Sony Pictures' Marvel adaptation, 'Morbius,' landed with dismal reviews but still managed to debut with US$39.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
NEW YORK -- Sony Pictures' Marvel adaptation, "Morbius," landed with dismal reviews but still managed to debut with US$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 17 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.
Following the Academy Awards, Apple put best picture-winner "CODA" into more than 500 theatres. The film, which debuted on Apple TV+ last August, became the first movie from a streaming service ever to take Hollywood's top honour. Apple didn't share ticket-sales figures Sunday, making "CODA" the first best-picture winner without any recorded U.S. box office.
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