'Venom' & 'ASIB' Reign Atop Box Office for Second Weekend in a Row

[Cupid Boy 410]

It wasn't quite as close as we thought it might be at the top of the box office, but last weekend's top two films definitely disappoint. Sony's Venom held on even better than expected, delivering a second weekend at #1 while Warner Bros.'s A Star is Born continued to shine. As for the weekend's three new wide releases, Universal's First Man led the way, narrowly edging out Sony's Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween for third place on the weekend chart while Fox's Bad Times at the El Royale fell outside the top five.

With an estimated $35.7 million, Sony's Venom dropped just 55% in its second weekend as the film's domestic cume now totals $143 million after just ten days in release. Heading into the weekend a drop of 60%+ seemed most likely considering historical precedence, but the film continues to outperform expectations, holding on similarly to Logan, which dipped just 56.9% in its second weekend.

In the runner-up position for a second weekend in a row is WB's A Star is Born, which dropped just 35% in its sophomore frame for an estimated $28 million. The film's domestic cume is now just shy of $95 million after ten days in release.

Internationally, A Star is Born dipped just -14% compared to last weekend, bringing in an estimated $20.2 million from 65 markets for an overseas cume that now tops $41 million. Among the weekend's new markets, Italy led the way with a $2 million debut followed by openings in Brazil ($1.4m); Mexico ($1.3m); South Korea ($1.2m); and Taiwan ($1.1m). The film's top market is the UK with $12.3 million and next weekend sees A Star is Born open in Australia after which Japan will be the only market where the film is still to release as it doesn't debut there until December 21.

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4447

[mrlemon 577]

Everybody should go see it again

[LibraOctober98 3,495]

I'll be giving her another $11.59 this Friday

[Kimmo 80,603]

So it won’t be #1 for the second weekend?  

[Hyoha 1,613]

No matter how you look at it, ASIB is slaying and making a ton of money. Nothing can really compete with superhero movies these days for a number 1 spot, but who cares?

[DiscoHeaven23 35,007]

Bad Romance is SHOOK

[River 116,164]

Look at First Man then look at ASIB, we are winning.

Leave Venom out of this, think like it doesn't exist

[Miracle 14,068]

ASIB's stability, especially worldwide is fantastic. I can see the movie doing +350M

[Fish 6,118]

9 minutes ago, DiscoHeaven23 said:

Bad Romance is SHOOK

looool the cross reference is real 

[Coop 15,354]

17 minutes ago, Cupid Boy said:

It wasn't quite as close as we thought it might be at the top of the box office, but last weekend's top two films definitely disappoint. Sony's Venom held on even better than expected, delivering a second weekend at #1 while Warner Bros.'s A Star is Born continued to shine.

Idig, why do they say the movies disappoint, and then they praise box office earnings for both of them 

[NCgaga 4,321]

4 minutes ago, Coop said:

Idig, why do they say the movies disappoint, and then they praise box office earnings for both of them 

It’s a missprint.

[Juanjo 2,139]

I was hoping for a simultaneous #1 album and movie, but what matters is longevity. Still very impressive. Congrats, ASIB! 

[DiscoHeaven23 35,007]

PS, at this rate it will become one of the top 10 grossing films of 2018 (in the US), within a month

[Galagala 4,609]

The box office of "First Man" for its first week looks really awful. 

It's originally estimated at about  $28M+.

 

[Leblanc 2,454]

12 minutes ago, Coop said:

Idig, why do they say the movies disappoint, and then they praise box office earnings for both of them 

I was thinking this exactly

I had to read it like 5 times to make sure I wasn't seeing it wrong