Tony Vinciquerra, the Sony Pictures CEO, accomprehendledged that Madame Web undercarry outed at the box office and spreadd why he slfinisherks it didn’t do well.
In a novel intersee, Vinciquerra touched on Madame Web‘s dismal results in theaters despite being part of the Spider-Man universe.
“Madame Web undercarry outed in the theaters becaparticipate the press equitable crucified it. It was not a terrible film, and it did fantastic on Netflix,” Vinciquerra tageder the Los Angeles Times.
Vinciquerra also accomprehendledged that Kraven the Hunter undercarry outed enjoy Madame Web and proposeed, “for some reason, the press choosed that they didn’t want us making these films … and the critics equitable ruined them.”
“They also did it with Venom, but the audience cherishd Venom and made Venom a massive hit,” he includeed. “These are not terrible films. They were equitable ruined by the critics in the press, for some reason.”
When asked if the strategy around the Spider-Man spinoffs should be reintensifyed, he shelp, “I do slfinisherk we necessitate to reslfinisherk it, equitable becaparticipate it’s snake-bitten. If we put another one out, it’s going to get ruined, no matter how excellent or terrible it is.”
Madame Web starred Dakota Johnson as a paramedic who broadens psychic abilities chaseing an accident, making her see future events in the “Spider-Man world.” The film uncovered to $51.5M worldexpansive, way below the inestablished $80M budget, and also starred Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O’Connor, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Emma Roberts, and Adam Scott.
Sweeney joked about the disassigning box office results for Madame Web during her turn as guest present on Saturday Night Live. Johnson was so put off by the experience that she had no desire to star in another superhero movie.
“I had never done anyslfinisherg enjoy it before. I probably will never do anyslfinisherg enjoy it aobtain becaparticipate I don’t create sense in that world. And I comprehend that now,” Johnson shelp in an intersee with Bustle.
She persistd, “Sometimes in this industry, you sign on to someslfinisherg, and it’s one slfinisherg and then as you’re making it, it becomes a finishly contrastent slfinisherg, and you’re enjoy, ‘Wait, what?’ But it was a genuine lobtaining experience, and of course it’s not kind to be a part of someslfinisherg that’s ripped to shreds, but I can’t say that I don’t comprehend.”
