Sony’sVenom: The Last Dancerises to the first spot in Netflix’s Global Top 10 Movies list four months after its release. Parallel to theMCU, Sony’s Spider-Man Universe released six Marvel movies based on Spider-Man characters. Unfortunately for this blooming franchise, onlySony’s threeVenommoviesfound relative success with critics and audiences. Even then, theVenommovies resulted in diminishing returns for the studio, asVenom: Let There Be Carnagegrossed considerably less thanVenom, andVenom: The Last Dancegrossed less thanVenom: Let There Be Carnage. FollowingVenom: The Last DanceandKraven the Hunter’s poor performances, Sony’s Spider-Man Universe was put on indefinite pause.
In the first week of March 2025,Venom: The Last Dancefound a home in Netflix’s Top 10 most watched movies. As of March 4th, 2025,Venom: The Last Dancehas amassed 12.8 million views and 23.3 million hours watched, staying at the #1 spot in at least ten countries this week, according toNetflix.Venom: The Last Dance’s Netflix viewership surpasses four installments of theDespicable Mefranchise,Uncharted,The Super Mario Bros. Movie,La Dolce Villa,To Catch A Killer, andDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
What Venom: The Last Dance’s Netflix Success Means
Venom: The Last Dance Is One Of The Strongest Installments In Sony’s Spider-Man Universe
Venom: The Last Dance’s top spot on Netflix’s Global Top 10 Movies list proves that while Sony’s thirdVenommovie wasn’t as successful as the first and second movies, it still retains a large part of the previous films' popularity.Venom: The Last Dance’s brief Knull appearance was disappointing to those fans waiting to see Sony’s Spider-Man Universe adaptMarvel Comics' famousKing in Blackstoryline, andVenom: The Last Dance’s unfocused plot and action sequences made it a weaker film in the eyes of critics. However, those criticisms haven’t affected its relative popularity with general audiences.
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On the other hand, part of the reason whyVenom: The Last Danceis a hit on Netflix may be that many viewers who didn’t consider it a movie worth watching in theaters are now taking the opportunity to catch it on streaming.Venom: The Last Dancemade slightly half ofVenom’s worldwide box office, and Sony’s Spider-Man Universe was already in danger of meeting a premature ending beforeKraven the Hunterput the final nail in the franchise’s coffin.Venom: The Last Dancemay not have been exciting enough to warrant a movie ticket for many, but too exciting to pass up as soon as it arrived on Netflix.
Our Take On Venom: The Last Dance’s Netflix Success
Sony’s Spider-Man Universe Gets One Last Breath Of Success
Sony’s Spider-Man Universe didn’t end on a high note, butVenom: The Last Dance’s top spot on Netflix’s viewership rankings gives the franchise a small victory afterKraven the Hunter’s box office failure.Venom: The Last Dance’s streaming success also supports the possibility of continuing Venom’s story elsewhere. Given that Knull hasn’t met Venom or Eddie Brock andVenom: The Last Dance’s post-credits sceneteases the symbiote’s return, there’s a chance that the MCU will integrate Venom into its continuity one way or another.
