The major Hollywood studios always knew the post-presidential election weekend was going to be especially quiet this year as they avoided releasing big event films. This allowed Sony’s Venom: The Last Dance to stay atop the domestic box office chart in its third weekend with an estimated $16.2 million from 3,905 theaters for a domestic tally of $114.8 million.
Indie producer A24 decided to open Heretic nationwide. Its debut marks Hugh Grant’s best opening as a leading man in more than 20 years thanks to great reviews and a huge turnout out among moviegoers between ages 18-35, which made up 67 percent of all ticket buyers. The cat-and-mouse thriller follows two young Mormon missionaries (Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East) who knock on the wrong door.
The top 10 movies of thew weekend, as of Sunday, November 10 are as follows:
| # | Title | Worldwide Wknd | Intl Wknd | Dom Wknd | Worldwide Cume | Intl Cume | Dom Cume | Intl | Terrs | Dom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venom: The Last Dance | $49,225,000 | $33,000,000 | $16,225,000 | $394,218,738 | $279,400,000 | $114,818,738 | SPE | 67 | SNY |
| 2 | Red One | $26,600,000 | $26,600,000 | $26,600,000 | $26,600,000 | WBI | 75 | |||
| 3 | Wild Robot, The | $15,641,000 | $8,991,000 | $6,650,000 | $292,481,835 | $161,594,000 | $130,887,835 | UPI | 81 | UNI |
| 4 | Heretic | $12,633,155 | $1,617,100 | $11,016,055 | $16,263,055 | $5,247,000 | $11,016,055 | MULTI | 5 | A24 |
| 5 | Paddington in Peru | $12,335,271 | $12,335,271 | $12,335,271 | $12,335,271 | STDC | 1 | |||
| 6 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 | $11,708,365 | $10,940,000 | $768,365 | $38,646,777 | $34,820,000 | $3,826,777 | MULTI | 18 | SHREEINTL |
| 7 | Singham Again | $11,684,731 | $10,900,000 | $784,731 | $41,459,636 | $37,520,000 | $3,939,636 | MULTI | 20 | MOVIEGOERS |
| 8 | Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The | $11,100,000 | $11,100,000 | $11,100,000 | $11,100,000 | 1 | LGF | |||
| 9 | Untold Story, The | $11,072,000 | $11,072,000 | $11,072,300 | $11,072,300 | MYWY | 1 | |||
| 10 | Smile 2 | $8,700,000 | $3,700,000 | $5,000,000 | $123,640,024 | $63,100,000 | $60,540,024 | PPI | 63 | PAR |
