Why Morbius' Box Office Has A Huge Unwanted Marvel Movie Record
Warning: May contain spoilers for Morbius.
Among Marvel movies, Morbius' box office broke a huge record — just not a very positive one. The latest film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe tells the story of Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto). The Spider-Man villain, and sometimes antihero, gains vampiric powers after undergoing experiments in an attempt to cure his rare blood disease. Morbius performed well on its opening weekend in theaters, earning a total of $84 million worldwide, but that success was short-lived.
Morbius had faced difficulties even before its premiere, which had been delayed for about two years. The COVID-19 pandemic pushed back its release, and the movie also underwent some last minute changes that undoubtedly contributed to the poor reviews it received from critics. Despite these challenges, Morbius was number one at the box office for its debut.
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Sadly, despite this promising start, Morbius' box office earnings dropped by 73.9% its second weekend. Sony had big plans for Morbius' future, as the film was meant to help set up a long-awaited Sinister Six movie, along with possible crossovers between the Morbius and Venom characters. However, the unwanted record it set among Marvel movies may cause Sony to alter some of those plans.
Morbius broke an unwanted record by having the biggest box office drop of any Marvel comic film adaptation in its second weekend. After a successful opening, its earnings fell from $84 million to only $9.9 million the following weekend. This beat the previous record holder, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, which had fallen by 71.5% for its second weekend. To further contextualize this failing, the infamous 2015
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