Sony's latest Marvel movie, 'Madame Web,' starring Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney, has faced significant challenges at the box office and with critics, marking a potential end to Sony's aspirations for a new franchise. The film opened with $17.6 million over the traditional weekend and garnered $25.8 million during the six-day holiday frame spanning Valentine's Day through Presidents' Day. Despite these figures, 'Madame Web' was outperformed by 'Bob Marley: One Love,' a biographical musical drama that raked in $52 million in the same period. Critics have largely panned 'Madame Web,' with reviews highlighting its lack of direction and entertainment value, leading to a Rotten Tomatoes score of just 13%. The critical and commercial failure has led to a significant number of ticket refunds on opening night, with insiders noting a real-time decline in advance purchase sales. This response, coupled with the negative reception and comments suggesting that comic book movies might really be over, has cast doubt on the future of Sony's plans for a franchise centered around 'Madame Web.'
The failure of 'Madame Web' has put an end to a possible franchise filled with spin-offs https://t.co/4oTsTjnzCA
Has an abysmal box office launch for Sony’s Madame Webb doomed hopes for a new franchise? https://t.co/hRgdFVuAhB https://t.co/X4Ri3LYx0T
Did #MadameWeb just kill Sony's Spider-Man Universe? It's not looking good, folks. https://t.co/isbZ5Sdqkp
Honestly Madame Web is bad but it’s not significantly worse than 90 percent of the Marvel movies and I’m starting to think that a lot of you guys just aren’t huge fans of women
After #MadameWeb got scathing reviews, people started returning their tickets: you could actually watch advance purchase sales declining in real time as buyers were refunding their tickets,” marvels a major theatrical chain insider: https://t.co/YHzY0xl60l https://t.co/Ffngu0KeRE
The critical and commercial failure of 'Madame Web' has effectively killed any chance of Sony following through with plans for a new franchise led by the film’s stars Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney. https://t.co/iM46p7C3J9
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On a weekend that was once expected to go to “Madame Web,” “One Love” emerged as the much-preferred option in theaters, despite largely poor reviews. https://t.co/Yr2yuVVhaX
“On Wednesday night, you could actually watch advance purchase sales declining in real time as buyers were refunding their tickets,” marvels a major theatrical chain insider. “It really says something when you’d rather have Shazam! 2 numbers.” https://t.co/Ve99NxAexL
#THRCharts: #BobMarleyOneLove beat out #MadameWeb to top the domestic box office. See the full breakdown: https://t.co/Ma8rItLbyn https://t.co/robGHW7wd3
“…planning a giant concert to try to unite the island country, which is being ripped up by political violence.” Does Bob Marley: One Love will light a fire in the audience? Read Michael Talbot-Haynes' review to find out. https://t.co/qS2iTJVwWE #BobMarleyOneLove #Drama https://t.co/86GjEKyBaU
I feel like Madame Web actually might end up breaking even when all is said and done because it’s so horrifically bad that it almost has to be seen to be believed.
A major theatrical chain insider says they could see the ‘MADAME WEB’ “advance purchase sales declining in real time as buyers were refunding their tickets” on opening night. (Source: https://t.co/Ru8e0qdTDP) https://t.co/FIMelFkApg
An major theatrical chain insider says they could see the ‘MADAME WEB’ “advance purchase sales declining in real time as buyers were refunding their tickets” on opening night. (Source: https://t.co/Ru8e0qdTDP) https://t.co/IVYUIhtmCc
Inside Sony’s ‘Madame Web’ Collapse: Forget About a New Franchise https://t.co/fQYzNLCBac
.@ParamountPics' #BobMarleyOneLove smoked the competition at the #BoxOffice with $52 million in its first six days, besting @Sony 's #MadameWeb by nearly double the latter's $26.2 million six-day take. https://t.co/4SyiCjCki5 https://t.co/tOhYJok2UT
Madame Web is really bad. In other news, water is wet. Read our review here: https://t.co/DejTCfNhhQ
Madame Web is the first time a Marvel movie hasn't opened at number 1 at the box office since 2015's Fantastic Four https://t.co/WEpsx5WHXv
