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Dune: Prophecy is an epic sci-fi thriller drama series developed by Diane Ademu-John and Alison Schapker. Based on the Great Schools of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, the HBO series is set in Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune universe and it revolves around the origins of the Bene Gesserit, a powerful group of women who insert themselves in powerful positions to influence political and religious forces in all of the great houses. Dune: Prophecy stars Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Chloe Lea, Chris Mason, and Mark Strong. So, if you loved the epic sci-fi drama, complex stories, and compelling characters in Dune: Prophecy here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Venom: The Last Dance featured the live-action debut of the King in Black and God of the Symbiotes, Knull. Played by Andy Serkis, the big bad sent his Xenophage to Earth in a bid to retrieve Eddie Brock and Venom's Codex so he could be freed from his prison on Klyntar.

It didn't work out for the villain but the movie ended with a mid-credits scene driving home what a threat Knull could still be to the universe should he escape.

Now, Karl Lindberg has shared his designs for Knull, explaining, "Worked directly with Writer/Director Kelly Marcel to design this creepy villain. Love how he came out in the movie."

We'd argue that this version is far more terrifying than the one briefly glimpsed in Venom: The Last Dance and you'll notice that Lindberg found a way to incorporate that iconic logo on Knull's chest (we're still not...

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Succession is a satirical dark comedy-drama series created by Jesse Armstrong. The HBO series follows the Roy family who own and operate one of the biggest global media and entertainment conglomerates, Waystar Royco. When the patriarch of the family, Logan Roy suddenly decides to step down, a succession battle between the Roy siblings ensues to get the top job.

Although Venom: The Last Dance opened somewhat lower at the box office than expected, the sequel has managed to stay on top for the last three weeks and recently crossed a major milestone. The film has sped past the $400 million mark with a $405.5 million worldwide take. That works out to $118.5 million domestically and $287 million internationally, with all three films generating a total of $1.7 billion.

The first Venom grossed $856.1 million during its theatrical run, while Venom: Let There Be Carnage grossed $506.8 million. At this rate, Venom: The Last Dance could overtake Let There Be Carnage but won’t come close to the first movie.

Tom Hardy returns as Eddie Brock/Venom alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach, and Stephen Graham. The Last Dance finds Eddie and Venom on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced...

Columbia Pictures’ Venom: The Last Dance has crossed $400m at the global box office, powered by major contributions from North America and China.

As of Wednesday morning the studio reported a $405.5m worldwide haul, which raises the three-film franchise’s total box office to $1.7bn.

The film retained top spot at the North American box office charts for the third consecutive weekend and stands art $118.5m, with $287m coming from international markets.

China leads the way on $84.3m, followed by Mexico on $17.5m, the UK on $14.5m, Germany on $11.7m, and South Korea on $11.4m.

Venom: The Last Dance has amassed $10.3m in France,...

When Venom: The Last Dance opened in North America far below initial expectations - with a disappointing $51 million - it looked like Sony Pictures might have another box office flop on its hands.

Morbius and Madame Web were both subjects of ridicule and lost a lot of good faith for a studio that's not exactly known for making quality comic book movies when Marvel Studios isn't involved.

However, since opening in theaters last month, Venom: The Last Dance has continued to exceed expectations. In fact, it's now crossed $400 million at the worldwide box office. As things stand, it will end up making more than Venom: Let There Be Carnage's $503 million, a terrific result considering it only cost $120 million to produce.

In fact, with a reported total production cost of $340 million across the Venom trilogy, this series will end up having made upwards of $1.8 billion in box office revenue for Sony Pictures.

In it’s third weekend at the number one spot at the box office, director Kelly Marcel’s epic conclusion to Venom has grossed $394.2 million worldwide.

In Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel’s greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie’s last dance. Venom: The Last Dance stars Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach and Stephen Graham. The film is directed by Kelly Marcel from a screenplay she wrote, based on a story by Hardy and Marcel. The film is produced by Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal, Kelly Marcel, Tom Hardy and Hutch Parker.

Venom: The Last Dance may not have made as big a splash at the box office as the previous movies in the franchise, but the final part of Sony Pictures' trilogy is proving difficult to knock off the top spot.

The Last Dance took in $16.2 million from 3,905 North American theaters, which was enough to fend off competition from A24’s horror thriller Heretic and Lionsgate’s family friendly The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.

