China Venom returned 7.4× its production cost, earning $856.1M against a $116.0M budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
“The world has enough Superheroes.”
Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of Venom, a violent, super powerful alien symbiote. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.
The 2017–2019 China Window
248 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Venom sits at position #117.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Venom. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedSonic the Hedgehog
★ 7.3 · Japan
2 sharedThe Super Mario Bros. Movie
★ 7.8 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball Super: Super Hero
★ 7.9 · Japan
2 sharedOnce Upon a Time… in Hollywood
★ 7.4 · China
2 sharedIron Man: Rise of Technovore
★ 5.9 · Japan
2 sharedScott Pilgrim vs. the World
★ 7.5 · Japan
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Venom premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 52m runtime, production spent $1.0M per minute on screen and earned $7.6M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #418 of 946 China films indexed here (56th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Science Fiction productions specifically: #11 of 41 (top 27%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, English, Malay |
| Production Companies | Matt Tolmach Productions, Pascal Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Tencent Pictures, Arad Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 52m |
| Release Date | September 28, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt1270797 |
| Official Site | www.sonypictures.com |