MORBIUS Takes #1 Spot With Estimated $39M Opening Weekend; THE BATMAN Passes $700M Worldwide

MORBIUS Takes #1 Spot With Estimated $39M Opening Weekend; THE BATMAN Passes $700M Worldwide

Despite a sound bashing from critics and a C+ CinemaScore, Morbius is expected to take in just under $40 million over the course of its opening weekend. In addition, The Batman has passed $700M globally.

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By MarkCassidy - Apr 03, 2022 09:04 AM EST
Filed Under: The Batman
Source: Via Variety

Morbius was not well received by the majority of critics (it currently sits at an abysmal 17% on Rotten Tomatoes), but even with a C+ CinemaScore, the Sony Pictures Marvel movie has had a moderately successful opening weekend.

The Living Vampire's big-screen debut is expected to take the #1 spot at the domestic box office with an estimated $38M - $41M from 4,268 locations. While this is nowhere close to the studio's previous SPUMC films' takings (Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage made $80.2M and $90M, respectively), it is more than the studio's predicted $33M, and with a reported budget of $75M, the movie still stands a chance of turning a (small) profit.

Of course, that will be dependant on a lot of factors, and poor word-of-mouth could well lead to a significant second-week drop-off. Then again, a 69% audience score on RT does suggest that cinemagoers haven't been nearly as hard on Morbius as critics, so it might end up surprising us.

In related BO news, Warner Bros.' The Batman has continued to pack 'em in worldwide. Matt Reeves' acclaimed reboot took in another $3.1 million on Friday, bringing its domestic cume to $341.3 million. This brings The Dark Knight's latest solo outing past the $700M mark globally.

Have you been to see Morbius yet? Do you plan to, or have the reviews put you off? Be sure to let us know in the comments section.

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TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 4/3/2022, 10:23 AM
$39M, with a C score, and Sonic 2 coming out next weekend...yup, this is bombing harder than Uncharted and Afterlife.

Sony still has that NWH money, though, but I dont know how many more bombs can they take.
ChrisRed
ChrisRed - 4/3/2022, 10:27 AM
I actually liked Morbius. I know I'm not supposed to if you ask a lot of people here but I did. It wasn't a masterpiece or anything but I thought the movie was entertaining even if it was very predictable. I wouldn't mind a sequel or Morbius showing up in another movie.

That said, Sonic 2 was soo much better..!
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 4/3/2022, 10:29 AM
@ChrisRed - There is absolutely nothing wrong with liking bad movies...as long as you are aware they are bad, and dont attack people who says they are.
Dannywest
Dannywest - 4/3/2022, 11:08 AM
@TheHumanSpider2 - same should be said to people attacking others that like Bad films
KWilly
KWilly - 4/3/2022, 11:22 AM
@ChrisRed - I actually didn't think it was terrible either. I mean, I don't wanna see a sequel or anything, but Morbius was a whole lot better than say... Suicide Squad or something
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 4/3/2022, 11:37 AM
@TheHumanSpider2 - on that note I half like eternals, everything before the reveal was boring, from that point forward it was a gorgeous film, great last fight and cataclysmic event

Terrible movie.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 4/3/2022, 11:47 AM
@TheHumanSpider2 - And who are you to say a film is bad or not? If they thought it was a good movie that's their opinion. Their taste in movies will be different from yours. A film you may like may be considered bad by others. Imagine being such a narcissist that you are telling another person that what they like is bad and should be aware it's bad because "YOU" don't like it. Get over yourself.
ChrisRed
ChrisRed - 4/3/2022, 11:54 AM
@TheHumanSpider2 - when I like a movie, I, by definition, don't think it's bad.
Why would I attack people at all? Everyone is entitled to think a movie is good or bad for whatever the reason. I won't attack people for thinking one way or another about a film. We are all different.
dragon316
dragon316 - 4/3/2022, 4:11 PM
@ChrisRed - go for it I like bad movies myself as long you have fun watching them that’s all it matters some bad movies that people don’t like made it into billion twice it’s not what other people think of your answer it’s what you think that’s important and matters that’s what you like
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 4/3/2022, 4:59 PM
@Dannywest - Yes
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 4/3/2022, 5:01 PM
@ChrisRed - Batman v Superman is a bad movie. That's a fact.
However, try to tell that to some of the people who love that movie.

IAM
IAM - 4/3/2022, 10:57 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 - ....right, because "people who say they are..." are "REAL" critics and know what they are talking about, right? Lol. Morbius was a solid movie. Not great and since I did not read/follow the comics, I can't say how it compares to the "literature," but as entertainment, it was not shite. I do my best not to read reviews (and especially comment on this site) before I watch a movie because more than half the time, said reviews/comments aren't worth the bytes they are typed in.
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 4/4/2022, 8:36 AM
@IAM - Critics actually studied to be...critics (I'm talking about REAL critics, not bloggers).
ChrisRed
ChrisRed - 4/4/2022, 9:40 AM
@TheHumanSpider2 - You can't say that it's a fact that a particular movie is bad. It all comes down to people's opinions. I also thought BvS was a terrible movie but that doesn't mean that the movie is objectively bad. Some people love it so to them, it's a good movie. It's impossible to account for taste.
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 4/3/2022, 10:28 AM
Lmao at Morbius.
Awesome for The Batman, finsihing in the high $700Ms is very good for the first film in a rebooted franchise.
Can't wait to watch Everything Everywhere All At Once next weekend.
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 4/3/2022, 10:39 AM
"and with a reported budget of $75M, the movie still stands a chance of turning a (small) profit."

these a**holes didn't make this for pennies so they can earn a few more pennies, they expect big numbers from this thing, if underperforms their plans explode right in their faces, which is good because they're a**holes.
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 4/3/2022, 10:49 AM
@Spidey91 - $75M? with Jared Leto and 3 months of reshots?

Yeah, no.
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 4/3/2022, 10:50 AM
@TheHumanSpider2 - hey, if the budget is actually higher all the better, because it means their loses are bigger.
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 4/3/2022, 10:57 AM
@Spidey91 - They are.

The Batman costed $200M, are you telling me this was that much cheaper? of course not.
It probably had a $120M budget.
Forthas
Forthas - 4/3/2022, 10:45 AM
Say what you will about Morbius but there is one thing its box office proves that Warner Brothers should take note of...being in a shared universe innoculates films from box office disaster. While they (WB) talk about having stand alone films, it is because films are (or perceived as) being part of a larger universe that despite poor quality, boosts their box office take. That is why Suicide Squad is financially successful, and The Suicide Squad is not (even by COVID era standards)
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