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Morbius Suffers Second-Worst Box Office Drop Ever for a Superhero Movie

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Morbius Is Bleeding Out Marvel According to  Boxoffice Pro , Sony's  Morbius  is estimated to suffer a massive second-weekend drop of 73% at the domestic box office, earning just a little over $10 million compared to its opening of $39 million. If accurate,  Morbius  will have suffered the second-worst box office drop in the superhero genre right after NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal's Steel from 1997: ADVERTISEMENT Steel - 78% Morbius - 73% X-Men: Dark Phoenix - 71.5% The Suicide Squad  - 71.5% Hellboy II: The Golden Army - 70.7% Jonah Hex  - 69.7% Hulk  - 69.7% Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice  - 69.1% Elektra - 69% X-Men Origins: Wolverine  - 69% Currently,  Morbius  is estimated to have earned $57.07 million at the domestic box office with the reported global haul being estimated at $126.4 million. This comes against a reported budget of $75 million. Developing... FOLLOW MCU DIRE...

No Way Home's Magic Box Has a Deleted Backstory

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Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures' Spider-Man: No Way Home didn't take long to become the most successful blockbuster outing in quite a long time once it debuted in theaters on December 17. Earning rave reviews critically while breaking into the top ten highest grossing movies selection in box office history, the threequel came in firing with a thrilling story, an epic cast, and a once-in-a-lifetime experience overall. Part of what made No Way Home such a special MCU movie was the inclusion of Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange, who tried to help Peter Parker out with his identity problem through the use of questionable magic. As things went awry with Strange's spell from the first act, the good Doctor attempted to contain it with a magical artifact called the Machina de Kadavus, the official name of the cube that was teased in multiple trailers. ADVERTISEMENT This box held plenty of mystery as fans waited to find out exactly what it ...

No Way Home's Magic Box Almost Looked Very Different (Photo)

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Tom Holland’s return as Spider-Man has been one of the most anticipated MCU projects of the last couple of years; something that shows given No Way Home is now one of the biggest films of all time. After Peter Parker’s identity was revealed to the world, fans had no idea where the story would go next—this was new territory for any live-action Spidey adaptation. Then it was announced that Benedict Cumberbatch was set to reprise his role as Doctor Strange in the movie, and everything started to fall into place: Peter was going to try to use magic to fix his problems. ADVERTISEMENT The character famously made a similar choice in the comic books to reverse his identity reveal in the Civil War event. The storyline, entitled  One More Day , actually involved Mephisto instead, and it didn’t go over well with readers. So it was odd to see Marvel Studios lean into this direction for the character. For those who have seen the film, it’s pretty clear that they m...