‘Morbius’ Breaks Unenviable Box Office Record
The next great film in Sony’s developing universe of Spider-Man characters has just become the worst kind of unique, as Morbius breaks an unenviable box office record.
Spider-Man: No Way Home was easily the biggest film of the pandemic era, and almost stands alone as one of the greatest Spider-Man films to be made; with Sony using its success to justify moving forward with their plans for their very own interconnected film universe.
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Morbius follows in the footsteps of Venom, as the very first film to attempt to build this universe around characters closely related to Spider-Man; with both Venom and Morbius being anti-heroes who spend some time as major villains.
Yet, it appears as though Sony’s latest film- not having the guidance and expertise of Marvel Studios- has not lived up to its expectations; as Morbius breaks an unenviable box office record.
Morbius (Jared Leto) in Columbia Pictures’ MORBIUS.
Forbes has recently reported that Morbius brought in $2.95 million at the start of its second weekend in the domestic box office, with would give the film an 83% drop from its box office earnings just a week before.
The total second weekend would gather to an amount of around $9.9 million, which would still give it a record-breaking drop of 75%, something that is nearly unheard of, especially in a film genre that is among the most popular on the planet.
Source: Sony/ Marvel
With those numbers in consideration, it appears as though the film will achieve a ten-day box office earning of $57 million; which puts it ahead of some more disappointing superhero films of the pre-pandemic era.
The film, financially, did fairly well considering the overwhelmingly negative reception it received from the critical community and the rather convoluted nature of a story that doesn’t sport the same appeal of something like Venom.
Source: Sony Pictures/ Marvel
Only time will tell how things shake out for Morbius, and what effect his performance has on the future of Sony’s film franchise of Spider-Man characters; one thing is certain, however, as this cannot have been how Sony envisioned the film doing financially.
