Having faced a series of its own date changes, the film had been anticipated by many as a potential turning point that would help resuscitate moviegoing around the globe. And, it’s not just 007 making turnstiles spin. Sony’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage had a record-breaking early opening in Russia while domestically it devoured a stellar $90.1M debut.
Mooky Greidinger, CEO of the world’s second largest exhibitor, Cineworld, tells Deadline, “In the UK, we had the best weekend of the last more than two years. We are very satisfied with the (Bond) results, it’s beyond expectations.” Performance at Cineworld’s cinemas in Poland and other markets in Central Europe and Israel were “outstanding” as well. The weekend results, “proved that people really waited for Bond.”
formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.