Tom Hardy’s final outing as the symbiote antihero in Venom: The Last Dance has concluded its theatrical run. Fans and industry analysts alike have been keenly watching its performance. Let’s dive into the domestic box office numbers for Venom: The Last Dance and see how it fared.
Released on October 25th, Venom: The Last Dance served as the third installment in Sony’s Spider-Man universe spinoff series. The film promised a high-stakes narrative: “Eddie Brock and Venom must make a devastating decision as they’re pursued by a mysterious military man and alien monsters from Venom’s home world.” Starring alongside Hardy were Juno Temple, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rhys Ifans, and Stephen Graham, adding further star power to the PG-13 rated movie.
Venom: The Last Dance movie poster featuring Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock and the Venom symbiote, promoting the film’s theatrical release.
According to reports, Venom: The Last Dance officially exited theaters on Sunday, December 29, 2024. On its final day, playing in a limited 27 North American venues, it earned $6,352. This brought its total domestic box office gross to $139,728,533. While these final numbers trickled in at the very end of the year, the main theatrical run concluded earlier in December.
Globally, Venom: The Last Dance expanded its reach significantly. Combining its domestic earnings with a robust $337,128,915 from international markets, the film achieved a worldwide box office gross of $476,857,448. This nearly half-billion-dollar figure highlights the global appeal of the Venom character and the franchise.
Considering its reported production budget of $110 million (before marketing and distribution costs), Venom: The Last Dance can be viewed as a financial success. But how does it stack up against its predecessors in the Venom trilogy?
Venom Trilogy Box Office Performance: A Comparative Look
The Venom movie saga began with the original Venom film, released on October 5, 2018. That film set a high bar, raking in $213.5 million domestically and a massive $642.5 million internationally, culminating in a worldwide gross of $856 million. This was achieved against a $116 million production budget (before P&A), establishing Venom as a box office force.
A dynamic scene from “Venom: The Last Dance” showcasing the CGI rendering of the Venom symbiote alongside Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, emphasizing the action and visual effects of the movie.
The sequel, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, arrived on October 1, 2021, capitalizing on the first film’s success and introducing the popular villain Carnage. Let There Be Carnage mirrored the domestic performance of the first film with $213.5 million in North American theaters. However, its international earnings were lower at nearly $288 million, resulting in a worldwide box office of $501 million.
While Venom: The Last Dance finished third in the trilogy in terms of box office earnings, it’s important to consider the broader context. In 2024, Sony’s Spider-Man universe faced challenges with films like Madame Web and Kraven the Hunter underperforming. Madame Web grossed a mere $100.2 million worldwide against an $80 million budget, and Kraven the Hunter struggled even more, earning just $53.8 million globally against a $110 million budget.
In this light, Venom: The Last Dance‘s nearly $477 million worldwide gross represents a relative success for Sony. It outperformed Madame Web and Kraven the Hunter significantly, proving the enduring popularity of the Venom character even if it didn’t reach the heights of the first two films.
For fans who missed Venom: The Last Dance in theaters, the film is now available for purchase or rental on digital streaming platforms, ensuring its continued accessibility to audiences worldwide.
Conclusion: Venom’s Box Office Dance Concludes Respectably
Venom: The Last Dance concludes the Tom Hardy Venom trilogy with a respectable box office performance. While not reaching the heights of the original Venom, it still delivered solid numbers, especially when viewed against the backdrop of other recent Sony/Marvel releases. The film’s domestic box office of nearly $140 million and worldwide gross of almost $477 million underscore the enduring appeal of Venom and the franchise’s profitability for Sony Pictures. As the theatrical curtains close on Venom: The Last Dance, its box office legacy marks a fitting end to this chapter of the symbiote saga.
