‘Venom 2’: A Record $90M Debut Proves Domestic Box Office Is Safe For Blockbusters
Credit where credit is due, Sony was right to bet on a solomore than critics, pushing the Tom Hardy/Michelle Williams origin story to $213.5 million domestic and $854 million worldwide on a $90 million budget. But even those of us who didn’t entirely endorse the film tipped our hat to Hardy’s bonkers performance and the film’s flirtations with outright camp and metaphorical queer romance amid an otherwise conventional superhero origin story plot.
Offering up a hammy Woody Harrelson as Carnage is obviously an added-value element. There was obviously demand for a solo movie. Moreover, the specific camp comic sensibilities of the first film and especially this sequel, powered by Hardy’s gung-ho star turn, have created a franchise where even folks who don’t care about Venom in the abstract have at least some interest due to this specific franchise’s incarnation of the “lethal protector.
After this blow-out debut, Sony’s incarnation is popular and distinct enough that a cross-over is a bonus rather than a necessity. Like , Sony revived a franchise by crafting something with value even for those who initially didn’t care. That’s a huge accomplishment, and maybe Sony should just let producer Matt Tolmach handle all of its IP revivals.
“We are so grateful to Tom, Andy, Kelly and all of the many gifted contributors who made such a unique and fun film” stated Tom Rothman, chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group. “We are also pleased that patience and theatrical exclusivity have been rewarded with record results. With apologies to Mr. Twain: The death of movies has been greatly exaggerated.”. It adds an interesting wrinkle forThe Forever Purge, Oldall ended up below $60 million domestic.
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