More reviews for Madame Web have been counted on Rotten Tomatoes since yesterday and, after briefly matching Morbius' 15% overnight, it now sits at 17% based on 81 reviews.
Critics appear to be going all in on the Marvel movie and, while we wouldn't say it's anywhere near as the Living Vampire's big screen debut, none of the verdicts have been particularly forgiving. Madame Web has been billed as a "standalone" story but, like Morbius, we now expect it to be a one-off movie, with the characters featured here likely never seen again.
Will Sony ever accept it can't make these live-action Marvel projects without Marvel Studios' help?
Time will tell, but Dakota Johnson's disastrous attempts to promote Madame Web continue. The actress has torn into the film industry, complained about her guest stint in The Office, and failed to see the funny side when the trailer's widely meme'd "He was in the Amazon with my mom..." line was mentioned by an interviewer.
Now, Johnson has failed to name Tom Holland's Spider-Man movies when asked to list them; it's hardly the end of the world but, for many comic book fans, this will be taken as a sign she doesn't care about the Marvel Universe she's just joined.
Talking to ComicBook.com, Johnson also seemed to shrug off the idea of ever crossing paths with the wall-crawler on screen.
"It would be so fun to do more. I don't know what would happen," she said. "I admire so many of the actors that play superheroes but obviously, it would be cool to work with Spider-Man. [Madame Web isn't in] the Spider-Verse and it's her world so I don't know what kind of crossover there'd be."
Madame Web is expected to bomb at the box office this week, though Sony will likely be hoping to fudge the numbers a little thanks to its Wednesday opening. Next up? Kraven the Hunter and Venom 3.
Meanwhile, in another universe...In a switch from the typical genre, Madame Web tells the standalone origin story of one of Marvel publishing's most enigmatic heroines.
The suspense-driven thriller stars Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic in Manhattan who may have clairvoyant abilities. Forced to confront revelations about her past, she forges a relationship with three young women destined for powerful futures...if they can all survive a deadly present.
The movie stars Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O’Connor, Isabela Merced, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Emma Roberts, and Adam Scott.
Madame Web is now playing in theaters worldwide.