“Venom”crushed the record for an October opening, by debuting with $80 million this weekend.  The previous record-holder was “Gravity”, with $55.8 million.  Meanwhile, “A Star is Born” had a respectable second-place opening, with $41.3 million.  Here’s this weekend’s Top 10 . . .

1.  NEW:  “Venom”, $80 million.

2.  NEW:  “A Star is Born”, $41.3 million.

3.  “Smallfoot”, $14.9 million.  Up to $42.8 million in its 2nd week.

4.  “Night School”, $12.3 million.  Up to $46.8 million in its 2nd week.

5.  “The House with a Clock in its Walls”, $7.3 million.  Up to $55.1 million in its 3rd week.

6.  “A Simple Favor”, $3.4 million.  Up to $49 million in its 4th week.

7.  “The Nun”, $2.6 million.  Up to $113.4 million in its 5th week.

8.  “Hell Fest”, $2.1 million.  Up to $8.9 million in its 2nd week.

9.  “Crazy Rich Asians”, $2.06 million.  Up to $169.1 million in its 8th week.

10.  “The Predator”, $900,000.  Up to $50 million in its 4th week.