Madame Web, Sony’s latest superhero flick, has failed to garner any commercial success, rendering it a “flop” at the box office. Last month, the movie premiered in cinemas worldwide on February 14th. In its first six days, it grossed just $26.2 million in the US and a further $25.7 million internationally, proving to be an underperformance in comparison to Sony’s recent film Morbius, which was also seen as a commercial disappointment.
Sydney Sweeney, one of the movie’s stars, recently spoke about the film’s failure and the effect it has on her. While this is the first box office flop of Sweeney’s career, she claimed that she was “just along for the ride” as she was simply hired as an actress for it. Sweeney told The Los Angeles Times that the movie’s flop hasn’t affected her as others might expect.
Madame Web is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It stars Dakota Johnson as a woman who develops psychic abilities, along with Sydney Sweeney co-starring, Emma Roberts, and Adam Scott. The film was met with an initial wave of negative reviews after its Los Angeles premiere, with some labelling it “an embarrassing mess.”
Dakota Johnson, the movie’s lead actor, had previously said that she was “not surprised” at the film’s negative reception. She attributed the failure to the fact that decisions were being made by committees, and art does not do well when it’s made by committee. However, Johnson stated that it was an experience for her to make the film, adding that she probably wouldn’t do something like it again.
In conclusion, Madame Web was a commercial failure. Its lead actors, Sydney Sweeney and Dakota Johnson, have addressed the movie’s failure in public. The film, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, grossed just $26.2 million in the US and $25.7 million internationally in its first six days, rendering it a flop at the box office
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