Is A Haunting In Venice A Box Office Bomb? Examining The Poirot Movie’s $37 Million Opening

A Haunting in Venice’s worldwide opening weekend has grossed an underwhelming $37 million; the numbers are discouraging, but the film shouldn’t be written off as a bomb just yet. The work of Agatha Christie’s Belgian Detective Hercule Poirot has been adapted for screen numerous times. However, director and star Kenneth Branagh has brought unprecedented budgets and star power to the stories. Branagh’s first outing, 2017’s Murder on The Orient Express, proved an unexpected success. The next attempt, 2022’s Death on The Nile, proved less incendiary at the box office but made enough of an impact for 20th Century Studios to offer Branagh the reins to a third Poirot.