Venom: The Last Danceconcludes Sony’s live-actionVenomtrilogy with a significantly lowerRotten Tomatoesscore than mostMCUmovies. TheVenommovies haven’t been a hit with critics, but they have certainly made an impression with general audiences, as they’re consistently the highest-grossing installments in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe.Venom: The Last Danceintroduces Knull and Klyntar, raising the stakes not only for the titular anti-hero but for his entire universe as well. However, that isn’t enough to guarantee a strong critical reception.
The final title in theVenomtrilogy,Venom: The Last Dance, is welcomed with an initialRotten Tomatoesscore of 37%.Venom: The Last Dance’s 37% Tomatometer is 41.5 percentage points below the MCU’s average score (only counting movies): 78,5%.Venom: The Last Danceholds the second spot in theVenomtrilogy, asVenomstands at 30% andVenom: Let There Be Carnagestands at 57%. Here’s how theVenomtrilogy’sRotten Tomatoesrankings stand as ofVenom: The Last Dance’s release date:
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What Venom 3’s Rotten Tomatoes Score Means
Venom: The Last Dance Couldn’t Escape Its Predecessors' Criticisms
Venom: The Last Dancedoesn’t shake up the previous two movies' formula, meaning that itsRotten Tomatoesrating isn’t too surprising. Although there’s a difference of 20 percentage points betweenVenom: Let There Be CarnageandVenom: The Last Dance, both sequels' respective criticisms are quite similar: lack of tangible stakes, unfocused plot, and excessive action.Venom: The Last Dancealso doesn’t propose anything new within the superhero scene, which is necessary in an increasingly crowded genre. IfVenom: The Last Danceled to a sequel,Venom 4would likely receive a similar score.
Our Take On Venom 3’s Rotten Tomatoes Score
The Venom Movies Don’t Need Positive Reviews To Achieve Their Goals
Although it would have been beneficial for theVenomtrilogy and Sony’s Spider-Man Universe to receive a highRotten Tomatoesscore,Venom: The Last Dance’s 37% Critics Score isn’t a big problem for the film.Venomreceived an 80% Popcornmeter (previously known as Audience Score) andVenom: Let There Be Carnagereceived an 84% Popcornmeter. Therefore,Venom: The Last Danceis highly likely to receive a similar score from general audiences.TheVenomtrilogy simply seems to lean in favor of casual viewers and die-hard fans instead of critics.
So, Is Spider-Man Actually In Venom: The Last Dance?
We finally have a definitive answer to the question of whether Venom: The Last Dance will finally debut Sony’s Spider-Man in live-action.
Moreover,Venom: The Last Dance’s budget is around $120 million— a very easy number to match at the box office.Venomearned $856 million on a budget of around $100 million, andVenom: Let There Be Carnageearned $506 million on a budget of around $110 million. It’s quite feasible forVenom: The Last Dance’s worldwide earnings to land between its two predecessor’s numbers, making it an undeniable success at the box office.
