Venom has landed a huge $111m debut in China, making it the second biggest opening ever for a superhero film in the country, behind Avengers: Infinity War.
Hardy is joined in the film by Riz Ahmed, Michelle Williams, Scott Haze, and Reid Scott.
The Marvel film currently stands at $674m worldwide, with projections the film may reach past $700m globally by the end of its cinematic run.
The film is part of Sony’s attempt to launch a Spider-Manless Spiderverse (he’s still bound to the MCU and so can’t appear in any Sony-only films).