‘Morbius’ Had One Of The Steepest Box Office Drops For Any Comic Book Movie Ever

Way back in January of 2020, Sony dropped the first trailer for Morbius.

via: Uproxx

Jared Leto’s vampire movie opened last weekend to $39 million at the domestic box office, including $5.7 million in Thursday previews. Those aren’t Spider-Man: No Way Home or even Venom: Let There Be Carnage numbers, but they were higher than expected. Was this proof that moviegoers (including the Morbius Discord community) will see any comic book movie that’s released in theaters, no matter how very bad it is?

.@JaredLeto surprised the #Morbius @Discord community at an exclusive screening in Los Angeles. Join the conversation now! https://t.co/ML6sMygLEq pic.twitter.com/hOZKmQTG2z

— Morbius (@MorbiusMovie) March 31, 2022

Uh… no.

Jared Leto’s Morbius nose-dived in its second frame, earning just $10.2 million for a $57.1 million ten-day total. That’s a 74 percent drop from its $39 million debut, which is the biggest drop ever for any “big” comic book superhero movie, including the infamous likes of Dark Phoenix, Fantastic Four, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Hulk, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Forbes reports that it’s the second biggest drop for any comic book movie ever. The steepest drop: 1997’s Shaquille O’Neal-starring Steel, which made $870,068 in weekend one (including my 10 bucks) and only $191,667 in weekend two. Morbius is up to $126.4 million worldwide, which is roughly the same amount of money Spider-Man: No Way Home made on its first day of release ($121.85 million).

Who will the summer belong to, if not Morbius? Here’s hoping for Kevin, Stuart, and Bob.

For Marvel fans who have seen the film, Morbius was packed full of Easter eggs and references to the wider Sony Spider-Man universe.

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