Sydney Sweeney is looking at the positive side of starring in Sony-Marvel’s Madame Web despite the negativity surrounding the film.
05.03.2024 - 21:07 / theplaylist.net
Following the disastrous showing of Sony‘s “Spider-Man” spin-off “Madame Web” and the huge blowback from both audiences and critics who all seemingly despised the film, Dakota Johnson says she’ll “probably will never do anything like it again,” meaning appear or star in a superhero film. In a new interview with Bustle, Johnson expressed her overall disappointment with the film but admitted she wasn’t surprised with the outcome.
Sydney Sweeney is looking at the positive side of starring in Sony-Marvel’s Madame Web despite the negativity surrounding the film.
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To the surprise of no one (at least no one familiar with “Morbius“), “Madame Web” was a box office bomb and the first cinematic laughingstock of 2024. Not a great start of the year for Sony, who has two other spinoffs in its “Spider-verse” hitting theaters this year: “Kraven The Hunter” on August 30 and the newly titled “Venom: The Last Dance” on October 25.
Sydney Sweeney has addressed the box office flop of her latest film, Sony‘s superhero flick Madame Web.Last month, Madame Web premiered in cinemas around the world on February 14, and in its first six days, it took just $26.2 million (£20.8 million) in the US, and a further $25.7 million (£20.4 million) internationally. This represents an underperformance, even compared to Sony’s recent Morbius, which itself was seen as a commercial disappointment.The film has so far failed to garner any commercial success, rending it a “flop” at the box office.
Sydney Sweeney is opening up about Madame Web after the Sony and Marvel film opened to disappointing box office results and reviews.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Sydney Sweeney just premiered her latest movie, “Immaculate,” at SXSW, and it marks her third high profile release in four months. She conquered the box office opposite Glen Powell in the hit romantic comedy “Anyone But You” (which has earned more than $200 million worldwide), and then she experienced her first studio flop with the Sony comic book tentpole “Madame Web.” Not that Sweeney is too concerned. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the actor was unfazed when asked about “Madame Web” being widely mocked.
Dakota Johnson is in trouble with Sony and the team behind Madame Web after her recent comments about the film!
, the incredibly private, incredibly nepo baby daughter of Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, got engaged to longtime boyfriend Chris Martin and then didn't tell us? Please.After some speculation over the past week, a source confirmed to on March 8 that the Coldplay frontman, 47, and the Madame Web star, 34, “got engaged years ago, but were in no rush to get married.”The low-key couple are getting bolder.By Martin and Johnson in 2017, and she moved in to his home in Malibu in 2021. At various times during their nearly 7-year-long relationship, they have sparked rumors (2021) and rumors (2018) as well as breakup rumors (2019), however their reps have always been tight-lipped.In fact, it's the couple's friends, as well as Martin's ex, Gwyneth Paltrow, who've shared the most intimate glimpses of their life together. Paltrow regularly espouses her love for Johnson in interviews and on Instagram, and Olivia Wilde once shared an adorable video of the couple goofing off.
Dakota Johnson ain’t trying to sugar coat what a complete flop Madame Web is.
Madame Web star Dakota Johnson has spoken about her experience making the film, which is something she says she’ll “never” do again.Speaking to Bustle recently, Johnson shared that she’s “not surprised” at the film’s negative reception. She went on to explain: “It’s so hard to get movies made, and in these big movies that get made — and it’s even starting to happen with the little ones, which is what’s really freaking me out — decisions are being made by committees, and art does not do well when it’s made by committee.”“Films are made by a filmmaker and a team of artists around them.
cinematic bomb “Madame Web.”Johnson, 34, laid bare her feelings on the big-screen catastrophe, which was produced by Sony in conjunction with Marvel and earned only $26.2 million from its premiere on Valentine’s Day through President’s Day, in an interview with Bustle.“Unfortunately, I’m not surprised that this has gone down the way it has,” Johnson told the outlet in a cover story, which published on Tuesday. “But it was definitely an experience for me to make that movie.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Sony’s “Madame Web” is one of the biggest flops in comic book movie history. The Dakota Johnson-led tentpole has only grossed $40 million so far at the domestic box office, and its worldwide gross remains under the $100 million mark after three weekends of release. Critics also eviscerated the film (it boasts a 12% score on Rotten Tomatoes from 225 reviews).
Dakota Johnson‘s latest interview has a lot of fun tidbits, including some quotes about the negative reviews surrounding Madame Web. Dakota even acknowledged that she understood why the film was “ripped to shreds.”
new superhero movie “Madame Web” tanked at the box office last week and was overwhelmingly panned by critics.In the film, the 34-year-old actress played the titular character of Cassandra Webb/Madame Web, a clairvoyant paramedic linked to the iconic superhero Spider-Man. “Madame Web” earned only $26.2 million over the six-day holiday weekend from its premiere on Valentine’s Day to Presidents Day, per Variety.“Madame Web’s” debut marked the lowest opening for any film in the Sony Spider-Man universe and one of the worst starts for any movie based on a Marvel Comics character.
Premiering at the Telluride Film Festival last year, “Daddio” seemingly came out of nowhere with a starry cast and a minimalist logline. Starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn, the film is essentially just a two-hander set in a taxi cab, where a driver (Penn) and the rider (Johnson) basically strike up a long and provocative conversation about life, politics, and their outlooks on the world.
Dakota Johnson’s Madame Web co-stars got her Spidey Senses tingling — for all the wrong reasons.
. And where is Dakota Johnson? Happily enjoying a beach getaway with Chris Martin in Mexico, thankyouverymuch.The queen of DGAF moments—and —was spotted in Puerto Vallarta in a bright white one-piece, holding hands with the Coldplay musician. It's not exactly the Amazon, with her mom right before she died, but it'll do.
Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin are still going strong, and enjoying some vacation time together on the beach in Mexico!
Madame Web has registered one of the weakest box office opening weeks of all time for a film based on a Marvel character.The film was released into cinemas around the world on February 14, and in its first six days, it took just $26.2 million (£20.8 million) in the US, and a further $25.7 million (£20.4 million) internationally. This represents an underperformance, even compared to Sony’s recent Morbius, which itself was seen as a commercial disappointment.Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, Madame Web stars Dakota Johnson in the lead role as a woman who develops psychic abilities.
Madame Web is swinging in at second place after a disappointing opening weekend at the box office.