Kraven the Hunter continues to set a new record for Sony Spider-Verse, but not quite in the way Sony had hoped. Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the title character, the film opened to $11 million domestically, lower than the previous lowest opening for a Sony Marvel film. Madame Web debuted in early 2024 with a disastrous $15.4 million, but still did better than Kraven. Taylor-Johnson's latest release was in fierce competition with both Moana 2 and Evil surpassing the film by more than double its profits, despite being in the 3rd and 4th weekend respectively.
On your 2nd weekend, Kraven failed to perform better. According to Deadline, the film suffered a substantial -72% drop in ticket sales, which opens up the possibility of the film recouping its budget. Kraven it cost about $120 million to make, and its current domestic box office total is about $17.4 million. on Sunday, December 22nd. Globally, it stands at US$42.8 million. Unfortunately, with popular releases like Sonic the Hedgehog 3 performing well at Christmas time, Kraven it is unlikely to regain any momentum.
What Kraven The Hunter's Box Office Decline Means
Kraven is currently in its 10th day of release, with around US$17.4 million. In comparison, Lady Teia was at US$ 28 million on the 10th, while Morbius it earned US$57 million in the same period. THE Poison The trilogy was the best performer of the Sony Marvel films in this metric by a mile, with $142 million, $141 million and $89 million on the tenth day of each franchise entry in theaters. As a result, it is highly unlikely that Kraven be a financial success or recover your budget.
In addition to its low numbers compared to other Sony Marvel films, Kraven is being run over by other films at the box office at the moment. This weekend, it was surpassed by new releases Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Mufasabetween others. The film has fell to 7th place in the domestic marketlagging behind previous versions Evil, Moanaand Gladiator II.
Our Take on Kraven The Hunter's Box Office Decline
Kraven's the box office numbers, while disappointing, are not surprising. Sony's strategy of making Spider-Man movies without Spider-Man has had severely diminishing returns, so it's no surprise that the latest entry in the franchise is the lowest. Also, the reason it's so much lower probably has to do with the fact that it's rated R.
Regardless of the merits of doing Kraven rated R, likely struggled with a December release date because it was surrounded by more family-oriented releases for the holiday season, and its main competition in the area of ​​R-rated adult films was Gladiator II It certainly didn't help. Anyway, Kraven is ending Sony's current slate of Marvel films not with a bang, but with a whimper.
Kraven the Hunter explores the origin story of Sergei Kravinoff, known as Kraven, as he navigates his tumultuous relationship with his father, Nikolai. This path of revenge sets Kraven on a journey to become a formidable hunter with a reputation for frightening brutality.