Sony/Columbia’s “Venom: The Last Dance” went unchallenged in its second weekend at the box office, staying atop the charts with a $26 million second weekend.
Despite having the lowest CinemaScore of the “Venom” trilogy, “The Last Dance” is holding its drop to just 49% from its $51 million opening weekend. It is still on pace to be the lowest grossing film in the series but will profit theatrically thanks to help from overseas grosses, including $70.6 million from China, as the film now has a $317 million worldwide total.
Domestically, where the film has a $90 million total, “Venom 3” has one more weekend without significant competition before the arrival of Universal’s “Wicked” and Paramount’s “Gladiator II,” which are expected to combine for more than $150 million in North American grosses on their opening weekend.