Let There Be Carnage box office is highest opening for pandemic

There is a new king of the pandemic box office.

Sony’s “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” Recorded $ 90.1 Million In Nationwide Ticket Sales Over The Weekend, The Best Box Office Result Since The Start Of The Covid Outbreak -19.

Marvel’s “Black Widow” was the previous record holder after cashing in $ 80 million during his July debt.

“Venom: Let There Be Carnage” also topped the debut movie “Venom,” which grossed $ 80.3 million in its opening weekend when it released in 2018. It’s also about the second-highest October opening in movie history, just behind “Joker,” which grossed $ 96.2 million in 2019, according to data from Comscore.

“We are … delighted that patience and theatrical exclusivity have been rewarded with record results,” Tom Rothman, CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, said in a statement Sunday.

For much of 2021, the studios have chosen to make several of their new films available in theaters and on streaming platforms at the same time. These decisions were made long before vaccination rates rose and before the delta variant spread in the United States.

However, it became clear that the double release led to cannibalization of movie ticket sales. While some studios still use simultaneous theatrical and streaming debuts for films, the majority have reverted to an exclusive theatrical window.

Movie theater operators have praised the results of the “Venom” sequel. Cinemark noted that “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” was its highest opening weekend and helped generate the biggest October box office weekend on record for the company.

“This is another strong example that people want and need to get out of their homes for an immersive entertainment experience,” Mark Zoradi, CEO of Cinemark, said in a statement.

IMAX also had its biggest global box office weekend since December 2019 and recorded its best October weekend ever, the company said on Sunday.