Sony Pictures’ Marvel adaptation “Morbius” landed with dismal reviews but still managed to debut with $39.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday
landed with dismal reviews but still managed to debut with $39.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
But"Morbius" also drew unusually bad reviews for a Marvel release. On Rotten Tomatoes, it sits with easily the worst score for a Marvel film at."Venom" wasn't a hit with critics, either. But given that forecasts had ranged closer to a $50 million opening weekend for"Morbius," the poor word-of-mouth and worse reviews likely cut into its receipts.
Still, “Morbius," delayed several times by the pandemic, was budgeted somewhat modestly for a comic-book film, costing $75 million to produce. Audiences also gave it a low grade — C+ from CinemaScore — though moviegoers still seemed to like it more than critics. The audience score from Rotten Tomatoes for the Daniel Espinosa-directed film is 69% fresh.Still, it will be hard for “Morbius” to get anywhere close to Sony's recent Marvel successes.
Also working against “Morbius”: The box office is getting busier. While no new wide releases went up against the Sony release this weekend, the coming weeks bring the releases of “Sonic the Hedgehog 2,” “Ambulance” and “Fantastic Beasts: The Secret of Dumbledore.” The next Marvel movie, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” comes from the Walt Disney Co. on May 6.
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