After a slow start, Venom: The Last Dance His second weekend gained ground. The Sony comic book movie entered the presidential race with a quiet weekend overall, down 49 percent to $26.1 million from 4,131 screens.
I last episode poison The trilogy has now grossed $90 million domestically. abroad, The Last Dance Taking into account the first two films in the franchise – continuing its good momentum against its domestic grosses – it took another $68.4 million overseas tally to $227 million and $317 million globally, which is slightly ahead of its own. Venom: Let the carnage happen At the same point in their runs.
But what one had, the other takes away. Adult drama from Miramax and Sony Here — reuniting Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis with Tom Hanks and Robin Wright — only managed to come in fifth place with an estimated $5 million from 2,642 screens, matching high expectations. Nor did the poorly reviewed film catch on with moviegoers, who gave it a B- CinemaScore (a poor grade for an adult drama with such a high-profile cast). The film went incredibly old, with almost half the audience being over 55.
Miramax financed the film, which reportedly cost $45 million net before marketing. Sony acquired the domestic rights in exchange for a distribution fee. The story, which uses plenty of special effects to make its stars look young and old, follows a couple — and their home — not just over decades, but over thousands of years.
The curiosity of the weekend was Clint Eastwood. Judge No. 2which is getting an awards-qualifying run in theaters before going straight to Max. It was always intended for streaming, at least in the US, and is Eastwood’s first film not to be released in a traditional theater, causing quite a stir.
Warners did not release earnings for the film in North America, but overseas, where it reported the numbers. Judge No. 2 $5 million from six markets where his films have done particularly well, such as France. The studios say the limited foreign release in a total of eight markets is designed to support the film’s upcoming debut on Max (a streaming date has not been announced).
In Holdover, DreamWorks Animation and Universal Wild robot Proving like an Energizer rabbit. It held its sixth weekend at No. 2, and was up 11% on the original. The family film grossed another $76 million from 3,232 theaters and grossed $269 million worldwide.
Paramount and Temple Hills Smile 2 It crossed the $100 million mark at the global box office and placed No. 3 in its third outing. In North America, the picture fell 29% to $6.8 million for a domestic tally of $52.6 million and $109.7 million (it’s unusual for a horror film to travel so well overseas, where the sequel earned $57.1 million). are).
Contender for Focus Features Awards Conclave continued to impress, falling just 20 percent in its sophomore outing and landing at No. 4 on the Top 10 chart with $5.3 million from 1,796 screens. Produced and financed by Film Nation and Indian Paintbrush, the Oscar hopeful has now committed to $15.2 million domestically.
A24’s Awards Players We live in time. It came in at No. 6 with a domestic tally of $17.7 million with $2,964 to $3.5 million in its third weekend.
Other films on the awards circuit are platforming more slowly. Appreciated Neon. Anura Overall, it grossed $1.9 million as it opened in 253 theaters. Searchlight A real pain Its opening in four theaters in New York and Los Angeles was nothing but pain. The film averaged $60,000 per theatrical location, the third best of the year so far (Anura is number 1 in this respect).
Most Hollywood studios are holding off on their bigger and more commercial titles until mid-November because of the November 5 election. This especially applies to next weekend, but it also affects the marquee this weekend. This gap resulted in room for alternative materials. For example, three Indian films opened nationwide, with two entering the top 10.
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