Morbius secured a domestic box office win over the weekend with ticket sales of $39.1 million.
As Variety reports, Sony’s latest superhero blockbuster grossed an additional $44.9 million at the international box office, bringing its global tally to $84 million. The Jared Leto-directed film cost Sony $75 million to produce, which is less than the price tag of most other superhero films.
It also grossed significantly less than Sony’s two other pandemic-era comic book movies, Spider-Man: No Way Home and Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Spider-Man started at $260 million and Venom started strong at $90 million.
Morbius is obviously a lesser-known character than Spider-Man or Venom, so alongside its below-par reviews, it’s a slightly tougher climb for the film. Morbius currently has a 17% on Rotten Tomatoes, and we here at IGN gave him a 5/10.
In our Morbius review, we said that it “Morbius is an origin story lacking fangs and bite, marred by seedy computer-digital combat and an overly serious tone that doesn’t do the darkened film any favors.”
The Lost City, the film starring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum, which beat The Batman at the box office last weekend, took second place with $14.8 million. This feat brings his domestic total to $54.5 million.
Speaking of Batman, the Dark Knight’s latest big screen story secured third place with $10.8 million. The Batman has surpassed $349 million at the domestic box office and has reached $710.5 million worldwide.
Rounding out the top five were Uncharted and Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie, films that grossed $3.6 million and $1.9 million, respectively.
All of these films will face stiff competition from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on April 8th and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore on April 15th.
For more on Morbius, check out our ending and post-credits scene explainer, how Morbius plans the future of Sony’s Spider-Man universe, and our biggest WTF questions after leaving theaters.
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