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Villain 'Venom' is box office hero in North American theaters
Superhero blockbuster Venom saved the day at the North American box office this weekend, pulling in an estimated $80 million in ticket sales.
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British actor Tom Hardy and British writer Kelly Marcel arrive for the premiere of 'Venom' in California on October 1, 2018. (AFP/Frederic J. Brown)
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uperhero blockbuster Venom saved the day at the North American box office this weekend, pulling in an estimated $80 million in ticket sales, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.
The first movie in Sony's Marvel Universe, it stars Tom Hardy as a journalist who becomes the host for an alien symbiote that gives him superpowers as the popular Spider-Man character.
Venom was panned by critics, but comfortably broke the October opening weekend record by over $20 million, according to Box Office Mojo figures.
In second was another new release, musical romance A Star Is Born, which took in $41.2 million.
The third remake of the 1937 film of the same name, it marks the directing debut of Bradley, who stars as a musician who discovers and falls in love with a young singer played by pop superstar Lady Gaga.
Read also: 'Venom': A CGI-filled hit and miss
Third place went to Warner Bros.'s Smallfoot, with earnings of $14.9 million in its second weekend. The comic family animation tells the story of a group of Yeti who come across a human, with voicing by Channing Tatum, LeBron James and Danny DeVito.
Coming in fourth was last weekend's champion, Universal's Night School, whose earnings dropped nearly $16 million to $12.3 million this weekend.
The raucous comedy stars Kevin Hart as one student in a class of misfits working toward high school diplomas under the firm tutelage of Tiffany Haddish.
Fifth place went to Universal's family-friendly offering The House With a Clock in Its Walls, which slipped from third place last weekend with takings of $7.2 million.
Rounding out this weekend's top 10 were:
A Simple Favor ($3.4 million)
The Nun ($2.6 million)
Hell Fest ($2.1 million)
Crazy Rich Asian ($2.1 million)
The Predator ($900,000)