The studio's latest Ssu movie - which sits at 41% on Rotten Tomatoes - has now grossed $279.4 million overseas and $394.2 million globally on a relatively modest budget of $120 million.

This might well be the last Venom movie, but a recent rumor claimed that Sony is developing an Agent Venom film.

In the comics, Agent Venom was Peter Parker's former bully turned friend Eugene "Flash" Thompson, who bonded with the Venom Symbiote after losing his legs in service of his country.

Venom: The Last Dance Box Office (North America): Hits $100M (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Crossing important milestones for films is important as it lifts up the spirits of the people involved with them. Now, Venom: The Last Dance has crossed its first major milestone in the domestic market. The film is slightly slower in North America compared to its run in the international markets. Scroll below for the latest box office deets of Venom 3.

It is the sequel to the 2021 movie Let There Be Carnage and the third film in the Venom trilogy. The first film, released in 2018, was a commercial success and the highest-grossing film in the franchise. The threequel is lagging behind its predecessors in debut weekend numbers. However, it is doing better than Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker: Folie a Deux. The movie has only earned $204.75 million at the worldwide box office.

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Love or hate Sony Pictures' Lethal Protector, Venom: The Last Dance will remain at #1 for a third weekend in a row heading into Veterans Day.

According to Deadline, the Marvel movie starring Tom Hardy is expected to earn $14 million this weekend after grossing an estimated $3.6 million on Friday. Of note is the fact this is the first time a Venom movie has remained in the top spot for three weekends.

While it's true The Last Dance is the only big movie in theaters (and that the threequel opened well behind Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage), it will be closing in on $113 million by Sunday and has been a much bigger hit overseas.

A $500 million global haul by the end of its run is likely, putting it in the same ballpark as 2021's Venom: Let There Be Carnage. That's a result the studio will be happy with considering the...

Venom: The Last Dance Box Office (North America): Inches Closer To Its First Major Milestone (Photo Credit – Facebook)

Tom Hardy’s star power and acting prowess keep Venom: The Last Dance minting money at the box office. The movie is finally set to reach its first major milestone at the box office in North America. Venom 3 is comparitively doing better in the international regions. The film’s collection on its 2nd Thursday is almost on par with its predecessor, Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Scroll below for the latest box office deets.

The movie is part of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe. Eddie and Venom are still on the run after their fight with Carnage from the previous 2021 movie. Patrick Mulligan’s murder makes international headlines, with Eddie named as the prime suspect. Hence, he is forced to stay low-key and head to New York City to try and clear his name.

Venom: The Last Dance is a fun movie, but there's one moment which has left pretty much everyone scratching their heads.

The threequel establishes that Eddie Brock and Venom must not fully transform because doing so will activate their Codex and bring Knull's Xenophage immediately to their location. It's a major plot point.

Despite that, when the Lethal Protector is reunited with Mrs. Chen in Last Vegas, Venom fully transforms for an extended dance sequence which brings the Xenophage to their location, risks her life, and leads to them being captured by Imperium.

Now, an extended clip featuring this bizarre Venom: The Last Dance moment has been officially released. Whether you're seeing this for the first time or experiencing it all over again, it paints this character in a whole new light.

Then again, a movie with a title like this surely needed a literal dance scene, right?

"I worked with the choreographer,...

Venom: The Last Dance is about to enter its third weekend in theaters but will it remain at #1? Deadline believes the threequel is eyeing a $12 million haul, though A24's Hugh Grant-led Heretic could pose a problem for the Lethal Protector. 

While the studio is projecting an $8 million opening weekend, exhibitors believe it could make as much, if not more, than the latest Venom movie.

As we reported yesterday, Election Day was a good Tuesday for Venom: The Last Dance as it made an impressive $3.3 million, a 56% rise from Monday. With a running cume of $95.3 million, the movie will cross $100 million tomorrow. 

In other box office news, the expectation is that Moana 2 will exceed expectations when it opens over Thanksgiving weekend. As AMC CEO Adam Aron puts it, "Some people in the know are telling me that Moana 2 could eclipse and outshine even the success of Inside Out 2.

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As we first told you earlier today, those looking to escape the U.S. Election drama flocked to theaters yesterday evening to take advantage of discounted ticket prices. 

