‘Morbius’ Summons $5.7 Million at Thursday Box Office
thewrap.com“Kraven the Hunter” and “Madame Web” films.The studio is projecting that “Morbius” will make $33 million in its opening weekend against a $75 million budget.
Independent trackers think it could go beyond that in its opening, perhaps in the $40-44 million range that Sony’s last blockbuster “Uncharted” hit earlier this year.
But the film has been saddled with some negative early reactions and a dismal 15% Rotten Tomatoes score, begging the question whether it will have legs past its opening weekend. “Morbius” also had its release date bumped back several times amid the pandemic after undergoing several rounds of marketing, with the film originally scheduled for as far back as July 2020.
One comparison is Warner Bros.’ own antihero movie “Birds of Prey” from February 2020. That R-rated film made $4 million in its Thursday previews and opened to exactly $33 million before legging out to $84 million domestically.
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