History Awesome / Venom2018

* The movie effortlessly shattered the opening box office record for the month of October, defeating its top competitor ''Film/AStarIsBorn2018''. It is also sitting comfortably at an 89% Audience Score at Rotten Tomatoes, [[AndYouThoughtItWouldFail in spite of]] the negative and vitriolic reviews from many of the mainstream critics and news sites. This after a negative campaign was run on Twitter by Lady Gaga fans with bot accounts attempting to undermine the success of the movie makes it all the more awesome a triumph.
** It also managed to keep it's record despite some tough competition coming from ''Film/{{Halloween|2018}}''.

* As of October 15th, without even 2 weeks being over Venom has stayed as the top grosser for two weekends in a row, gaining a domestic gross of $142 million and an overall world wide collection over $370 million. Let's just say AndYouThoughtItWouldFail would be an understatement.
** And after going through 3 weekends at Oct 22, without an month being over Venom has a worldwide BO over $460 million. Despite the feeling's whoever has on the matter, Sony's Spider verse will happen.
* The film also opened with $111 million in China, which is the second highest opening for a superhero movie in that country just after ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''. And before another week was over it scored another $34 million there, while simultaneously managing to reach over $200 million in the domestic box office, making upto ''$700'' overall worldwide. Seriously, when is the sequel coming?
* Come Thanksgiving, ''Venom'' has grossed over 800 million worldwide, becoming fifth highest grossing film of 2018. It is also second-highest superhero debut behind only ''Film/BlackPanther'' and one of the Top 5 Superhero solo movies, behind only ''Film/IronMan3'', ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' and ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''.
* Venom is now considered to be the most profitable Spider-Man verse movie based on its budget and gross... and it doesn't even have Spider-Man in it.

* About a day after the first [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Mv98Gr5pY Official Trailer]] dropped, it became the number 1 trending video on YouTube with over 30 million views. Eventually reaching all the way up to 70 million.

* Venom is now considered to be the most profitable Spider-Man movie based on its budget and gross... and it doesn't even have Spider-Man in it.

* The film also opened with $111 million in China, which is the second highest opening for a superhero movie in that country just after ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''. And before another week was ove it scored another $34 million there, while simultaneously managing to reach over $200 million in the domestic box office, making upto ''$700'' overall worldwide. Seriously, when is the sequel coming?

* The film also opened with $111 million in China, which is the second highest opening for a superhero movie in that country just after ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''. And before another week was ove it scored another 34 million there, while simultaneously managing to reach over 200 million in the domestic box office. Seriously, when is the sequel coming?

* The film also opened with $111 million in China, which is the second highest opening for a superhero movie in that country just after ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''. Seriously, when is the sequel coming?

* Venom is now considered to be the most profitable Spider-Man movie based on it's budget and gross... and it doesn't even have Spider-Man in it.

* After Eddie gives another belly-aching spiel about [[NeverMyFault how Drake ruined his career and his engagement]], it's Anne who finally calls out Eddie and makes a point Roland had ''nothing'' to do with his misfortunes: they were all bi-products of ''Eddie's'' own choice to tell on Roland, without considering the consequences it would have on himself or his loved ones.

* After Eddie gives another belly-aching spiel about [[NeverMyFault how Roland ruined his career and his engagement]], it's Anne who finally calls out Eddie and makes a point Roland had ''nothing'' to do with his misfortunes: they were all bi-products of ''Eddie's'' own choice to tell on Roland, without considering the consequences it would have on himself or his loved ones.

* The "Protect and Serve" clip has Venom delivering a CurbStompBattle to SWAT. Higlights include Venom catching a gas grenade, shrugging off explosives and bullets and delivering MetronomicManMashing to the cop who fired them.

*** Extra points for Eddie's finishing move being a signature one from the action movies ''Film/{{Undisputed}}'' and ''Film/NeverBackDown''.

* A symbiote tentacle grabs an untransformed Eddie's neck just in time to pull him away from an attack coming from behind

* The 'Protect And Sever' clip from the trailers makes it to the film itself albeit much longer, and it is glorious.

--> Eddie: You do not wanna do this, trust me. \\
SWAT Leader: Mask! \\
SWAT Trooper: Copy! \\
Eddie: Alright, have it your own way... [[HulkingOut Mask]]! \\
Venom: '''''[[PreAssKickingOneLiner Copy]]!'''''
* Riot vs Venom is similarly epic as well

* During the fight between Venom and Riot that leads to them getting briefly torn from their hosts, Eddie manages to get a punch in on Drake. Given that Drake got away with unethical practices while Eddie was blacklisted for trying to do the right thing by exposing him, this moment was pure CatharsisFactor.
** This was in response to Drake's CMOA where he got in a punch first. Later, with both their symbiotes separated from them, Eddie and Drake have an epic fistfight at the end of which Eddie nearly ends up giving Drake DisneyVillainDeath if not for Riot's (un)timely arrival. With a PreMortemOneLiner to boot:
--> '''Eddie:''' You talk too much.
*** Extra points for Eddie's finishing move being a signature one from the action movies Undisputed and Never Back Down.

** What's more, Venom willingly put himself in harm's way by [[spoiler:blowing up the rockets knowing full well that fire was harmful to himself. Venom may be weaker than Riot, but his courage is admirable.]]

--> '''Riot''': [[HeelFaceTurn Traitor.]]
--> '''Venom''': [[PreMortemOneLiner Have a]] [[IronicEcho nice life.]]

* The movie effortlessly shattered the opening box office record for the month of October, defeating its top competitor [[Film/AStarIsBorn2018 A Star Is Born]]. It is also sitting comfortably at an 89% Audience Score at Rotten Tomatoes, [[AndYouThoughtItWouldFail in spite of]] the negative and vitriolic reviews from many of the mainstream critics and news sites. This after a negative campaign was run on twitter by Lady Gaga fans with bot accounts attempting to undermine the success of the movie makes it all the more awesome a triumph.
* Tom Hardy’s performance as both Eddie Brock and the voice of Venom. With many people who don’t like the movie applauding the darkly comedic, violent, but ultimately true friendship between the human and alien that Tom Hardy plays with no one else to act off but ''himself''.

* Eddie, not in full Venom-mode yet but empowered by him, smashing through a tree. This is either cool or corny to some people.
* Another such cool/corny scene is when the Venom tentacles basically bitchslaps [=SUVs=] out of Eddie's way and returns him to his motorbike when he's thrown off, while in mid air

* Eddie, not in Venom-mode, smashing through a tree. This is either cool or corny to some people.

* Tom Hardy’s performance as both Eddie Brock and the voice of Venom. With many people who don’t like the movie applauding the darkly comedic,violent, but ultimately true friendship between the human and alien that Tom Hardy plays with no one else to act off but ''himself''.

* The "Protect and Sever" clip has Venom delivering a CurbStompBattle to SWAT. Higlights include Venom catching a gas grenade, shrugging off explosives and bullets and delivering MetronomicManMashing to the cop who fired them.

** This was in response to Drake's CMOA where he got in a punch first. Later, with both their symbiotes separated from them, Eddie and Drake have an epic fistfight at the end of which Eddie nearly ends up giving Drake HighAltitudeDeath if not for Riot's (un)timely arrival. With a PreMortemOneLiner to boot:

** [[spoiler: Riot]] wins [[spoiler: by absorbing both Eddie and Venom into itself.]] Holy shit!