That was very good news for Sony Pictures' Venom: The Last Dance as the threequel grossed an impressive $3.4 million during its second Tuesday. That's a record-breaking 26.8% decline; Venom dropped by -54.6% ($3.7 million) and Venom: Let There Be Carnage by -61% ($2.5 million).

With a $95.3 million haul in North America, Venom: The Last Dance is eyeing a domestic box office run of $150 million. While it's likely to end its run with less than its predecessors, the movie - made for a modest $120 million - should turn a tidy profit. 

With rumours swirling about an Agent Venom movie (you can learn more about the character here), Sony is bound to find a way to continue this franchise...with or without Tom Hardy. 

The actor said...

As we write this, Donald Trump has declared victory and will be the next President of the United States. You've probably noticed that the news cycle has been a little slow this week with all eyes on the election, but Venom: The Last Dance might be the biggest winner when all is said and done.

According to Variety, theaters yesterday received a higher turnout than normal (and Tuesdays are already busy thanks to discounted tickets). While we don't yet have specific numbers, the Venom threequel is expected to receive a significant financial boost.

After all, how better to tune out the real world than to switch your brain off with Tom Hardy's latest wacky adventure as the Lethal Protector?

Venom: The Last Dance grossed $2.1 million on Monday and has reached $92 million in North America. The threequel also continues to exceed expectations in China where its total has reached $73.5 million; in the coming weeks,...

The Cairo International Film Festival (Ciff) has unveiled the line-up for its comeback 45th edition, taking place from November 13-22.

The world premiere of Palestinian filmmaker Rashid Masharawi’s Passing Dreams will open the festival, as part of a focus on Palestinian cinema.

Passing Dreams is a drama about a 12-year-old boy who embarks on a journey across Palestine, while chasing a carrier pigeon, convinced it has returned to its original owner.

The line-up includes three Palestinian feature documentaries competing for the best Arab film awards in the Horizons of Arab Cinema programme, and the best Palestinian film award.

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Sony Pictures has never released "Art of the Film" books for the Venom movies, a shame when we're sure there are heaps of awesome designs we've yet to see for both the title character and the likes of Carnage and She-Venom.

On the plus side, a couple of the artists who worked on Venom: The Last Dance have shared their work on ArtStation. Valentin Petrov posted a badass shot of the Lethal Protector riding a motorcycle through Area 51 as the Xenophage chased him down.

This was undoubtedly one of the Venom franchise's best action sequences and a fun callback to Eddie Brock's love of his bike in both the first movie and Venom: Let There Be Carnage.

Karl Lindberg, meanwhile, has shared a bunch of his designs, including Venom Horse, Venom Frog, and the monstrous Xenophage. There's plenty more to be found on his profile, so we'd suggest checking that out here.

Sony Pictures made it clear that Venom: The Last Dance would be the final part of a trilogy, and while the movie did appear to wrap-up Eddie Brock and his Symbiote pal's story, we may now know how the studio is planning to keep the franchise going.

According to scooper Daniel Richtman, an Agent Venom movie is in development.

In the comics, Agent Venom was Peter Parker's former bully turned friend Eugene "Flash" Thompson, who bonded with the Venom Symbiote after losing his legs in service of his country. Tony Revolori currently plays Flash in the Spider-Man movies, but The Last Dance may have given us some idea of how Sony intends to introduce a whole new take on the character.

If you haven't seen Venom: The Last Dance yet, be warned of major spoilers from this point on.

As Venom sacrifices himself to prevent Knull from invading the planet,...

Venom: The Last Dance surprised box office experts last weekend by underperforming with a disappointing $51 million opening weekend.

The threequel had a better time of it overseas but was projected to plummet during its second weekend in North America with only $19 million. Instead, it's overperformed thanks to a solid $26.1 million; to put that number into context, this is a drop of only -48.8%, a result Sony Pictures must be overjoyed with.

Last week, Venom: The Last Dance was being compared to movies like The Marvels and The Flash, but those dipped by -78.1% and -72.5%, respectively, during their second weekends in theaters.

It's even beaten 2018's Venom (-64.7%) and 2021's Venom: Let There Be Carnage (-56.4%). Now, this movie has reached $90 million and is eying a North American run of $140 million - $150 million.

News overseas is even more positive as Venom: The Last Dance has crossed $200 million at the international...

