Fresh vs. Rotten
Boasting a 32% Critic score and an 89% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes I think it's safe to say that Venom was a home-run with the average moviegoer but a swing and a miss with critics.
Oddly enough this isn't a very rare occurrence as there have been quite a few times where audiences and critics have disagreed on whether a movie was good or not with two of the most notable instances being with Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl where audiences scored the movie higher than critics did. The good thing is that a high audience score can only bode well for Venoms' box office success as positive word of mouth amongst average moviegoers often boosts a movies' financial success.
Box Office Numbers
The official weekend numbers haven't been finalized as yet but even as I'm typing this right now Box Office Mojo lists Venom as having a $32 million Friday opening and a projected $70 to $80 million dollar opening weekend which is $20 million more than the original tracking which had Venom coming in at $50 to $60 million opening weekend. Cha-Ching!I can't imagine a world where the executives at Sony aren't immediately green-lighting a sequel especially since Venom's titular star, Tom Hardy, is signed on for another two Venom movies which was a smart move on Sony's part.
Boasting a 32% Critic score and an 89% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes I think it's safe to say that Venom was a home-run with the average moviegoer but a swing and a miss with critics.
Oddly enough this isn't a very rare occurrence as there have been quite a few times where audiences and critics have disagreed on whether a movie was good or not with two of the most notable instances being with Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl where audiences scored the movie higher than critics did. The good thing is that a high audience score can only bode well for Venoms' box office success as positive word of mouth amongst average moviegoers often boosts a movies' financial success.
Box Office Numbers
The official weekend numbers haven't been finalized as yet but even as I'm typing this right now Box Office Mojo lists Venom as having a $32 million Friday opening and a projected $70 to $80 million dollar opening weekend which is $20 million more than the original tracking which had Venom coming in at $50 to $60 million opening weekend. Cha-Ching!I can't imagine a world where the executives at Sony aren't immediately green-lighting a sequel especially since Venom's titular star, Tom Hardy, is signed on for another two Venom movies which was a smart move on Sony's part.
My Take
Venom definitely wasn't on my list of the top movies I wanted to see in 2018 and with all the critic reviews basically declaring Venom D.O.A. I didn't bother getting my hopes up about this movie and I expected to leave the theatre disappointed.
And disappointed I was because I let uppity Hollywood critics fool me into thinking I wouldn't like this movie. And I didn't like it. I loved it!
Venom was hilarious, action-packed, and a great time at the movies.
Did it have the best plot? No.
The best dialogue? Nope.
The best CGI? Hell no.
But for what it was, a B-level comic book movie about an alien Symbiote that has come to earth and is using a reporter as its' host, it definitely delivered and I had a great time.
Venom definitely isn't for everyone so if you aren't a huge fan of the superhero/anti-hero genre then you might not enjoy it but if you have an open mind and are looking for a semi-vulgar, laugh out loud, comic book movie about a parasite(Venom doesn't like to be called that FYI) that likes to eat people then Venom is the movie for you.
Next week I'll be reviewing a movie that I've been waiting to see ever since I saw the first trailer and hopefully it's not a Bad Time as the name suggests. Look out for my next post on Saturday at 6pm ET!
-Kay G.
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