It may feel like the movies have been saturated with superheroes and comic book movies, but there certainly is no superhero fatigue, and the latest film to be released, “Venom,” proves that.
“Venom” stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, the journalist who bonds to an alien symbiote to become the Spider-Man villain/antihero called Venom. The film was directed by Ruben Fleischer and was made with a $100 million budget.
Though Venom’s origin is tied tightly to Spider-Man in the Marvel Comics universe, Sony is using Venom as a starter for its own universe of films focused on Spider-Man supporting characters. Sony hopes to focus on other characters such as Morbius, Black Cat, Silver Sable, and Nightwatch. “
“Venom” has livened up the fall movie-going season with the best October weekend of all time in North America. Tom Hardy’s superhero solo tale “Venom” snagged $80 million at 4,250 sites for Sony and Marvel, beating out the Lady Gaga-starring remake of “A Star Is Born,” which earned an estimated $42.6 million at 3,686 locations for Warner Bros.
“Venom” smashed the record for an October opening while also dominating at the international box office with $125.2 million, setting an international record for an October opening.
While some questioned and doubted a solo Venom movie — many feared it would be a flop like Halle Berry’s 2004 “Catwoman” — they still seemed curios as to what a storyline focusing on Venom without a Spider-Man focus would be like. As a character, Venom was popular enough that people really did want to see him in a solo movie.
By: Maytinee Kramer