Regarding Venom: The Last Dance, we’ve previously discussed the challenges the film has faced since its release. Critics were harsh, while fans were more receptive. Although it has exceeded its initial budget, the domestic earnings remain low, leaving the film dependent on international markets for recovery.

According to Box Office Mojo, the film has grossed a total of $193,989,701, with $70,597,430 from the U.S. and $123,392,271 from international markets. While the numbers for this weekend are still pending, reports suggest that the film is performing well in Asia!

An Indian entertainment site, Koimoi, has reported that Venom: The Last Dance has crossed the $70 million mark at the Chinese box office, making it one of the top-performing comic book films in China. However, we advise taking this news with a grain of caution!

According to confirmed data from Box Office Mojo, Venom: The Last Dance earned $21,900,000 at the Chinese box office during...

As for Venom: The Last Dance, we have written several times how the movie has been having a difficult run since its premiere. The critics panned it, the fans praised it, and while it has surpassed its initial budget, the domestic total is still very low and the film is relying on the international markets to save it.

As per Box Office Mojo, as of the time of writing, the movie has earned $193,989,701 in total, earning $70,597,430 in the US and $123,392,271 worldwide. Of course, the numbers for this weekend are still not in, although it seems that the movie is doing well in Asia, based on some reports!

Based on a report by Koimoi, an Indian-based entertainment portal, Venom: The Last Dance surpassed the 70$ million mark at the Chinese box, making it one of the most successful comic book movies in China. And while we are bringing you the story, there...

Saturday Update: Venom: The Last Dance seems to be holding up better than expected in its second weekend. Perhaps it’s the lack of competition (no one wants to open so close to the U.S. election), but the film is posting a solid hold, with it only dipping an estimated 56% in week two for a potential $22 million weekend. That’s better than the $18 million we predicted. However, the AI-assisted Robert Zemeckis movie, Here, is an utter disaster, with Deadline reporting it’s only on track to open just slightly north of $5 million, which is madness for a movie that re-teams the core team behind Forrest Gump. In fact, the movie seems likely to be beaten this weekend by Focus’s Conclave, which only dipped 24% week-to-week, and should have a $5 million second weekend. Smile 2 and The Wild Robot are currently too close to call for second place, with each...

Venom: The Last Dance has entered its second weekend in theaters and, with a -63% drop, the threequel is currently eyeing $19 million in North America after a so-so $5 million Friday. 

Still, it's not a disastrous result by any means because this brings its domestic total to $82.9 million (the movie did better than expected this past week both on Tuesday and Halloween). 

In terms of competition, Venom: The Last Dance won't have much to contend with as Robert Zemeckis' Here is set to earn only $5 million for second place. While fans appear to have enjoyed Sony's latest Marvel movie more than critics, word of mouth hasn't been positive enough to help the Lethal Protector exceed expectations. 

We're still waiting on updated global numbers but, as of Friday, it was sitting at $184 million worldwide. It has a lot of work to do before reaching Venom ($856 million) and Venom: Let There Be Carnage...

Sony Pictures has released a new TV spot for Venom: The Last Dance, and it gives us a first official look at the team of Symbiotes that assembles towards the end of the movie to battle the Xenophage.

Though some of these Symbiotes are named - Juno Temple's Doctor Payne becomes Agony, for example - others seem to be amalgamations of characters from the comics, or possibly brand-new creations. One does definitely seem to be based on Toxin, however, and the final two appear to be versions of Phage and Lasher.

Check out the new teaser below.

The review embargo for The Last Dance lifted last week, and the critical consensus was not overly positive. Though some are referring to this final instalment in the franchise as the best of the trilogy, the movie held at 37% on Rotten Tomatoes for a while before rising to 39% based on 158 reviews.

This...

The third and potentially final film in the Venom series was just released into theaters by Sony and is their latest entry in the somewhat confusing Spider-Man cinematic universe. After multiple duds like Morbius and Madame Web, is this return of the alien anti-hero going to turn things around? Let’s find out.

Warning this review does contain spoilers.

The film opens up oddly enough in the MCU as it recaps the post-credit scene from Spider-Man: No Way Home as Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) is in a bar in Mexico after being teleported there thanks to the spell from Doctor Strange. He is then immediately sent back to his universe and is on the run from the police and government agents due to events from 2021’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage.

Meanwhile, the government is collecting various symbiotes underneath Area 51. The project is led by Dr. Payne (Juno Temple) as...

