Weighed down by bad reviews, 'Morbius' opens with $39.1M
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Weighed down by bad reviews, 'Morbius' opens with $39.1M

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sony Pictures' Marvel adaptation “Morbius" landed with dismal reviews but still managed to debut with $39.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. That was enough to easily hand “Morbius,” starring Jared Leto as a vampire-transforming biochemist, the top spot at the box office — even though it was an uncharacteristically low debut for a Marvel movie. “The weekend figure is well below average for a Marvel first episode, and below average compared with a DC Comics new series, as well.” Still, “Morbius," delayed several times by the pandemic, was budgeted somewhat modestly for a comic-book film, costing $75 million to produce. Last week’s top film, the Sandra Bullock-Channing Tatum rom-com adventure “The Lost City,” slid to second place with $14.8 million in its second week.

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