Despite many negative reviews, superhero movie Venom is officially the number one movie in the world after taking a whopping $205 million in its opening weekend, an October record. In its domestic territory of North American, the Tom Hardy-led superhero flick managed a superb $80 million, the best performance in October ever, and much more than the previous record holder, 2013’s Gravity, which pulled in $55 million over its first three days. The movie, a spin-off from the Spider-Man movies, though not in the current MCU, cost around $100 million to bring to the screen.
In second place, fellow new opener A Star Is Born, the directorial debut of actor Bradley Cooper, picked up a cool $41.25 million, plus another $14 million from around the world. The film cost a reported $36 million to make, so is a hit, plus a future Oscar contender.
Rounding out the top three is animated fare Smallfoot, which opens in the UK this week. Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, Common, LeBron James, Gina Rodriguez, Danny DeVito, Yara Shahidi, Ely Henry, and Jimmy Tatro contribute to the voice cast of the film, which brought in another $14.9 million in its second week out there Stateside.
Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish comedy Night School was in fourth place, while The House With A Clock In Its Walls from director El Roth rounded out the top five.