Here’s what Rhaenyra’s struggle and missteps revealed (Photo Credit – Instagram)

In the vibrant tapestry of House of the Dragon, the tale of Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) and Alicent (Emily Carey) unfolds like a tragicomedy. It’s a heartbreaking exploration of friendship, ambition, and the dark undercurrents of Targaryen’s history. From sweet beginnings to bitter endings, their journey embodies the cruel comedy of a patriarchal world that pitted them against each other.

Remember when Rhaenyra and Alicent were inseparable? Their bond seemed unbreakable. In the series premiere, we watched them share tender moments of laughter and affection. Their friendship danced on the edge of something more, and we all swooned as they leaned on each other through grief. But oh, how quickly things soured! In a stunning turn of events, Alicent’s grand entrance at Rhaenyra’s wedding in that eye-catching green dress signaled the official shift in their relationship.

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With a terrible 37% score on Rotten Tomatoes, Venom: The Last Dance is no critical darling. Fans seem to have enjoyed it more (it has 80% on the review aggregator's "Popcornmeter"), but what about Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima?

The Japanese video game creator is widely considered a visionary and frequently shares movie reviews on social media; however, they're either very detailed or simply an acknowledgement that he's watched something...and that's typically an indication he didn't like it.

For those of you who aren't aware, Kojima isn't one to criticise the work of other artists so refrains from sharing negative reviews. Instead, he'll give a one-line verdict like the one you'll see below which, in many ways, says it all.

Previous examples include Madame Web ("saw Madam Web at the theater"), Captain Marvel ("Saw Captain Marvel"), and, believe it or not, even Black Panther ("saw Black Panther at IMAX theater").

In contrast,...

While we won't get final numbers until tomorrow, it appears Venom: The Last Dance is overperforming after making $50.8 million from 64 overseas locations through Friday.

The Sony Pictures threequel has underperformed in North America with a projected $52 million opening, a $13 million decline from its projected $65 million debut. However, thanks to those all-important international numbers, Venom: The Last Dance will still open to $180 million globally.

China has been a big help with a $22 million debut that should reach $45 million by close of business today. Chinese state media has reportedly given the movie a thumbs up, while Sony has boosted interest by tapping Chinese actor Jia Bing to voice Venom.

Ultimately, the studio being careful with its Venom: The Last Dance spend will help avoid this becoming another Joker: Folie à Deux. The production budget was only $120 million before marketing, so even if it ends its run well behind Venom and Venom: Let...

At this point, the Venom franchise is what it is. Ask most fans, and they'd say it should have picked up with Eddie Brock after clashing with Spider-Man for an R-Rated series of movies about him serving as San Francisco's Lethal Protector.

Sony Pictures wouldn't have needed to include Spidey in that, as Venom's origin story could have played out off-screen. Instead, the decision was made to put a new spin on the character, ditching Spider-Man altogether and telling a goofy, PG-13 buddy story about Eddie and his Symbiote.

Venom: The Last Dance is billed as Tom Hardy's final Venom movie, though rumours continue to swirl that he'll either be back for Spider-Man 4 or some sort of Sony-produced team-up project with Knull as the big bad.

The Wrap asked Hardy and writer/director Kelly Marcel whether they ever think about making a Logan-style Venom movie that's dark,...

The final film in Sony’s Venom trilogy is off to a strong start overseas but a more mild debut domestically. Venom: The Last Dance pulled in $72.8 million globally over its initial weekend, with $50.8 million of that coming from international markets across 64 countries.

The movie saw particularly big numbers in China. On Saturday alone it earned $13.9 million in China, setting a new record for the highest Saturday earnings of any comic book film released since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. This amount surpassed Aquaman 2’s Saturday take of $9.8 million in China. Venom 3’s earnings in China also grew nearly 96% from Friday to Saturday, showing strong word-of-mouth there.

However, industry forecasts project a more modest domestic opening weekend of around $52 million across 4,131 North American theaters. Earlier estimates had placed the expected domestic debut between $65-75 million. Financial analysts estimate the film will pull in a total global opening of somewhere between $155-170 million.

As Venom: The Last Dance continues to devour the international box office, leading the franchise to $1.5 billion overall, star Tom Hardy and director Kelly Marcel confirmed that they always envisioned the Sony Marvel movies to conclude as a trilogy.