Seeing Madame Web with the family today. Nobody has any idea how bad it’s supposed to be. I cannot wait
One of the Madame Web producers opens up on why the latest Marvel superhero movie decided to exclude connections to Sony's Spider-Man Universe. https://t.co/njJhl16BoU
With #MadameWeb now released, #DeadpoolWolverine's trailer out, and #TheFantasticFour's new date - here is a recap of every upcoming Marvel movie release date between Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures. 📅 Which movie are you most looking forward to? 🤔 https://t.co/yq5EFt3olv https://t.co/o7AoMcShuo
Produced for about $70 million, “One Love,” directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, chronicles Bob Marley during the making of the 1977 album “Exodus” while leading up to a pivotal concert for his native Jamaica. https://t.co/c4fPLlHmFS https://t.co/hO4gFaJ7vf
“Bob Marley: One Love” > “Madame Web.” It must bring a smile to the face of superhero-averse Martin Scorsese, and to many other cinephiles, to see a music biopic trounce a Marvel movie at the weekend box office. Not so long ago, this would have seemed impossible. #film https://t.co/t4i9bHADbn
From Kraven the Hunter to Spider-Man Noir to Beyond the Spider-Verse, we break down all the movies currently in development in the Spider-Man universe. https://t.co/M4nteMxvEL https://t.co/ArNx6yVN50
Review: "Madame Web" is the worst superhero movie since "Morbius." https://t.co/AWRx2AVsT3
#MadameWeb Reviews - See why the latest Spider-Man spinoff is Rotten at 13%. https://t.co/AA6a0wxZpB
Bob Marley movie did $51 mil over the weekend. Amazing! Love it. One love. #music
We all know you're not watching Madame Web for the story ser
"Bob Marley: One Love" won big over the holiday https://t.co/2MStrIwCDu https://t.co/6hl6LcKN6Q
Sony's #MadameWeb opened with $17.6 million over the traditional weekend and $25.8 million during the six-day holiday frame. https://t.co/JB8OHVyH2K https://t.co/EDqaQSiYSU
How Ziggy Marley helped bring the authenticity to ‘Bob Marley: One Love.' https://t.co/TkPdvsqi6O
The results are in, and the box office was pretty bad for Sony’s would-be franchise starter, #MadameWeb. Ouch. https://t.co/TsZErjwdz2
I know the MCU has been *down* since Endgame, but it’s crazy to me that people can complain when these complaints about Madame Web were the general issue with almost everything Sony/FOX ever did https://t.co/JIXrCFxObe
Sony's Madame Web is projected to bring in $25.8 million in ticket sales at domestic theaters in the six days spanning Valentines’ Day through Presidents’ Day, lagging behind Paramount's "Bob Marley: One Love" https://t.co/H6aKOTzKv9
‘MADAME WEB’ earns $25.8M in the film’s first 6 days at the domestic box office. Read our review: https://t.co/dZh7o01unL https://t.co/HbnzHZQq4p
Tbf it should be a crime to see madame web lol https://t.co/AKmt8kPVOH
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Going to see Madame Web? Too easy... https://t.co/MLvGeHiA2d
Loved #MadameWeb tonight! Go See it! https://t.co/fDlwuCnFun
Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the new Bob Marley biographical musical drama, One Love, achieves a stellar audience score. https://t.co/7FQryY7666
Disappointing, but we all saw it coming. Our Madame Web review: https://t.co/QdKcvnKIQZ https://t.co/5zlZTAaS0D
Which is your favorite movie from Sony's Spider-Man Universe? Read our #MadameWeb review: https://t.co/dZh7o022dj https://t.co/8ZxL9SdEKp
As Madame Web flounders at the box office, we're here to argue that it'll find a cult following soon. Here are our thoughts: https://t.co/9jZlTHq6AS https://t.co/aSZ6hB7DZm
Madame Web was HORRIBLE. Thanks @YellowFlashGuy Even sailing the seas, this stuff costs too much. I get seriously bored and take notes to kill time - here's the intro. https://t.co/s3zW8ohOoe
Chris Vannini Movie Review™️ Madame Web: Felt like an SNL skit without a punchline. A very long two hours. No idea what style of movie it wanted to be. Can't believe this was conceived, made, released. Comic book movies might really be over. 1/5 stars https://t.co/D7l6ve2fqS
MADAME WEB would be more fun if it was much better or much worse than it actually is. Dakota Johnson deserves more than this. My review: https://t.co/55KtMC6OMQ #MadameWeb #atAMC https://t.co/EHGN0wULF8