MOVIE NEWS – Morbius was back in over 1,000 cinemas over the weekend thanks to a social media campaign, but hardly anyone bothered actually to show up.

 

 

Sony’s attempt to bring Morbius back to cinemas under social media pressure has failed. Marvel fans have been demanding this from Sony in recent weeks, despite the film’s poor box office results and poor reviews. As more and more fans joined the movement, Sony seemed to assume that the renewed attention to the film would lead people to spend money to see it when it returned to the big screen.

It seems that the majority of those involved in the Morbius movement were not so serious.

Even though the film was shown in over 1,000 theatres in North America, Morbius raked in just over $300,000 over the weekend. On Friday, it made $85,000, averaging a gross of $82 per theatre. The film was nowhere near the top ten highest-grossing films of the weekend, and it didn’t turn out to be worth the investment of staging a re-release.

The film grossed just over $163 million worldwide, which is low compared to most other superhero films released in recent years. The reviews were scathing – we didn’t swoon either – and Morbius got a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which certainly didn’t help its cause.

 

Is this the time for Morbius 2?!

 

Morbius apparently won’t be getting a sequel, as it didn’t achieve the box office success that Sony had hoped for. Unlike Venom, which conversely did much better than Sony had expected, and a Venom sequel was born. The fact that the film returns to cinemas with an even more disastrous result probably solidifies the burying of a potential sequel. But that’s not to say Jared Leto hasn’t had a little fun with the recent attention the film has received on social media.

In a video posted online, Leto can be seen reading a script, though at first, he pretends not to want viewers to see what he’s looking at. The script’s cover soon reveals Morbius 2: It’s Morbin’ Time, suggesting the way fans have been joking about the sequel on social media. While Leto and Sony were certainly hoping for better results from the film, Marvel fans may still be amused by the actor’s ability to inject some humour into the situation.

Even though Morbius 2: It’s Morbin’ Time is just a joke, the video still managed to get over 10.5 million views in one day.

Even if critics have largely written the film off, Morbius has still received a lot of attention online, and the fact that this social media discussion has even led to the film’s return to the cinema shows that if fans are voicing what they want – even if many are only joking – can really get results.

Source: Entretenimiento.news

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— JARED LETO (@JaredLeto) June 3, 2022