Early numbers are telling me $8M in Thursday previews for “Venom: The Last Dance,” which should result in a $50M+ opening weekend. Yes, it’s a poor performance for the $120M costing sequel, but its numbers in China are astounding and it could very well result in a $165M worldwide gross over the weekend. In fact, by Sunday evening, the film’s China gross could potentially match the stateside numbers.
Paul Greengrass’ "The Uprising," starring Andrew Garfield, opened to $3.2M from 2,068 theaters this weekend. Yikes. The budget hasn’t been disclosed, but is said to be in the $20-$30M range.