The ticketing trackers have high expectations for Sony's Spidey spin-off, 'Venom', the first round of the track providing for an opening weekend of $ 57-63 million. This would be a new opening record for October, exceeding Oscar's $ 55.8 million in 2013, "Gravity".
Although this result is small compared to the recent Marvel and DC superhero movies, Sony also maintains relatively low costs with a net production budget of $ 100 million, well below budgets of more than $ 150 million for MCU movies. This budget was also partly financed by Chinese conglomerate Tencent, reducing Sony's costs.
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With the return of Spider-Man on the big screen, thanks to Columbia's partnership with Marvel Studios, Sony is trying to capitalize on the interest for the web slinger by unveiling a spinoff series in the Spidey world, albeit distinct Studios 'Venom', a more adult-centered and anti-hero casual look, is the first of these projects. In December, the animated film "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" will be released in the hope of reaching the family audience.
While "Venom" joins fans of comics, Warner Bros. will reach a prestigious audience with Bradley Cooper's debut feature "A Star Is Born". A modern cover of William Wellman's classic film of 1937 which was redone twice In the decades that followed, this film was critically acclaimed in Venice and Toronto and should receive a heavy consideration for both Cooper and Lady Gaga . It is also expected to have a strong performance as an adult alternative in movie theaters, with early projections of $ 25 to $ 30 million.
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The month of October promises to be a smaller-scale resumption of success than movie theaters have seen this summer, with a varied list including "The Hate U Give," "First Man," and "Halloween," as well as several highly anticipated films combining to cast a wide net on the many interests of the film population.
"A new version that has something for everyone is much healthier for the box office than moving from tent to tent," said Paul Dergarabedian of comScore recently at TheWrap. "If you can not find a movie right now that's interesting, you're not looking for enough."
"A star is born" against "Venom" and 5 more of the 6 biggest clashes at the box office (Photos)
The "Fantastic Beasts: Grindelwald Crimes", "Aquaman" and "Mary Poppins Returns" are expected to dominate the box office this fall. But there are other films in the running to attract the attention of moviegoers – those who are going to make their debut at a steep competition. Here are six box office clashes to avoid this fall.
MGM / Disney / Paramount / Twentieth Century Fox
October 5: "A star is born" vs "Venom"
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga will face an entry in superhero that will be an interesting battle – while the first is an indie with stars of the first place at the top, the latter is a very anticipated first comic character. .
MGM / Sony
October 12: "First man" against "Goosebumps 2: Halloween haunted"
Everyone anticipates the follow-up of "The Land" by Damien Chazelle, especially now that the film that places Ryan Gosling in space generates an early buzz. "Goosebumps", of course, is already an established franchise based on the R.L. Stine series of children's books of the same name. The first film, released in 2015, had a $ 23 million opening.
DreamWorks / Columbia Pictures Corporation
November 2: "Bohemian Rhapsody" vs. "Nobody's Fool" vs. "Nutcracker and the Four Kingdoms"
"Bohemian Rhapsody" is quickly emerging as the most anticipated fall film of all, as it tells the story of singer Queen Freddie Mercury (played by Rami Malek). The film hit road bumps when Sacha Baron Cohen, originally called Mercury, left the project. Director Joss Whedon has also left the biopic rocker. Now, he has to face Disney's big-budget movie, "The Nutcracker and the Four Kingdoms," with Tyler Perry's Nobody's Fool.
New Regency / Paramount / Disney Players
November 9: "Overlord" against "The Girl in the Spider's Web" against "The Grinch"
"The Girl in the Spider's Web" is a long-awaited sequel to "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" featuring Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander. It has returned $ 232 million at the global box office. Claire Foy takes over seven years later. But fans love their "Grinch" (2000 "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" won $ 345.1 million worldwide) and JJ Abrams also created a fandom "Cloverfield" (though he stated that "Overlord Was not part of the "Cloverfield" franchise). "Cloverfield" and "10 Cloverfield Lane" respectively earned $ 170.8 million and $ 110.2 million worldwide.
Paramount / Universal / MGM
November 22: "Creed II" vs. "Ralph breaks the Internet"
"Creed" was released at the box office in 2015, earning $ 173 million worldwide. So, of course, the sequel could prove to be a valuable opponent for "Ralph breaks the Internet". His predecessor, "Wreck-It Ralph", generated $ 471 million worldwide and was nominated for an Oscar.
MGM / Disney
December 21st: "Aquaman" against "Bumblebee" against "Alita: Battle Angel"
"Aquaman" enjoys the support of extremely pious fans of DC, but "Bumblebee" will attract fans of "Transformers", which allowed the franchise to reach $ 1.4 billion at the national. Both films are poised to make money. "Alita: Battle Angel" is based on Yukito's Kishiro manga, "Battle Angel Alita", produced by James Cameron, with an outstanding cast.
Warner Bros. / Paramount / Twentieth Century Fox
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The "Fantastic Beasts: Grindelwald Crimes", "Aquaman" and "Mary Poppins Returns" are expected to dominate the box office this fall. But there are other films in the running to attract the attention of moviegoers – those who are going to make their debut at a steep competition. Here are six box office clashes to avoid this fall.
