The latest installment is co-written by Hardy and Kelly Marcel and directed by Marcel. Deadline projects Venom: The Last Dance will earn $52 million in North American ticket sales this weekend in 4,131 venues—a good chunk less than the $65 million opening that was initially projected for the movie.

Venom: The Last Dance” is two-stepping slower than its series predecessors in North America, after chowing down on $22 million from 4,131 domestic theaters across Friday and previews. That’s well below the first-day debuts of both the first “Venom” in 2018 ($32 million) and its 2021 sequel “Let There Be Carnage” ($37 million).