“We knew it would be three,” Marcel, who is credited as writer on all three films and helmed the final installment, told People. “We knew it was a trilogy and we knew it would end like this from the beginning.”

She continued, “Sony asked me to [direct] and I was like, ‘Oh, okay then.’ I have been on the first two movies and it felt like we knew that this was the third and final one, and knew that this one was going to be both a blast but emotional as well.”

Speaking of her collaboration with Hardy, who co-wrote the story for the last two films, Marcel said, “I feel like Tom and I,...

So ends another comic book movie trilogy, but what is it about the number three that the genre can’t get right? Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy and Fox’s original X-Men saga both bowed out on bum notes, while Blade: Trinity staked the franchise dead. Even The Dark Knight Rises is the black sheep of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. It’s not that there haven’t been some great threequels, but Venom: The Last Dance is not the exception that proves the rule.

While there were once grand plans for Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, it feels like the Ssu is limping toward an inevitable end, like the Dceu releasing The Flash and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom simply because it had to. Although Ruben Fleischer’s Venom got the franchise off to a flying start in 2018, a little bit of our symbiote spirit has broken off with each entry.

Venom: The Last Dance is now playing in theaters and, while this franchise has divided fans from the start, all signs point to Tom Hardy's supposed farewell to the role being a hit for Sony Pictures.

As this is a spoiler discussion, we'd love to hear from you on the movie's biggest moments, whether it's the final fate of Venom, the big Knull reveal in the movie's mid-credits scene, or the debut of fan-favourite Symbiotes like Agony and Toxin.

Is this really the end for Venom on screen? We doubt it. Whether it's in Spider-Man 4 or, more likely another Venom movie, we're sure Sony will do what it takes to bring Hardy back into the fold to play the Lethal Protector.

For now, though Venom: The Last Dance is a suitably epic and emotional send-off for the character and it could be time for Marvel Studios to put...

Ever since Covid, predicting what a movie will make at the domestic box office has become increasingly difficult. Many expected hits have flopped, while plenty of titles have massively exceeded expectations.

In the case of Venom: The Last Dance, it looks set to fall somewhere in the middle despite Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage being surprise hits in 2018 and 2021, respectively.

Current estimations from Deadline point to a $21 million Friday (including $8.5 million from Thursday previews) for an opening weekend somewhere between $50 million - $55 million. That's a pretty noteworthy drop from those initial $65 million expectations.

In better news for Sony, Venom: The Last Dance is exceeding expectations overseas, in no small part thanks to China.

The trade suggests that the L.A. Dodgers' first battle in 43 years with the New York Yankees in the World Series is a major contributing factor. It's also theorised that Sony Pictures will be looking...

“Venom: The Last Dance” is two-stepping slower than its series predecessors in North America, after chowing down on $22 million from 4,131 domestic theaters across Friday and previews. That’s well below the first-day debuts of both the first “Venom” in 2018 ($32 million) and its 2021 sequel “Let There Be Carnage” ($37 million). It also puts Columbia Pictures’ trilogy capper on pace to land behind its projections, which had forecast an opening weekend in the neighborhood of $65 million.

That’s a definite downtrend for the franchise stateside, though “The Last Dance,” co-financed by Tsg, is still tracking for the biggest domestic opening weekend since “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” dominated in September. Sony is counting on international markets to bolster fortunes, as they have for previous “Venom” entries. The current expectation is that the parasite buddy-comedy will slightly outperform the global opening of “Let There Be Carnage.” Both prior “Venom” films were killers overseas, with the original nabbing...

Venom 3 Box Office (Korea): 3rd Day Update( Photo Credit – Instagram )

It might still be uncertain what Venom: The Last Dance will earn at the box office in North America, but it is definitely doing well in Korea. Venom 3 was released in Korea a few days before it came out in the United States or other parts of the world. This Tom Hardy-led movie maintained its top spot in Korea and is eyeing a decent opening in the nation. Scroll below for the deets.

The latest movie will also introduce Knull, the creator of the Symbiotes and Venom. The movie was made on an estimated budget of $110 million and is expected to recover more than 55% of its production budget. The Marvel movie has received negative reviews but still has a chance of being a success at the box office. However, the recent failure of Joker 2 might make moviegoers a little skeptical about it.

Sony Music Masterworks today announces the release of Venom: The Last Dance (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) with music by composer Dan Deacon.

