Why Morbius' Box Office Won't Derail Sony's Spider-Man Universe Plans

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Opening weekend numbers for Morbius may have fallen short of most other comic book adaptations as of late, but Sony has worked hard to make sure its Spider-Man universe will keep swinging strong regardless of Morbius’s box office performance. Many comic book film franchises depend on consistent financial success to dictate whether or not their characters’ stories will continue, but Sony has laid some pretty solid groundwork to ensure its extended universe will endure. Even if Morbius has an unremarkable run in theaters, the Living Vampire will likely continue to make appearances in future Sony projects alongside fellow Spiderverse characters for the foreseeable future.

In its opening weekend, Morbius brought in an unimpressive — while still somewhat respectable — $39.1 million at the box office. That was far below Sony’s other efforts in the Spider-Man universe. For comparison, Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage opened with $80 million and $90 million respectively, outperforming their projected opening weekend numbers. While Morbius performed about as well as was predicted, that’s really because Sony kept its expectations low. That’s not exactly the goal of any studio hoping to create a larger cinematic universe connecting characters from different movies. Fortunately for Spider-Man and all his amazing friends, Sony’s plans don’t require Morbius do any of the heavy lifting.

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During the mid-credits scene of Morbius, the Vulture (Michael Keaton) appears out of thin air thanks to the wide-reaching effects of the multiverse. In Morbius’s post-credits scene, the Vulture approaches Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) to discuss the possibility of working together. Even if