However, a start somewhere in the mid-to-high teens is the more prudent projection for the Ryan Reynolds original IP.īut in regards to Venom 2 and Hotel Transylvania 4, stay tuned. Should Disney/20th Century Studios’ Free Guy best a $20M start, that’s a very good sign for the U.S./Canada marketplace. Nonetheless, we’ll see this weekend how bad these Delta variant headwinds are on the box office this weekend. It’s a big franchise for Sony and if they kept the film threatrical, they’ll need the power of offshore markets to do so. Through three movies, Hotel Transylvania has grossed $1.36 billion worldwide. Sony has an output deal with Netflix, but it’s not an absolute that the streamer is getting Hotel Transylvania 4.

I’ve heard that Addams Family 2 cannot move due to the fact that the film is tied in with lucrative promotional partners. Hotel Transylvania 4 is currently in a release date pickle: The Sony movie moved out of summer to the first weekend of October where MGM/UAR already has Addams Family 2. A box office face-off for those titles would be a recipe for cannibalization.

Paramount moved the eOne live-action CGI pic Clifford the Big Red Dog out of 2021, TBD for now. With vaccine cards being required at theaters in the NYC market - and possibly soon LA, too - and the under 12 population being unvaccinated, it’s given some distributors with family releases pause. Again, Sony is still figuring out what to do. Hotel Transylvania 4 may be going to streaming. Also, keep in mind, overseas markets continue to be in a greater funk than domestic with various closures and capacity issues. The first 2018 movie ultimately charted the second-best opening for October with $80.2M domestic, a $213.5M stateside and $856M WW final (the pic owned the October record for one year prior to the arrival of Warner Bros. The Andy Serkis-directed Sony/Marvel title is a pure theatrical release as the Culver City lot doesn’t mess around with dynamic windows. 8 and Warner Bros./HBO Max’s Dune on Oct. 15 is that Venom 2 would be up against Universal/Blumhouse/Miramax’s Halloween Kills, and in the wake of MGM/UAR’s 007 title No Time to Die on Oct. 15 I hear Sony hasn’t decided what the new date is or whether they’ll continue to stay put on Sept. In the case of Venom 2, it’s to another destination on the release calendar. Jalmari Helander's 'Immortal' Begins Shoot Sony-EbonyLife Writer Program Sky Germany Slate Daniel Bruhl Zurich Jury Genghis Khan Feature - Global BriefsĮXCLUSIVE, 9:28AM: We’re hearing very loud rumblings from exhibition that Sony is poised to relocate Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, but in two very different ways. For exhibition’s hope, let’s hope theatrical stays this competitive during October. 8 and before Warner Bros/Legendary/HBO Max’s on Oct.

Venom 2 follows in the wake of MGM/UAR’s No Time to Die on Oct.

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