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Box Office: ‘Kraven the Hunter’ Aims for Weak $15 Million in Opening Weekend

"Kraven the Hunter" is targeting a paltry $13 million to $15 million in its domestic debut.

variety.com

The comic book spinoff, set in Sony’s universe of Marvel characters, is targeting a paltry $13 million to $15 million from 3,200 theaters its opening weekend. Based on projections, “Kraven the Hunter” could contend with February’s misfire “Madame Web” ($15.3 million debut) for the ignominious distinction of the lowest start among Sony-produced Marvel adventures. Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the eponymous antihero in the R-rated film, which faced a litany of pandemic and strike-related release date delays on its long and winding journey to theaters. “Kraven” cost an upward of $110 million to produce (it was greenlit for $90 but ballooned after last year’s writers and actors strikes), which ended up being considerably more than the $80 million price tag for “Madame Web” but far less than rival studios like Disney or Warner Bros. typically pump into superhero tentpoles. “Kraven,” the first in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe with an R rating, was co-financed by TSG.

 

[Sub_Level]

Plenty of other good options at the theatre like Moana 2, Wicked, and that badly animated Lord of the Rings cartoon….

I can’t believe that fucking Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is gonna be one of the better blockbusters this year lmao

 

[Darkmakaimura]

I guess audiences and the general public weren't really kraven this.

 

[FunkMiller]

I guess audiences and the general public weren't really kraven this.

 

[newtypepilot]

 

[Fake]

Sony everytime their movie flops:

'Next time will be worst. We love challenge.'

 

[BennyBlanco]

i didnt know this movie existed until i clicked this thread. now I’m gonna leave this thread and probably never think about it again.

 

[Saber]

The general audience, pretty much like the casuals, don't even know who the fuck this guy is. Excellent move from Sony. Whats next? A movie about Peter nerd friend? Or maybe a movie about aunt May.

 

[Esca]

The general audience, pretty much like the casuals, don't even know who the fuck this guy is. Excellent move from Sony. Whats next? A movie about Peter nerd friend? Or maybe a movie about aunt May.

I'm all for more Marissa Tomei.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Kraven going to be a massive success. That assumes the tried and true strategy of "Using a barely known character leads to great success" works out.

/S

lol

 

[ManaByte]

 

[IAmRei]

"When the MAN comes around"...?

 

[Doom85]

"When the MAN comes around"...?

When Logan (the movie) played this song:

When Kraven the Hunter trailer played this song:

 

[Spyxos]

This movie has no place in the cinema. Off to the steaming services with it.

 

[IAmRei]

This kind of movie might have market, but i dont think its big, and could be justified to be greenlit. As the movie characters are not that popular for mass

 

[SJRB]

I don’t know who at Sony keeps suckering them into spending hundreds of millions on these movies but that person must be a god.

 

[Fake]

Its time for uncle Ben to shiny.

 

[LordCBH]

Modern studios when every audience tells them exactly what they do and don’t want.

 

[Big Baller]

Wasnt he the villian in Spidey 2? Lol

 

[March Climber]

I don’t know who at Sony keeps suckering them into spending hundreds of millions on these movies but that person must be a god.

Avi Arad. Remember his name.

He has needed to go arguably 15 years ago, but somehow he keeps getting away with this.

 

[jason10mm]

Avi Arad. Remember his name.

He has needed to go arguably 15 years ago, but somehow he keeps getting away with this.

Its all about clinging to that spidey deal. They MUST generate content in order to keep it, and probably a certain level of $$$ expenditure, so they really have no choice. Spidey main films and Venom keep the lights on, these films are basically shovelware.

 

[Vyse]

I guess audiences and the general public weren't really kraven this.

Nicely done!