‘Morbius’ Really Morbed Its Way Into and Out of Theaters
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Sony's Spider-Man Universe movie Morbius just cannot catch a break it seems.
Featuring Oscar-winner Jared Leto in the role of Dr Michael Morbius, who splices vampire bat DNA with his own to catastrophic effect, it was re-released in 1,037 cinemas (following some hilarious viral memes on social media) over the weekend, but the box office numbers have once again disappointed.
According to Forbes, just $280,000 was taken, bringing its domestic total to less than $74 million.
To compare, fellow comic book blockbuster Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has now accumulated $382m on home soil after a month's worth of screenings.
Unsurprisingly, the financial failure of Morbius translates into poor reviews too, yet director Daniel Espinosa clearly isn't fazed.
"When I did my first feature it was a small movie called Babylon Disease. I remember one day going home on the subway and I had a few drinks, so I was a bit drunk," he recalled back in April to Insider.
"Someone nudged me on the train and said, 'I have to tell you what's wrong with the second scene in your feature', and I was like, 'Well, okay'.
"The point I'm making is that it's a strange thing to make something that is so public," he continued.
"Look, I have a lot of self-hatred so I have a lot of criticism of my own work. I'm always trying to focus on being better. But I am also proud of what I do. There are parts in all of my movies that I'm really proud of."
The chances of that sequel happening are pretty dim, still.
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