- “Kraven the Hunter” premieres today with a Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 14%.
- It is the third Marvel release from Sony this year, but not the lowest rated.
- “Madame Web” is the lowest-scoring Spider-Man movie ever.
“Kraven the Hunter” received one of the year’s lowest Rotten Tomatoes critic scores, with a critic from the Chicago Sun Times calling it an “undercooked pile of steaming mediocrity.”
“Kraven The Hunter” premieres today and has already received overwhelmingly negative reviews with only a handful of positive comments from critics, giving it a Rotten Tomatoes score of 14%.
A score in the mid-teens puts “Kraven” below other films that have been critically panned in 2024, such as “Joker: Folie á Deux,” “Red One,” and “Megalopolis.”
“Kraven” also scored lower than other Sony Marvel movies that haven’t hit with critics, like “Venom” with 30% on Rotten Tomatoes and “Morbius” with 15%.
However, “Kraven” still ranks better than “Madame Web,” which came out earlier this year.
“Madame Web” is the lowest-rated film in Sony’s Spider-Man Marvel franchise, with 11%. The film is thus far the lowest grossing in the franchise, with a total of $100 million in ticket sales.
It is unclear if “Madame Web” even turned a profit. Multiple outlets reported the budget before advertising was $80 million.
Although “Kraven” may have “Madame Web” narrowly beat with critics, things are looking worse when it comes to profitability.
Variety reported on Tuesday that “Kraven the Hunter” is predicted to make between $13 to $15 million in ticket sales domestically this weekend – lower than “Madame Web,” which grossed $15 million during its first weekend.
Variety also said “Kraven the Hunter” had a higher budget than “Madame Web.” Sony spent $110 million on the film before advertising.
“Kraven the Hunter” is Sony’s last scheduled live-action movie based on a Spider-Man comic villain or ally, and it is unclear whether they will continue with this series.
Though the first film, “Venom,” made $856 million in ticket sales after debuting in 2018, the franchise’s box-office success has gradually declined with each new movie. “Kraven” appears to be following this downward trend.
A constant criticism of the franchise is that Spider-Man doesn’t appear in any of the films and seemingly has no connection to the universe. This likely led to the low turnout as fans of Marvel’s most beloved superhero questioned why they should care.
Sony’s other current Spider-Man franchises — the Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man movies starring Tom Holland and the animated “Spider-Verse” trilogy focused on Miles Morales — have had the opposite trajectory with strong ticket sales and universal praise.
Sony is currently developing Holland’s fourth “Spider-Man” film, the third “Spider-Verse” movie, and a live-action TV show based on Spider-Noir, a character from the “Spider-Verse” films.
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