So, on Friday (or Thursday evening, whatever), Sony released “Venom” into theaters and to substantial critical scorn. As posted about a few days ago, “Venom” currently has a lowly 31% on Rotten Tomatoes from the critics… but 89% from the public. And as far as how it has done in the theaters… according to Box Office Mojo, as of yesterday it has broken the record for an October opening, making $80 million domestic, $125 million foreign on a budget of $100 million. Yeah, I don’t think the people behind “Venom” are all too concerned about those critics now. The previous October best opening was “Gravity” with $55 million.
And at the same time, the critically praised “A Star Is Born” made $42 million domestic, $14 million foreign. Respectable, but it ain’t “Venom.”