Morbius gets resurrected by memes, flops on first day back in theaters - The Verge

Morbius has had a rough return to theaters so far, bringing in just $85,000 on Friday. Sony likely brought the film back to theaters after seeing a renewed interest in the "it’s morbin’ time" meme.

Morbius is back in theaters — despite no one even asking for it — and its unpopularity is only making itself more obvious. The film made just $85,000 on Friday after making a return to over 1,000 theaters, bringing its domestic cumulative to $73.6 million (via Forbes).

Morbius was originally released on April 1st and wasn’t the most well-received. In The Verge’s review of the flick, our TV and film reporter, Charles Pulliam-Moore, says Morbius’ pacing, plot, and the performance of its lead actors feel “ill-conceived,” and “calls into question Sony’s grand project of building an entire cinematic universe on Spider-Man’s back.”

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https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/4/23154631/morbius-meme-flop-first-day-back-theaters-jared-leto-sony

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