After its record-breaking opening, Venom: Let There Be Carnage scored a further $6.18 million at the North American box office yesterday. As a result, the movie has smashed past the $100 million mark after just five days, tying Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings for the pandemic era record.
With a current haul of $102.1 million, the Sony Pictures sequel looks set to earn $110 million over its first seven days of release. By the end of its second weekend, Venom: Let There Be Carnage should have earned around $145 million; as you might expect, No Time to Die is expected to steal the #1 spot.
The Venom sequel's CinemaScore has also been revealed:
2018's Venom also received a B+, while this score puts the movie on the same level as Thor, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Blade II, and Spider-Man 3. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an 85% approval score from fans, and a 6.6/10 from users over on IMDb.
Check out our video interview with Venom: Let There Be Carnage director Andy Serkis below: