Venom
“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.
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3 films
Cast
63 people
Tom Hardy
Eddie Brock / Venom
Known for
Mad Max: Fury Road
Peaky Blinders
Michelle Williams
Anne Weying
Known for
Shutter Island
The Greatest Showman
Riz Ahmed
Carlton Drake / Riot
Known for
Nightcrawler
Sound of Metal
Scott Haze
Security Chief Roland Treece
Known for
Old Henry
Sound of Freedom
Reid Scott
Dr. Dan Lewis
Known for
Veep
Why Women Kill
Jenny Slate
Dr. Dora Skirth
Known for
Zootopia
Big Mouth
Melora Walters
Homeless Woman Maria
Known for
The Butterfly Effect
PEN15
Woody Harrelson
Cletus Kasady / Carnage
Known for
Now You See Me
Zombieland
Peggy Lu
Mrs. Chen
Known for
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Qwerty
Malcolm C. Murray
Lewis Donate
Known for
The Enemy Within
Sope Aluko
Dr. Collins
Known for
All Summers End
Wayne Péré
Dr. Emerson
Known for
Your Honor
Marvel's Cloak & Dagger
Ruben Fleischer Director · Scott Rosenberg Screenplay Jeff Pinkner Screenplay
Worldwide gross $856M · Budget $116M · United States release October 5, 2018
Box office
Budget
$116,000,000
Worldwide gross
$856,085,151
Gross vs. budget
7.4×
Production
Matt Tolmach Productions
Production
Pascal Pictures
Production
Marvel Entertainment
Production
Tencent Pictures
Production
Arad Productions
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Avi Arad Productions
Production
China · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · Malay
Release dates
Australia · September 28, 2018
Theatrical
United States · October 5, 2018
Theatrical
United States · December 11, 2018
Digital
United States
October 1, 2018 · Premiere · Los Angeles
December 18, 2018 · Physical
Brazil
October 5, 2018 · Theatrical
December 21, 2018 · Digital
July 11, 2021 · TV · RecordTV (Edited/Censored)
China
November 9, 2018 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 11, 2018 · Theatrical
Estonia
October 5, 2018 · Theatrical
Finland
October 5, 2018 · Theatrical
France
October 10, 2018 · Theatrical
February 10, 2019 · Digital · VOD
February 18, 2019 · Physical · DVD, Blu-Ray & 4K UHD
May 1, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
November 4, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
June 10, 2026 · TV · RMC Story
October 23, 2026 · TV · RTL9
Germany
October 3, 2018 · Theatrical
February 21, 2019 · Physical
June 16, 2019 · TV
Greece
October 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 4, 2018 · Theatrical
February 12, 2019 · Physical · DVD
February 21, 2019 · Physical · Blu-ray
India
October 5, 2018 · Theatrical
Indonesia
October 3, 2018 · Theatrical
June 17, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Ireland
October 3, 2018 · Theatrical
Israel
October 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Italy
October 4, 2018 · Theatrical
February 6, 2019 · Physical
Japan
November 2, 2018 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
October 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Lithuania
October 5, 2018 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 5, 2018 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 4, 2018 · Theatrical
February 20, 2019 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
New Zealand
October 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Norway
October 5, 2018 · Theatrical
Pakistan
October 5, 2018 · Theatrical
Poland
October 5, 2018 · Digital
Portugal
October 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Romania
October 5, 2018 · Digital
Russia
October 4, 2018 · Premiere
Singapore
October 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Slovakia
October 4, 2018 · Theatrical
South Africa
October 5, 2018 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 3, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
October 5, 2018 · Theatrical
January 25, 2019 · Physical
Sweden
October 5, 2018 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 10, 2018 · Theatrical
Taiwan
October 3, 2018 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 5, 2018 · Theatrical
Ukraine
October 4, 2018 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 3, 2018 · Theatrical
January 26, 2019 · Digital
February 4, 2019 · Physical
Vietnam
October 5, 2018 · Theatrical
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