Madame Web box office set to be worse than Morbius

It’s Valentine’s Day, but it looks like Madame Web might not be feeling the love, as the movie is tracked to have an even worse box office opening than Morbius. 

Madame Web, based on the Marvel comic character first introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man #210, has quickly become the most memed movie of 2024 – most of which is down to a line that hasn’t even made it to the final cut. 

The film is the fourth entry in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, following on from the likes of Venom, Venom 2, and Morbius – all of which exclude Peter Parker due to his loan to the MCU (aside from the Venom sequel’s post-credits scene). 

While Morbius performed poorly at the box office when it dropped in 2022, it appears Madame Web is projected to do even worse. 

Madame Web box office set to be worse than Morbius

According to Box Office Pro, Madame Web is projected to generate $25 million to $35 million during its three-day opening weekend at the domestic box office, which would make it the lowest opening for any SSU movie – even lower than Morbius’ $39 million.

To put it in perspective, here are the box office opening results for all SSU movies: 

• Venom (2018) – $80 million
• Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) – $90 million
• Morbius (2022) – $39 million

This would be a shocker given Madame Web’s $80 million budget – not including marketing and additional costs. In order to be considered a box office success, the Dakota Johnson-starring flick would need to earn an estimated $200 million. 

If these figures are to be believed, this would also place Madame Web significantly lower down on the list than The Marvels’ opening, earning $46 million domestically to become the worst debut in the MCU.

The reviews aren’t looking much better, with Madame Web’s Rotten Tomatoes critics’ score currently sitting at 17% – just a slight raise from Morbius’ 15%. However, the latter movie was boosted thanks to its comedic value, earning a sizable 71% from audiences. 

Whether this will happen with Madame Web is yet to be seen – the movie is out in cinemas from today (February 14), so we don’t have long to wait to find out.