The Western Journal
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Since it was first announced, the buzz around Sony’s upcoming Spider-Man spin-off “Madame Web” hasn’t been great.
The film features a cast — headlined by Dakota Johnson of the “Fifty Shades” franchise and Sydney Sweeney of “Euphoria” — full of diverse women whose characters have all gained Spider-Man-like powers. The general discourse around “Madame Web,” which is set to open on Feb. 14, has ranged from lackluster to downright ridicule.
Well, according to box office projections, that sentiment will be reflected in the movie’s box office opening, which is set to break all the wrong records with how low it’s going to be.
According to a Deadline projection from Jan. 25, the film is set to make a meager $25 million in its first six days.
The only good things Deadline had to say about the film and its terrible projections were that, one, it was tracking with audiences under 35 years old, and two, it is “solid with diverse audiences.”
That would be the lowest opening for any movie set in Marvel and Sony’s budding shared universe of Spider-Man properties.
As of now, “Morbius” holds the title for the lowest opening Sony Spider-Man film.
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