Tech News
Kraven the Hunter is already performing worse than Madame Web
If Kraven the Hunter really is the final film in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, then the franchise is going out fittingly not with a bang but a whimper. Between its early Thursday previews and opening Friday screenings, Variety reports that the J.C. Chandor-directed superhero film has so far grossed only $4.7 million at the domestic box office. If that seems low to you, that’s because it is.
Earlier this year, Sony’s Madame Web, which became the subject of even more mocking memes and poor reviews than Kraven the Hunter, fared better. That Dakota Johnson-starring disappointment topped Kraven the Hunter by raking in $6 million in its Wednesday Valentine’s Day debut. Madame Web went on to gross just $43 million domestically and only a little over $100 million worldwide — an unfortunate fate for a film that reportedly cost around $100 million to produce. Things, however, are looking even worse right now for Kraven the Hunter.
In addition to its lackluster opening day gross, the film is now expected to make just somewhere between $13 and $15 million this weekend. That is a notably lower sum than the $20 million to $25 million it was projected to earn just a few weeks ago. Like Madame Web, its opening numbers are particularly concerning considering Kraven the Hunter is said to have similarly cost around $110 million to make.
None of this comes as much of a surprise. The future never looked very bright for Kraven the Hunter, a film that was originally supposed to hit theaters in January 2023 and was ultimately delayed three times. This is, however, par for the course for Sony’s non-Venom Spider-Man Universe movies. Madame Web and Morbius, after all, both underperformed as well.
Morbius did the best out of the three when it hit theaters in April 2022 — grossing $17.3 million on its opening day and $39 million on its first weekend. It went on to earn only $73 million domestically and $167 million worldwide, though. The good news, therefore, is that Kraven the Hunter isn’t the only Sony superhero film that has bombed in recent years. The bad news is that it is currently on track to do even worse than its fellow Spider-Man Universe misfires.
Kraven the Hunter is now playing in theaters.
Tech News
Solana battles Coinbase outages as SOL hits all-time high
“It’s clear we need to step up our game on Solana.” Read More
Tech News
Netflix raises prices across subscriptions, promises increased ad growth: ‘2025 is the year that we transition from crawl to walk’
The streaming giant doubled ad revenue last year, and expects to double it again this year. Read More
-
Tech News1 month ago
How Costco’s formula for reaching uncertain consumers is pushing shares past $1,000 to all-time highs
-
Tech News1 month ago
Quentin Tarantino thinks movies are still better than TV shows like Yellowstone
-
Tech News1 month ago
Inside the FOMC: Boston Fed President Susan Collins on changing her mind, teamwork, and the alchemy behind the base rate
-
Tech News1 month ago
Trump and members of Congress want drones shot down while more are spotted near military facilities
-
Tech News1 month ago
Lego bricks have won over adults, growing its $10 billion toy market foothold—and there’s more to come
-
Tech News1 month ago
Xi Jinping urges Macau, the world’s largest gambling hub, to diversify away from casinos
-
Tech News1 month ago
Nancy Pelosi has hip replacement surgery at a US military hospital in Germany after falling at Battle of the Bulge ceremony
-
Tech News1 month ago
Hundreds of OpenAI’s current and ex-employees are about to get a huge payday by cashing out up to $10 million each in a private stock sale