Kraven the Hunterwith Aaron Taylor-Johnson, arrives in American cinemas, and its start is worse than the failure Madame Web.
It’s official, after the release of Kraven the HunterSony will pause your universe around Spider-Man villains. After the monstrous failure of Madame Web (official budget of 80 million dollars for 100 million worldwide revenue) and the figures of Venom: The Last Dance below its two predecessors (budget of 120 million for 473 million in worldwide revenue), the studio would prefer to concentrate on the Spider-Man films. This is not the catastrophic start of The requirements in the United States who will prove them wrong.
Kraven, pire that Madame Web
Indeed, the last film directed by JC Chandor would have accumulated this weekend in the 11 million domestic box office receiptsin more than 3,200 cinemas. It’s below the start of Madame Webwhich grossed around $15 million last February, on more than 4,000 screens. Note that the feature film with Aaron Taylor-Johnson would have cost 30 million more than the one with Dakota Johnson, or 110 million dollars (Variety).
Difficult to put such figures into perspective. Deadline a compared the launch of The requirements to that of The Beekeeperthe recent action film starring Jason Statham. David Ayer’s latest production was produced for 40 million, opened in the United States with 16 million in revenue and exceeded 152 million at the worldwide box office over its entire run. For a budget of 40 million, it’s not bad, not for 110 million.
Originally, The Hunter was expected to cost $90 million, excluding marketing investments. But with the recent Hollywood strikes and successive shutdowns of its production, The requirements saw its budget swell, until it equaled that of Venom 2 and become the second most expensive film in the Sonyverse, behind Venom 3 (120 millions).
To see how The Hunter will do well in the long term. Over its entire operation, Madame Web reached 43 million in domestic revenue. Hoping the film with Aaron Taylor-Johnson does better. As a reminder, Kraven the Hunter sort this Wednesday, December 18 in our French cinemas.
