"Venom: The Last Dance" Is Now 10th-Biggest Hit of 2024 at Global Box Office

Sony's "Venom: The Last Dance" finished its fifth weekend of release on the cusp of passing what could be its final global box office milestone.

The achievement saw it become the 10th-biggest hit of the year — no mean feat for a movie that was written off after its less-than-inspiring debut. 

Directed by debutante Kelly Marcel, "Venom: The Last Dance" features Tom Hardy in the titular role, returning for the third time after two blockbuster hits under his belt. 

With $133 million domestically and another $322 million from overseas markets, "Venom: The Last Dance" has now grossed over $456 million globally. This takes the movie past "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" $451 million lifetime haul to become the 10th-biggest hit of 2024 at the global box office. 

Produced on a reported budget of $120 million, "Venom: The Last Dance" defied expectations to become a bona fide hit in China, where it has grossed nearly $100 million. 

Andy Serkis's "Venom: Let There Be Carnage", the second entry in the franchise, couldn’t secure a release in the Middle Kingdom for a variety of reasons, such as post-pandemic paranoia, international sanctions, and China’s loyalty to its local industry. 

However, the first Venom installment was a resounding success in the Middle Kingdom, grossing around $270 million there in 2018. 

Directed by Ruben Fleischer, the original Venom film grossed over $850 million globally, cementing the character as a worthy adversary to Tom Holland’s Spider-Man. That being said, the two foes haven’t crossed paths, despite their films basically being set in the same universe. 

While Sony made an agreement with Disney to make Holland’s version of Spider-Man appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it continued to distribute solo films featuring the character. 

At the same time, it branched out by launching its own shared universe of superhero films, which includes the three Venom movies, as well as the legendary duds "Morbius" and "Madame Web". Sony’s Spider-Man spin-off franchise will continue with the upcoming Kraven the Hunter film.