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NEW YORK – The comics movie Sony "Venom" ignored the bad reviews for breaking the October box office record with an initial $ 80 million album, while the remake of Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga's "A Star Is Born" soared to $ 42.6 million.

According to Sunday's estimates, the two very different films fueled an exceptionally robust fall weekend at the North American box office. Despite its low "cool" rating of 32% on Rotten Tomatoes, the derivative "Venom", anti-hero "Spider-Man", starring Tom Hardy in the lead role, opened with 205.2 million dollars globally.

The previous best opening in October was $ 55.7 million for "Gravity" in 2013.

The remake of Cooper's "A Star Is Born", also featuring Lady Gaga, was hailed by critics and considered an Oscar favorite. It attracted an audience of 66% women and 68% over 35 years. For the three-day weekend, he reported $ 41.3 million.

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To complete the top five: Yeti animation film "Smallfoot" finished third with $ 14.9 million; The GED comedy "Night School" by Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish slipped to fourth place with $ 12.3 million; and the horror film adapted to the children of Jack Black and Cate Blanchett, "The house with a clock within its walls", is ranked fifth with $ 7.3 million.

The final figures are expected Tuesday after the Columbus Day holiday.

Contributors: Kim Willis

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