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Villain 'Venom' is box office hero in North American theaters

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/10/08/20181008-venom.jpg"/><figcaption>A scene from &#x27;Venom.&#x27; Handout</figcaption></figure></div>LOS ANGELES -- Superhero blockbuster &quot;Venom&quot; 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 film, the official launch of Sony&#x27;s Marvel Universe, stars Tom Hardy as a journalist who becomes the host for an alien symbiote that gives him superpowers.The character is a villain in the &quot;Spider-Man&quot; comic book world.Despite being panned by critics, the movie comfortably broke the October opening weekend record by more than $20 million, according to Box Office Mojo figures.In second place was another new release, musical romance &quot;A Star Is Born,&quot; which took in $41.25 million.The third remake of the 1937 film of the same name, it marks the directing debut of Bradley Cooper, who stars as a musician who discovers and falls in love with a young singer played by pop superstar Lady Gaga.Third place went to Warner Bros.&#x27;s &quot;Smallfoot,&quot; 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&#x27;s champion, Universal&#x27;s &quot;Night School,&quot; 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&#x27;s family-friendly offering &quot;The House With a Clock in Its Walls,&quot; which slipped from third place last weekend with takings of $7.3 million.Rounding out this weekend&#x27;s top 10 were:&quot;A Simple Favor&quot; ($3.4 million) &quot;The Nun&quot; ($2.6 million) &quot;Hell Fest&quot; ($2.1 million) &quot;Crazy Rich Asians&quot; ($2.1 million) &quot;The Predator&quot; ($900,000)© Agence France-Presse

Superhero 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.

Superhero 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.