“Morbius” Breaks Unfortunate Box Office Record With Biggest Drop

Sony’s Morbius has broken a box office record with the biggest second-weekend box office drop for any adaptation of a Marvel comic.

The film, starring Jared Leto, follows the story of Doctor Michael Morbius who begins to develop vampiric powers after experimenting on himself to cure a rare disease.

Morbius initially opened at number 1 at the box office after its release on April 1st with $39 million domestically and $45 million internationally for a worldwide opening weekend of $84 million. Despite the first weekend’s slight optimism, the film ended up dropping 73.9% in its second weekend.

This drop beats out the previous record-holder Marvel Comic adaptation, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, which suffered a drop of 71.5%.

Morbius is currently rated 17% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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