Available everywhere now, the album features an original score composed by Deacon for the final film in the Sony Pictures Venom trilogy. Combining dynamic, emotional orchestral movements with bold, action-packed synthesized sequences, Deacon’s score is the perfect musical accompaniment to the final chapter of the franchise. Venom: The Last Dance debuts in theaters nationwide today from Sony Pictures – tickets here.

Of the score, Dan Deacon says, “Comic books were core part of my childhood and some of my fondest memories of being a kid. I was 7 and an avid comic collector when Venom first appeared. I got immediately obsessed with him and the symbiote backstory. Returning bottles and cans for 5¢ each, I saved money to collect as many earlier appearances and key books as I could get my hands on,...

Plot: Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and his symbiote pal Venom are on the run following the events of the last film being pursued by adversaries that are both human and not.

Review: Let’s face it – the Venom series has never exactly been a critical darling. Done on a relatively modest scale for Sony’s Spider-Verse and shackled by a PG-13 rating, this Tom Hardy-led franchise has, surprisingly enough, printed money for its home studio. While they’ve never risen above modest, turn-your-brain-off B-movie fare, they’ve been much better than other live-action Spider-verse offerings like Madame Web and Morbius. With this billed as The Last Dance for the character at Sony, does this short-lived franchise end on a high?

Here’s the thing – if you dug the other Venom movies, you’ll probably get a kick out of this one. It’s unapologetically a low-stakes superhero movie, reminiscent...

“Venom: The Last Dance” has swayed into theaters.

The third – and potentially final – chapter of the “Venom” saga, which began in 2018, sees Tom Hardy and his alien symbiote Bff come under attack from a ruthless government agency (led by Chiwetel Ejiofor) and some marauding alien beasts, sent by an ancient space deity (Andy Serkis). It’s pretty much exactly what you would expect from one of these movies, although with noticeably more heart, thanks to Eddie’s involvement with a family. It’s both goofier and much sweeter than the earlier installments. And ripe for much discussion.

TheWrap spoke to writer/director Kelly Marcel, who has been with the franchise since the beginning, and star Tom Hardy about this latest entry in the franchise, what made Marcel such a great choice as director and whether or not they’d ever want to make a hard-r “Venom” feature.

You have both...

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One of the most unexpected cliffhangers from the finale involved Alicent's father Otto Hightower, who had left King's Landing early in the season for parts unknown, although it was suggested he might travel to his home region of the Reach, which he would try to secure for the faction. Apparently that didn't go well, because we...

In the latest Marvel film, ‘Venom: The Last Dance,’ Knull, the God of the Symbiotes, is introduced, making a significant impact on Venom’s universe. Knull becomes Eddie Brock’s arch-nemesis, raising the stakes for potential future movies.

Although Knull’s story is still unclear, rumors suggest he may appear in a possible ‘Venom 4’ and an upcoming Spider-Man film.

Kelly Marcel, the film’s writer and director, recently shared her thoughts on casting Andy Serkis as Knull. She mentioned that Serkis has been considered for the role since ‘Venom 2,’ where he served as director.

Marcel praised Serkis’s talent in CGI motion capture and voice acting, saying, “He’s the greatest. We always knew it would be Andy. We love Andy, and it felt right.”

His casting was influenced by the strong impact he had on the Venom series, starting from his role as director in the second film.

Venom: The Last Dance finally introduces Knull, God of the Symbiotes. The villain has been established as a Multiversal threat on the page and is now considered Eddie Brock's greatest foe. 

We don't know what's next for Knull; if Venom 4 happens, then that's arguably the most likely destination for the character. However, if recent reports are to be believed, we may see the King in Black battle Spider-Man and Venom in the web-slinger's next solo outing. 

Earlier this week, we spoke to Venom: The Last Dance writer/director Kelly Marcel and asked about the decision to cast Venom: Let There Be Carnage director and The Batman star Andy Serkis as Knull. 

"So Knull actually was the first character we went in to design for this movie," the filmmaker explains in the video below. "Before Venom-Horse...Xenophage and Knull were the first two [characters] that went into the works in terms of design.

Venom: The Last Dance is now playing in theaters and the Sony Pictures threequel earned a solid $8.5 million from Thursday preview screenings in the U.S.

This is, however, a franchise low as Venom made $10 million and Venom: Let There Be Carnage grossed $11 million three years later. However, like those, it appears this movie will ultimately exceed expectations at the worldwide box office.

