Second only to "Avengers 3"! "Venom" shocked the mainland with a 230 million yuan opening day

According to domestic media reports, the superhero movie "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" jointly produced by Marvel and Sony was officially released in China yesterday. It raked in 230 million yuan at the box office on the first day, ranking second in the opening box office among the imported films introduced this year, second only to "Avengers 3".

On Friday, the national single-day total box office surged to 267 million, setting a record for the best performance since October 3 during the National Day Golden Week.

According to preliminary statistics, the market closed at 270 million on Friday; "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" took 239 million on the first day (including 17.67 million at the premiere); "Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer" took 26.9 million on the first day (including 430,000 at the premiere); "Hello, Zhihua" took 13.3 million on the first day (including 100,000 at the premiere); "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" took 980,000, with a cumulative total of 105 million; "The Hurricane" took 690,000, with a cumulative total of 88.12 million; "A Street Cat Named Bob" took 550,000, with a cumulative total of 47.8 million; "My Enemy is a Dog" took 620,000 on the first day (including 110,000 at the premiere).

The film market continued to hit a freezing point in November, but the blockbuster "Venom" finally broke the deadlock, with the first-day box office successfully breaking the 200 million mark. On Friday, the national single-day comprehensive box office soared to 267 million, setting a record for the best performance since October 3 during the National Day Golden Week.

Venom's first-day box office revenue exceeded 200 million yuan, accounting for more than 80% of the market. This performance is second only to Avengers 3 (387 million yuan on the first day excluding midnight screenings) among superhero movies in 2018, and ranks sixth in the history of imported films, second only to Fast & Furious 8, Avengers 3, Fast & Furious 7, Transformers 5 and Warcraft. It's a good start, and the subsequent development of Venom is worth looking forward to.

The first-day box office of "Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer" exceeded 26 million, which was 60% higher than the previous record of the series "Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Hell". Iwai Shunji's "Hello, Zhihua" had a box office of over 13 million on the first day. It was severely suppressed by the other two new films and had a disadvantage in the scheduling. It was also the highest-grossing domestic film after the National Day. All the old films were cut, and only "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" barely broke the million mark.