Photo: Courtesy of Sony PicturesVenomdug its poisonous fangs into audiences this weekend!Sony’sVenom: Let There Be Carnageraked in an estimated $90.1 million at the box office in North America, marking the biggest opening weekend since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.It also shattered the opening weekend numbers of the franchise’s first installment, which grossed just over $80 million in 2018.TheVenomsequel dethroned the previous pandemic record-holder —Marvel’sBlack Widow—which brought in $80 million domestically in July. UnlikeVenom, however,Black Widowpremiered simultaneously onstreaming platform Disney+.Courtesy of Sony PicturesThe decision to release theTom Hardy-led film exclusively to theaters is one that Tom Rothman, Chairman and CEO of Sony Picture Entertainment’s Motion Picture division, said has paid off strategically.“We are also pleased that patience and theatrical exclusivity have been rewarded with record results,” Rothman said in a statement on Sunday.In September, Hardy, 44, and director Andy Serkisspoke to PEOPLE about collaboratingon theVenomsequel.“We wanted to work together for years and years because we have, I think, very similar sensibilities and we both like to swim in the dark end of the swimming pool in terms of characters,” Serkis, 57, said. “We’ve been in the same world. This was a perfect opportunity.“Venom: Let There Be Carnage.Sony Pictures EntertainmentMaking the deal even sweeter for Serkis was the fact that he “loved” the firstVenomfilm, which grossed more than $856 million worldwide.“I loved what Tom had done, and so to come in, to drop into the part of the story where you get to really enjoy the evolution of their, Venom and Eddie’s, it just seemed to all make sense,” he added.Hardy, who’s also a producer and has a story credit on the sequel, was actually the one who called Serkis with the offer to direct. “I know that he has the ability to tell story at an epic level,” he said of his pick for director.“He’s worked with Peter Jackson on second unit to deliver huge pieces, so it’s not out of his wheelhouse. Then as an artist, as a friend, there’s a connection there of trying to do something which is epic and complicated and complex. It’s great to have somebody there leading it who I know I have a trust as an artist. He has the ability to deliver.“Venom: Let There Be Carnageis in theaters now.
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Venomdug its poisonous fangs into audiences this weekend!Sony’sVenom: Let There Be Carnageraked in an estimated $90.1 million at the box office in North America, marking the biggest opening weekend since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.It also shattered the opening weekend numbers of the franchise’s first installment, which grossed just over $80 million in 2018.TheVenomsequel dethroned the previous pandemic record-holder —Marvel’sBlack Widow—which brought in $80 million domestically in July. UnlikeVenom, however,Black Widowpremiered simultaneously onstreaming platform Disney+.Courtesy of Sony PicturesThe decision to release theTom Hardy-led film exclusively to theaters is one that Tom Rothman, Chairman and CEO of Sony Picture Entertainment’s Motion Picture division, said has paid off strategically.“We are also pleased that patience and theatrical exclusivity have been rewarded with record results,” Rothman said in a statement on Sunday.In September, Hardy, 44, and director Andy Serkisspoke to PEOPLE about collaboratingon theVenomsequel.“We wanted to work together for years and years because we have, I think, very similar sensibilities and we both like to swim in the dark end of the swimming pool in terms of characters,” Serkis, 57, said. “We’ve been in the same world. This was a perfect opportunity.“Venom: Let There Be Carnage.Sony Pictures EntertainmentMaking the deal even sweeter for Serkis was the fact that he “loved” the firstVenomfilm, which grossed more than $856 million worldwide.“I loved what Tom had done, and so to come in, to drop into the part of the story where you get to really enjoy the evolution of their, Venom and Eddie’s, it just seemed to all make sense,” he added.Hardy, who’s also a producer and has a story credit on the sequel, was actually the one who called Serkis with the offer to direct. “I know that he has the ability to tell story at an epic level,” he said of his pick for director.“He’s worked with Peter Jackson on second unit to deliver huge pieces, so it’s not out of his wheelhouse. Then as an artist, as a friend, there’s a connection there of trying to do something which is epic and complicated and complex. It’s great to have somebody there leading it who I know I have a trust as an artist. He has the ability to deliver.“Venom: Let There Be Carnageis in theaters now.
Venomdug its poisonous fangs into audiences this weekend!
Sony’sVenom: Let There Be Carnageraked in an estimated $90.1 million at the box office in North America, marking the biggest opening weekend since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It also shattered the opening weekend numbers of the franchise’s first installment, which grossed just over $80 million in 2018.
TheVenomsequel dethroned the previous pandemic record-holder —Marvel’sBlack Widow—which brought in $80 million domestically in July. UnlikeVenom, however,Black Widowpremiered simultaneously onstreaming platform Disney+.
Courtesy of Sony Pictures
The decision to release theTom Hardy-led film exclusively to theaters is one that Tom Rothman, Chairman and CEO of Sony Picture Entertainment’s Motion Picture division, said has paid off strategically.
“We are also pleased that patience and theatrical exclusivity have been rewarded with record results,” Rothman said in a statement on Sunday.
In September, Hardy, 44, and director Andy Serkisspoke to PEOPLE about collaboratingon theVenomsequel.
“We wanted to work together for years and years because we have, I think, very similar sensibilities and we both like to swim in the dark end of the swimming pool in terms of characters,” Serkis, 57, said. “We’ve been in the same world. This was a perfect opportunity.”
Venom: Let There Be Carnage.Sony Pictures Entertainment
Making the deal even sweeter for Serkis was the fact that he “loved” the firstVenomfilm, which grossed more than $856 million worldwide.
“I loved what Tom had done, and so to come in, to drop into the part of the story where you get to really enjoy the evolution of their, Venom and Eddie’s, it just seemed to all make sense,” he added.
Hardy, who’s also a producer and has a story credit on the sequel, was actually the one who called Serkis with the offer to direct. “I know that he has the ability to tell story at an epic level,” he said of his pick for director.
“He’s worked with Peter Jackson on second unit to deliver huge pieces, so it’s not out of his wheelhouse. Then as an artist, as a friend, there’s a connection there of trying to do something which is epic and complicated and complex. It’s great to have somebody there leading it who I know I have a trust as an artist. He has the ability to deliver.”
Venom: Let There Be Carnageis in theaters now.
source: people.com
