for the new film to achieve the same figure in the United States and California. Despite this, it continues to lead the box office charts due to a scarcity of major blockbusters featuring big stars (with “Red One” starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans set to arrive on Friday).
Over the past weekend, “Venom: The Last Dance” saw a 37% drop and earned $16.2 million domestically, placing it as the 17th movie of 2024 to surpass $100 million. It has surpassed the earnings of movies like Gil Kenan’s “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” ($113.4 million), John Krasinski’s “IF” ($111.1 million) and Fede Álvarez’s “Alien: Romulus” ($105.3 million). As it aims to outdo Chris Sanders’ “The Wild Robot” ($130.9 million so far), this is a challenging feat since the DreamWorks Animation hit continues to hold strong within the Top 5.
The final installment of the trilogy featuring Tom Hardy, Juno Temple, and Chiwetel Ejiofor didn’t perform as well domestically as predicted by the film industry, yet its international earnings have helped offset some of the shortfall.
As a dedicated fan, I’ve observed that “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” didn’t quite hit its stride internationally at the box office during fall 2021. The reason being, the global cinema industry was still finding its footing post-pandemic, which resulted in an impressive 42.6% of earnings coming from the U.S. and Canada. Interestingly, this mirrors the pattern I discussed in my recent column, where a larger portion of revenue came from North America during its release back in 2018. However, it’s essential to note that these figures are significantly smaller now compared to the first film.
24.9% of the overall earnings from Ruben Fleischer’s blockbuster were generated in the domestic market, whereas for Venom: The Last Dance, it’s 29.1%. To date, the new 2024 movie has amassed $279.4 million in foreign box offices, pushing its global total to $394.2 million. This makes it the thirteenth highest-grossing international film released so far this year, having just surpassed Lee Isaac Chung’s Twisters ($369.7 million) in earnings.
How much further can it rise, considering the fierce competition at the box office for the rest of November? With Red One set to release next week, and Thanksgiving bringing a barrage of heavy-hitting films such as Jon Chu’s Wicked and Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II (which the industry is crossing fingers for, hoping it could be another Barbenheimer phenomenon), it may not climb much higher.
What Will End Up Taking Second Place? Heretic And The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Are Still Battling It Out
On Sundays, when box office figures are shared in the morning, it’s essential to remember that these aren’t definitive yet. This is because the final weekend earnings take into account ticket sales from Sunday evening as well. Although advance ticket purchases give us a fairly accurate idea of the outcomes, we won’t have the complete picture until tomorrow.
At the moment, it’s unclear which movie will secure the second spot at the box office this weekend: “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” or “Heretic”. Both movies were screened in more than 3,000 locations this weekend, and according to initial figures, there is only a difference of less than $100,000 between their earnings.
According to current figures, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” appears to be in the lead, with viewers eagerly embracing the holiday spirit ahead of Thanksgiving. This movie is adapted from Barbara Robinson and Judith Gwyn Brown’s book of the same name and features performances by Judy Greer, Pete Holmes, and Lauren Graham. Critics have been quite enthusiastic about it, praising its humor and festive feel.
The film titled “Heretic,” featuring actors like Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, and Chloe East, presents an unusual atmosphere, as it brings post-Halloween frights to the cinema. However, it also generates a great deal of positive buzz. This movie had its premiere earlier this fall at the Toronto International Film Festival, and it has been praised for its mounting tension, sharp script, and exceptional acting from Hugh Grant (as I mentioned in my four-star TopMob review, it’s one of the top horror films of the year).
How will the rankings fare once “Red One” hits theaters this week? Will its action/adventure and star-studded cast outshine “Venom: The Last Dance”? Could the holiday atmosphere divert viewers from “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”? We’ll have to wait until next Sunday to find out, but I’ll be here on TopMob to share all the latest box office updates in my next column once the figures are in.
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2024-11-10 23:07