Venom 3 Box Office Posts Unexpected Domestic & Global Numbers By , directed by Kelly Marcel and starring Tom Hardy, premiered in US theaters on October 25, 2024, opening below projections. The film has a 37% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. However, it performed well in international markets, especially in China, achieving the highest superhero opening there since 2019’s Spider-Man: Far From Home.
In contrast, the weak domestic performance suggests potential box-office fatigue for Sony’s Venom franchise in North America. Venom 3’s domestic box office starts slow, but cruises internationally Sony’s Venom: The Last Dance saw contrasting results in its opening weekend, achieving a solid global box office of $175 million but underperforming in the United States (via ). Domestically, the movie earned $51 million, falling short of the $65 million projection.
This was significantly less than its predecessors, Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage, which opened with $80 million and $90 million, respectively. However, international markets helped boost the film’s overall earnings, especially with a strong debut in China. Overseas audiences contributed $124 million from 64 international markets, ranking it as the third-largest Hollywood release internationally in 2024, after Inside Out 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine.
The film earned $46 million in China, achieving the biggest Hollywood opening in the country for 2024. This also marked the highest superhero debut in China since.