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‘Venom 3’ Leads Box Office Again, A24’s ‘Heretic’ Scares Up $11 Million Debut in Sleepy Weekend
"Venom 3" lead the box office over two newcomers, A24's horror thriller "Heretic" and Lionsgate's family friendly "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever."
The third and final installment in Sony’s comic book trilogy has added $16.2 million from 3,905 North American theaters, down 40% from the prior frame and enough to lead over two newcomers, A24’s horror thriller “ Heretic ” and Lionsgate’s family friendly “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.” The movie, directed by Dallas Jenkins (“The Chosen”) and starring Judy Greer, Pete Holmes and Lauren Graham, received an 89% average on Rotten Tomatoes and “A” grade on CinemaScore. “Two and a half weeks before Thanksgiving, the film is getting a jump on the other broad-appeal holiday releases,” Gross says, referring to Amazon’s Christmas comedy “Red One,” with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson playing Santa’s head of security, on Nov. 15, followed by Paramount’s “Gladiator II” and Universal’s “Wicked” on Nov. 22, and Disney’s “Moana 2” on Nov. 27.
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