Sydney Sweeney Unfazed By ‘Madame Web’ Flop: ‘I Was Just Hired as an Actress in It. I Was Along for the Ride for Whatever Was Going to Happen’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Sydney Sweeney just premiered her latest movie, “Immaculate,” at SXSW, and it marks her third high profile release in four months.
She conquered the box office opposite Glen Powell in the hit romantic comedy “Anyone But You” (which has earned more than $200 million worldwide), and then she experienced her first studio flop with the Sony comic book tentpole “Madame Web.” Not that Sweeney is too concerned.
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the actor was unfazed when asked about “Madame Web” being widely mocked. “I was just hired as an actress in it, so I was just along for the ride for whatever was going to happen,” Sweeney said.
Sweeney starred in “Madame Web” as Julia Cornwall, an iteration of Spider-Woman. The comic book film has grossed $42 million so far at the domestic box office, and its worldwide gross remains under the $100 million.
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