Bond box office! No Time to Die debuts domestically with $56M as Venom 2 scores second place at $32M

No Time to Die, the 25th film in the James Bond franchise, debuted domestically with $56M over the weekend with a total $313.3M globally.

Cary Joji Fukunaga’s spy flick starring Daniel Craig and Lashana Lynch fell slightly below expectations ($60M-$70M) considering its $250M–$301M budget.

No Time to Die – co-written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge – centers on the former MI6 agent aka 007 after being retired for five years.  

Not bad! No Time to Die, the 25th film in the James Bond franchise, debuted domestically with $56M over the weekend with a total $313.3M globally

Not bad! No Time to Die, the 25th film in the James Bond franchise, debuted domestically with $56M over the weekend with a total $313.3M globally

It currently has a ‘certified fresh’ 84% critic approval rating (out of 289 reviews) and an 88% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

No Time to Die also features Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes, Billy Magnussen, and Ana de Armas.

Andy Serkis’ Venom: Let There Be Carnage took the No. 2 spot with $32M domestically with a total $185.5M globally since opening September 14.

Tom Hardy and Woody Harrelson star in the superhero sequel, which has a 59% critic approval rating (out of 178 reviews) and an 85% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.   

Better luck next week? Cary Joji Fukunaga's (M) spy flick starring Daniel Craig (L) and Lashana Lynch (R) fell slightly below expectations ($60M-$70M) considering its $250M–$301M budget

Better luck next week? Cary Joji Fukunaga’s (M) spy flick starring Daniel Craig (L) and Lashana Lynch (R) fell slightly below expectations ($60M-$70M) considering its $250M–$301M budget

Curtain call: No Time to Die - co-written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge - centers on the former MI6 agent aka 007 after being retired for five years

Curtain call: No Time to Die – co-written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge – centers on the former MI6 agent aka 007 after being retired for five years

Great reviews! It currently has a 'certified fresh' 84% critic approval rating (out of 289 reviews) and an 88% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes

Great reviews! It currently has a ‘certified fresh’ 84% critic approval rating (out of 289 reviews) and an 88% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes

Ensemble: No Time to Die also features Rami Malek (pictured), Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes, and Ana de Armas

Ensemble: No Time to Die also features Rami Malek (pictured), Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes, and Ana de Armas

The Addams Family 2 – starring Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, and Snoop Dogg – landed in third place with $2.7M domestically for a global total of $35.7M.

The four directors – Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon, Laura Brousseau, and Kevin Pavlovic – could only reap a dismal 23% critic approval rating (out of 82 reviews) and a 69% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings held steady in the No. 4 spot with $1.1M domestically for a global total of $401.5M since opening Labor Day weekend. 

Tasty! Andy Serkis' Venom: Let There Be Carnage took the No. 2 spot with $32M domestically with a total $185.5M globally since opening September 14

Tasty! Andy Serkis’ Venom: Let There Be Carnage took the No. 2 spot with $32M domestically with a total $185.5M globally since opening September 14

Popcorn favorite: Tom Hardy (pictured) and Woody Harrelson star in the superhero sequel, which has a 59% critic approval rating and an 85% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes

Popcorn favorite: Tom Hardy (pictured) and Woody Harrelson star in the superhero sequel, which has a 59% critic approval rating and an 85% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes

Destin Daniel Cretton’s action-packed MCU movie stars Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Meng’er Zhang, Fala Chen, Michelle Yeoh, Ben Kingsley, and Tony Leung.

In fifth place was Alan Taylor’s Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark with $400K domestically and $8.3M total globally in its second weekend.

In it, Michael Gandolfini takes over Tony Soprano from his late father James Gandolfini alongside Vera Farmiga, Leslie Odom Jr., Jon Bernthal, and Corey Stoll.

Spooky and kooky: The Addams Family 2 - starring Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, and Snoop Dogg - landed in third place with $2.7M domestically for a global total of $35.7M

Spooky and kooky: The Addams Family 2 – starring Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, and Snoop Dogg – landed in third place with $2.7M domestically for a global total of $35.7M

Lasting power: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings held steady in the No. 4 spot with $1.1M domestically for a global total of $401.5M since opening Labor Day weekend

Lasting power: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings held steady in the No. 4 spot with $1.1M domestically for a global total of $401.5M since opening Labor Day weekend

Origin tale: In fifth place was Alan Taylor's Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark with $400K domestically and $8.3M total globally in its second weekend

Origin tale: In fifth place was Alan Taylor’s Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark with $400K domestically and $8.3M total globally in its second weekend

source: dailymail.co.uk