According to Sony's website, the theatrical release date of "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" has been moved up by two weeks to October 1, 2012.
Following a smash box office success for Disney's "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," the new date for "Venom 2" follows the release of the highly anticipated sequel.
According to Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore, the four-day holiday weekend box-office results for "Shang-Chi" were $90 million after it had earned $75.5 million in its first three days.
These numbers show that fans are willing to go to the movies, despite Covid concerns.
Cinemas have had a difficult time recovering from the pandemic shutdowns. They were also affected by a lack of new shows. The content that did reach theaters was available on streaming services in some cases concurrently.
"Shang-Chi", the first Marvel Studios film to be exclusively shown in cinemas since the outbreak of the pandemic, was the first. "Shang-Chi," starring Simu Liu, Awkwafina and Awkwafina made history by being Marvel's first film to feature an Asian protagonist.
"Black Widow," which was released in July, premiered in theaters and on Disney+ prime access the same day. This caused a row over Scarlett Johansson’s salary.
The first "Venom", which grossed $855 million worldwide, was the sixth-highest-grossing movie of all time.
Director Andy Serkis of "Lord of the Rings", "Venom" was originally scheduled for October 2020. Due to pandemic-related complications, the release date was moved to September 2021, June 2021 and Oct. 15 respectively.
The thriller stars Tom Hardy playing Eddie Brock, a.k.a. Venom is a reporter who has a superhuman power due to the alien symbiote he shares with him. Michelle Williams plays Anne Weying and Woody Harrelson is the main villain Cletus Kasady (a.k.a. Carnage and Naomie Harris as Frances Barrison (a.k.a. Shriek.
According to NBC News tabulations, the United States has seen more than 40,000,000 covid cases and 651,690 death.
This report was contributed by Sarah Whitten, CNBC.
