THE LAST DANCE reaches an impressive milestone: RED ONE coincides with the second release of BLACK ADAM this weekend

Venom: The Last Dance did not achieve the same level of success as I And Venom: Let There Be Carnagealthough Sony Pictures is probably happy enough with the threequel after SSU’s back-to-back flops Morbius And Madame Web (according to early tracking, Kraven the Hunter may be next).

Despite stiff competition from Wicked And Gladiator II both at home and abroad, Venom: The Last Dance This weekend, the worldwide box office hit $456.4 million, becoming the tenth highest-grossing film of 2024.

It’s pushing Beetlejuice Beetlejuice crossed off the list and is behind three Chinese films along with Kung Fu Panda 4 ($549.2 million), Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ($571.8 million), Dune: Part Two ($714.4 million), Despicable Me 4 ($968.6 million), Deadpool and Wolverine ($1.34 billion) and Inside Out 2 ($1.7 billion).

This is a good result, although it shows that cinemas are still trying to bounce back from the pandemic.

Of course, there’s little to be done to improve the situation on this front – it’s a box office flop like Red One. Despite being a Christmas movie directed by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Chris Evans and JK Simmons, it debuted last weekend with a dismal $32.1 million after costing more than $200 million to produce .

Earning $13.2 million in its second weekend, Red OneDomestic traffic rose to $52.9 million. However, this also represents a sharp decline of -59%, which is in line with 2022 levels. Black Adam (This was the worst second-weekend failure of Johnson’s career). So, Red One repeated a very unfavorable record and once again cast doubt on The Rock’s box office performance.

On the other hand, it is expected to bounce back around Thanksgiving with the release of Disney Animation. Moana 2.

While we are still waiting for final numbers, Wicked believed to have opened in North America to $114 million compared to Gladiator IIis 55.5 million dollars. The former is also significantly exceeding expectations overseas and is shaping up to be one of the biggest hits of the year.

“With Red One, we set out to make a film that could be enjoyed on the biggest screen,” Johnson said earlier this month in comments that later went viral. “By law, the largest screens are Imax. I was halfway through filming Red and had the opportunity to watch Oppenheimer. I watched in the IMAX theater where Christopher Nolan watches and shows his films.”

“He and Emma (Thomas), his wife. I even asked to be allowed to sit where Chris was sitting. They said, “Chris is sitting here.” I’m watching Oppenheimer. It was amazing, but I thought, “Damn, Red’s game on this screen and with this technology might be over.” he continued. “I remember texting (director Jake Kasdan) a photo of my bare chest and a photo of the screen, and we realized how cool (IMAX) would be.”

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