Its projected global opening weekend has risen to $180 million today, a 5% boost from the second movie's $171.6 million haul. Domestically, it's still eyeing a $65 million weekend, but it's likely Venom: The Last Dance will be considered a hit when all is said and done.

A CinemaScore has not been generated at this point but it's scoring 3.5* on Comscore/Screen Engine's PostTrak, which puts it in the same ballpark as Venom (Venom: The Last Dance received 4*).

The Venom movies are largely critic-proof, and it appears fans are enjoying it more than them so far.

In the latest Marvel spectacle, ‘Venom: The Last Dance,’ audiences are introduced to Knull, the God of the Symbiotes, marking a significant addition to Venom’s universe. Knull emerges as Eddie Brock’s arch-nemesis, promising to escalate the stakes in potential future movies.

While the direction of Knull’s story remains shrouded in mystery, rumors suggest he might appear in both a possible ‘Venom 4’ and an upcoming Spider-Man film.

Kelly Marcel, the writer and director of the film, recently shared insights about casting Andy Serkis as Knull. She revealed that Serkis was considered for the role since ‘Venom 2,’ where he directed.

Marcel praised Serkis’s abilities in CGI motion-capture and voice acting, stating, ‘He’s the greatest. We always knew it would be Andy. We love Andy and it felt right.’

The decision to cast Serkis was influenced by his profound impact on the Venom series, dating back to...

No chocolates or human heads to snack on here, only major spoilers for "Venom: The Last Dance."

However you thought the torrid love story between Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and Venom (also Tom Hardy) would end, it's safe to say even the biggest fans never imagined that "Venom: The Last Dance" (which /Film's Chris Evangelista reviewed here) would end things as definitively as it does. The brutish symbiote sacrifices himself to save the world in a blaze of glory, Eddie finally finds some measure of peace, and it all wraps up in a neat and tidy bow. Over the last six years, the "Venom" trilogy has defied expectations and everyday logic to become one of the more successful comic book franchises out there -- despite never once actually pitting Spider-Man supervillain Venom against, you know, Spider-Man himself. But when "Spider-Man: No Way Home" opened up a multiverse of possibilities with all sorts of crossover potential,...

For the last time, Tom Hardy’s Venom is swinging his way to the box office.

Sony’s “Venom: The Last Dance,” the final movie in the Spider-Man villain’s trilogy, has made $8.5 million in Thursday previews at the box office so far.

The threequel is on track to make $65 million in its opening weekend, which would be the lowest debut of the trilogy, comprised of the original 2018 movie “Venom” and its 2021 sequel “Venom: Let There Be Carnage.” “The Last Dance” is on track to launch with $180 million globally and has earned $35.8 million worldwide so far. Even though the “Venom” movies don’t cross over with Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in the MCU, they’ve proven to bring out their hardcore fans despite being unpopular with critics.

The first movie launched with $10 million in previews before making $80 in its opening weekend. It went on to earn a massive $856 million worldwide,...

In Venom: The Last Dance, it's revealed that when Venom saved Eddie Brock's life in 2018's Venom, a Codex was created that solidified their bond. That's reawakened Knull on Klyntar and the King in Black sends his Xenophage to retrieve the key that can free him from his prison.

This is a big change from the comics but one that may have major implications for Venom on screen moving forward.

On the page, a Codex refers to the trace amounts of a Symbiote left in a former host's body. That connects to the Symbiote Hive-Mind which preserves the consciousnesses of hosts, creating an afterlife of sorts. It also doubles as an afterlife for deceased symbiotes, something we see in Venom: The Last Dance when Carnage and Riot are shown seemingly frozen in place.

This has led to Cletus Kasady's Codex, for example, being able to pilot the reborn Carnage Symbiote following his death.

Venom: The Last Dance is this weekend’s widest opener, playing at 622 locations for Sony.

This marks the end of the Tom Hardy-led trilogy, and kicks off with Eddie Brock and the Venom symbiote on the run in Mexico. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans and Stephen Graham also star, with Kelly Marcel, writer of the first two films, directing.

It is the widest release of the trilogy. The second film,Let There Be Carnage, opened in 596 locations in October 2021 – up by 50 from 2018’s Venom. Venom took £5.6m across its first weekend, while Let There Be Carnage grossed £6.2m.