It could be possible that there will be no further expansion of films from the “Spider-Man” universe. The reason for this is said to be the poor box office results of the already released “Madame Web” (released in 2024, with Dakota Johnson as the leading actress) and the “Kraven The Hunter” (lead: Aaron Taylor-Johnson), which has already been released in the USA and is now starting in Germany. be. According to insiders, Sony is apparently drawing conclusions.
One negative record after another
While the “Spider-Man” films themselves generally perform well at the box office, things are completely different with the spin-offs. According to “IGN”, sci-fi films like “Venom” and “Morbius” or even more recently “Madame Web” and “Kraven The Hunter” would not generate the expected sales for Sony. Especially on the opening weekends, the last two works mentioned attracted so few people to the cinema that they now supposedly have to rethink.
“Madame Web,” which was released on February 14, 2024, only achieved a negative record low. No other film from the Peter Parker universe grossed as little as this film. At first glance it seemed promising simply because of the star ensemble – Johnson, Sydney Sweeney and Emma Roberts beamed at you from the film poster. The disappointment was even greater when the numbers came in and showed how catastrophically the film started. At the box office in the USA it only grossed around 17.6 million US dollars (the equivalent of around 16.7 million euros) in the first weekend. For comparison: The 2021 “Spider-Man: No Way Home” with Tom Holland in the lead grossed 587.2 million US dollars (approx. 559.17 million euros) in its first weekend.
“Kraven The Hunter” is now probably the last addition to the “Spider-Man” universe, simply because he is already underperforming so badly in America. Deadline reports that the movie starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson is expected to gross just $13 million to $15 million at the U.S. box office on its opening weekend. The final numbers won’t come out until next week, but according to the forecast, things are looking even bleaker for “Kraven the Hunter” than for “Madame Web” in terms of box office earnings.
According to “The Wrap”, these developments meant that they could no longer rely on the expansion of the Parker world. However, there are no concrete, public statements from the company about this.
Tom Holland allowed to continue?
According to “The Wrap” insiders, Sony now apparently wants to focus entirely on the next “Spider-Man” film. The fourth part, starring British actor Tom Holland, is scheduled to be filmed in 2025. Holland confirmed this himself during an appearance on “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon. According to Deadline, the currently untitled film will be released in cinemas in 2026.