The symbiote sequel looks to reach a $181.5 million domestic haul after the weekend. SonyвЂ™s follow-up featuring the Marvel Comics antihero earned $2.43 million on Friday. вЂњVenom: Let There Be CarnageвЂќ is projected to land at fourth. The 007 entry crossed the $100 million mark at the domestic box office earlier this week, an achievement that only seven other releases have reached in 2021. Daniel CraigвЂ™s final outing as James Bond is projected to earn $11.81 million in its third weekend and reach a total domestic haul of $120 million. MGM and UARвЂ™s вЂњ No Time to DieвЂќ looks to take bronze. In addition to theaters, вЂњHalloween KillsвЂќ is available to view on NBCUniversalвЂ™s streaming service Peacock. The heavier drop could be a result of a less enthusiastic response from critics and audiences - the 2018 entry earned a вЂњB+вЂќ CinemaScore, while вЂњKillsвЂќ landed a вЂњB-вЂќ - but also likely is that the film is weathering the effects of a hybrid digital release. For comparison, 2018вЂ™s вЂњHalloweenвЂќ fell 58.8% in its second weekend. Universal Pictures, Miramax and BlumhouseвЂ™s horror sequel is projected to earn $14.23 million in its second weekend, marking a sharp 71% drop from its opening haul. The sophomore outing of вЂњ Halloween KillsвЂќ is the projected box office runner-up. Zach Galifianakis stars as the voice of Ron, a malfunctioning robotic buddy, alongside Jack Dylan Grazer, Ed Helms, Justice Smith, Rob Delaney, Kylie Cantrall, Ricardo Hurtado and Olivia Colman. Since then, вЂњRonвЂ™s Gone WrongвЂќ has faced numerous delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film fell under DisneyвЂ™s umbrella through the companyвЂ™s acquisition of 21st Century Fox in 2019. Disney and 20th CenturyвЂ™s animated film opened to $2.3 million on Friday and is projected to draw a muted three-day haul of $7.07 million. Headed for a fifth place showing is вЂњRonвЂ™s Gone Wrong,вЂќ the weekendвЂ™s other major wide release. The science-fiction epic cost $165 million and boasts an impressive cast including TimothГ©e Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan SkarsgГҐrd, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, Jason Momoa and Javier Bardem. вЂњDuneвЂќ centers on a group of aristocratic dynasties warring for control of a desert planet that contains a natural resource, dubbed вЂњspice,вЂќ of enormous value. вЂњDuneвЂќ had also already grossed $130 million from international markets heading into the weekend. Though its HBO Max release may be softening вЂњDuneвЂ™sвЂќ impact at the box office, WarnerMedia chair Ann Sarnoff indicated to Varie ty that the studio will take HBO Max viewership numbers into account in its decision to back a sequel. The decision for a hybrid release of вЂњDuneвЂќ was met by derision from director Denis Villeneuve in a Variety guest column in Dec. The studio is releasing its entire theatrical slate day-and-date on its streamer as a means of bolstering subscription numbers and accounting for the muted box office of the pandemic era.

has also debuted вЂњDuneвЂќ simultaneously on HBO Max as part of a year-long strategy.

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