Kraven the Hunter has, as anticipated, bombed on the field workplace with a paltry $11 million home haul from 3,211 theatres.
That determine is sufficient to set an undesirable file: the worst ever opening for a Sony Spider-Man Universe film. The R-rated motion flick is available in below the disastrous Madame Web, which introduced in $15.3 million throughout its launch weekend earlier this yr, in addition to all of the Venom motion pictures and 2022’s Morbius ($39 million).
Kraven the Hunter kicked off its worldwide debut, in the meantime, with simply $15 million from 21,500+ screens in 60 markets. Combined with the home determine, Kraven has $26 million globally this weekend.
Kraven the Hunter stars Kick Ass and MCU actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson because the titular villain, a talented hunter who units his sights on Spider-Man after conquering all different prey within the animal kingdom. Its director J.C. Chandor had requested followers to please give Kraven the Hunter an opportunity forward of its launch.
Unfortunately, these pleas fell on deaf ears. Kraven now goes down as yet one more damaging Sony superhero flop, particularly because it value an estimated $110 million to provide. When you add on advertising spend, Kraven is ready for an enormous loss.
Kraven has additionally flopped with critics. IGN’s Kraven The Hunter evaluate returned a 3/10. We mentioned: “Kraven the Hunter takes purpose on the viewers and as a substitute shoots itself within the foot with ill-conceived motion and a poisonously rote script that completely botches its razor-thin examination of poisonous masculinity.”
So, is Kraven the ultimate nail within the coffin for Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, a universe that, remarkably, doesn’t function Spider-Man? Earlier this month a number one expertise agent instructed The Wrap that Sony had “developed what they need to develop for now” and was as a substitute specializing in the subsequent precise Spider-Man movie below Marvel Studios, which is confirmed by star Tom Holland to start filming in 2025. As some extent of comparability, Spider-Man: No Way Home pulled in $587.2 million in its weekend field workplace debut.
Sony’s Spider-Man universe formally contains six movies: Venom, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Morbius, Madame Web, Venom: The Last Dance, and Kraven the Hunter. Only one in every of these has thus far managed above a 5/10 in IGN’s evaluate, with Venom: Let There Be Carnage incomes a 7/10. The relaxation acquired 4/10 and 5/10.
Sony has the aforementioned Spider-Man 4 to look ahead to, a minimum of. It arrives on July 24, 2026 as a continuation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe trilogy once more starring Holland. It could even introduce Miles Morales into the MCU, one thing Holland is personally invested in.
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can attain Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
