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Venom and A Star is Born Repeat at the Top of the Box Office

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The top two spots at the weekend box office were a repeat from the previous week as Venom and A Star is Born went one-two again. Two new films, First Man and Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween followed at three and four.

Venom dropped just 55.5% and earned an estimated $35.7 million to bring its domestic earnings to $142.8 million. That’s impressive as everyone expected a drop of at least 60%+ based on past movie performances. It’s outperforming expectations in every way.

Internationally, the film was in first place as well adding an estimated $69.7 million from 54 markets. It has now earned $235.3 million. It next opens in Japan on November 2 and an opening in China hasn’t been determined yet. That’s a worldwide total of $378.1 million after two weeks on just a $100 million budget. The film is a success surviving poor reviews from critics.

In second was A Star is Born which added $28 million domestically, a drop of just 34.7%. It’s earned $94.2 million so far. The film also added $20.2 million from 65 markets overseas, a 14% drop from th previous week. Next weekend the film opens in Australia and then Japan after that on December 21.

In third place was First Man which debuted around expectations. The film earned $16.5 million over three days. The movie received a “B+” CinemaScore and currently has an 88% rating on RottenTomatoes. The film’s audiience was 56% male and 52% were 35 years of age or older. Internationally the film opened in 22 markets with an estimated $8.6 million for a worldwide total of $25.1 million.

With $16.2 million and fourth place was Goosebumps 2 which also met expectations. The film’s audience was split 50-50 and 72% under the age of 25. It received a “B” CinemaScore. The movie also debuted in 16 markets with an estimated $3.7 million.

Rounding out the top five was Smallfoot which dropped from third place the previous week. The film earned an estimated $9.3 million to bring its domestic total to $57.6 million. It also earned $14.5 million from 57 markets to bring its international earnings to $52.6 million.

When it comes to comic films…

Ant-Man and the Wasp came in at #26 for the weekend adding $90,00 to its domestic total to bring that to $216.5 million.

We’ll be back in an hour for a deeper dive into this year’s comic film adaptations.

Venom Delivers an October Opening Weekend Record

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It was a record weekend at the box office. Sony‘s Venom delivered an estimated $80 million opening topping the previous October best opening by more than $20 million. That opening is better than Marvel’s $75.8 million opening for Ant-Man and the Wasp earlier this year and just behind Solo: A Star Wars Story‘s $84.4 million.

The film appears to be bullet proof from reviews as it received largely negative ones from critics and a “B+” CinemaScore from the opening day audience. The audience was 59% male and 36% of the audience was age 25 years or older. That’s much younger audience than expected and indicates kids are driving this film’s success.

Internationally, the film opened with $125.2 million from 58 markets for a record October opening of over $205 million. The film opens in France next weekend, Japan in November, and China’s release has yet to be dated.

Without superhero competition for the foreseeable future, it’s unknown what the drop will be in the second weekend. But, with a budget of just $100 million, the film is already looking like it’ll be quite profitable and another success for Sony’s Spider-Man franchise which earn on average $318.8 million domestically, $488.4 million internationally, and $807.2 million worldwide. The film’s budget though is less than half the average Spider-Man film which average $209.5 million.

In second place was A Star is Born which opened with an estimated $41.3 million. The film received an “A” CinemaScore and with its 66% female audience and 86% age 25 or older, the film should have some legs for some time.

In third place was Smallfoot which dropped 35% from the previous weekend with an estimated $14.9 million. It has earned just shy of $43 million after ten days domestically. It also added $11.7 million internationally and has crossed $75 million worldwide.

Night School came in fourth with a 55% drop in its second weekend. It earned an estimated $12.3 million to bring the domestic total to $46.7 million. Internationally it also earned $3.4 million for a foreign total of $12 million an global total near $60 million.

Rounding out the top five was The House With a Clock in Its Walls which dropped 42% in its third weekend earning an estimated $7.3 million for a domestic total that stands at $55 million.

When it comes to other comic films…

Ant-Man and the Wasp held steady at #27 earning an estimated $132,000 to bring its domestic total to $216.4 million.

We’ll be back in an hour for a deeper dive into this year’s comic adaptations.

Night School and Smallfoot Top the Box Office with One Two

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Night School topped the weekend box office earning an estimated $28 milion. That was short of some forecasts but it’s a solid start for the film which cost only $29 million to produce. It also received an “A-” CinemaScore and had mixed reviews from critics. The film played to an audience that was 50/50 male/female and 59% were aged 25 or older.

Internationally the film earned an estimated $5.5 million from 19 markets.

The film should do quite fine in the long run with little competition for now and generally positive word of mouth. Add in a low cost for the budget and the movie should turn a nice profit.

In second place was another debut, Smallfoot which met expectations. The film earned an estimated $23 million over the three days. The studio said they expected a debut in the $20-25 million range. The film received an “A-” CinemaScore and played to an audience that was 55% female and 52% of the audience coming in at 25 years or older.

Internationally the film opened in 49 markets and earned an estimated $14 million.

Third place went to The House With a Clock on Its Walls which added an estimated $12.5 million to its total to bring its domestic take to $44.8 million off a $42 million budget after two weeks.

Fourth place was held by A Simple Favor which brought in an estimated $6.6 million to bring its domestic total to $43.1 million after three weeks.

Rounding out the top five was The Nun which added an estimated $5.4 million to its domestic total to bring that to $109 million. The film also earned $16.2 million overseas to push the international total to $221 million and worldwide to over $330 million. It’s the highest grossing film in the Conjuring universe.

In comic films…

Ant-Man and the Wasp slipped just one spot to come in at #24 for the weekend after 13 weeks. The film added an estimated $259,000 to its domestic total to bring that to $216.1 million.

We’ll be back in an hour for a deeper dive into this year’s comic film adaptation.s