With $39 million, Morbius lands a solid opening weekend at the box office.
As expected, Sony’s Morbius topped the box office in its debut weekend, but to numbers that you could spin either positively or negatively, depending on the context. Sure, a $39.1 million haul is solid for a marketplace that is slowly regaining its footing after two whole years of pandemic-fueled false starts, but it’s not too good for a title that had been marketed as "a new Marvel movie.”
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Venom made $32 million on its first Friday, as it headed toward a then-record $80.2 million opening weekend. Venom: Let There Be Carnage did even better; the film made $37 million on its first day, for a $90 million three-day debut. Sony appears to be building toward a Sinister Six film, and audiences can expect Morbius to return in future shared universe titles, although a sequel might be a tough sell at this stage.
The Batman took the number three spot after dominating the marketplace for about a month. The film made $10.8 million in its fifth weekend, for a running domestic total of just under $350 million. Internationally, the film has crossed the $700 million mark, and is on its way to becoming director Matt Reeves' most successful film.
Next week, Paramount will hope to post its fourth theatrical win of the year with Sonic the Hedgehog 2, which faces off against Universal’s Ambulance, directed by Michael Bay. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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