Sony's Spider-Man Universe

Sony's Spider-Man Universe
Based onMarvel Comics
Produced by
StarringSee below
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
2018–present
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
BudgetTotal (4 films):
$365–389 million
Box officeTotal (4 films):
$1.630 billion

Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) is an American media franchise. It is set in a fictional universe with the setting of several superhero movies and television shows made by Sony, based on characters by Marvel Comics.

The franchise's movies that have released are Venom (2018) and Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), starring Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom, Morbius (2022), starring Jared Leto as Dr. Michael Morbius, and Madame Web (2024), starring Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb. Hardy will return as Brock and Venom in Venom: The Last Dance (2024), the last movie of the Venom trilogy. Another SSU movie was released in 2024, Kraven the Hunter, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Sergei Kravinoff / Kraven. The franchise will also have TV series, starting with Spider-Noir, starring Nicolas Cage as Spider-Man Noir, returning from the Spider-Verse movies. More movies and series are in development.

The franchise is connected to Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), because Tom Holland's Peter Parker / Spider-Man appears in Let There Be Carnage, while Hardy returns as his role in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). The franchise is also connected to the Spider-Verse movies, because Peggy Lu returns as Mrs. Chen in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).

Venom, Morbius, and Madame Web have negative reviews, while Let There Be Carnage has mixed reviews. All four movies have made $1.630 billion, but Morbius and Madame Web were box-office bombs.

Movies

Released films of Sony's Spider-Man Universe
Movie U.S. release date Director Screenwriter(s) Producers Status
Venom October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05) Ruben Fleischer[1] Jeff Pinkner & Scott Rosenberg and Kelly Marcel[2][3] Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, and Amy Pascal[1] Released
Venom: Let There Be Carnage October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01) Andy Serkis[4] Kelly Marcel[5] Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal, Kelly Marcel, Tom Hardy, and Hutch Parker[6]
Morbius April 1, 2022 (2022-04-01) Daniel Espinosa[7] Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless[8] Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, and Lucas Foster[7]
Madame Web February 14, 2024 (2024-02-14) S. J. Clarkson[9] Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless and Claire Parker & S. J. Clarkson[10] Lorenzo di Bonaventura[11]
Venom: The Last Dance October 25, 2024[12] Kelly Marcel[13] Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal, Kelly Marcel, Tom Hardy, and Hutch Parker[13]
Kraven the Hunter December 13, 2024[14] J. C. Chandor[15] Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk[15] Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, and David Householter[16]

Reception

Box-office performance

Movie U.S. release date Box office gross All-time ranking Budget Ref.
U.S. and
Canada 		Other territories Worldwide U.S. and Canada Worldwide
Venom October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05) $213,515,506 $642,569,645 $856,085,151 192 76 $100–116 million [17][18][19]
Venom: Let There Be Carnage October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01) $213,550,366 $293,313,226 $506,863,592 191 222 $110 million [20][21]
Morbius April 1, 2022 (2022-04-01) $73,865,530 $93,595,431 $167,460,961 1,898 1,652 $75–83 million [22][23]
Madame Web February 14, 2024 (2024-02-14) $43,817,106 $56,481,711 $100,298,817 2,120 1,856 $80 million [24][25]
Total $544,748,508 $1,085,960,013 $1,630,708,885 – – $365–389 million

Critical and public response

Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article.
Movie Critical Public
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore PostTrak
Venom 30% (365 reviews)[26] 35 (46 reviews)[27] B+[28] 80%[28]
Venom: Let There Be Carnage 57% (281 reviews)[29] 49 (48 reviews)[30] B+[31] 76%[31]
Morbius 15% (283 reviews)[32] 35 (55 reviews)[33] C+[23] 62%[23]
Madame Web 12% (238 reviews)[34] 26 (51 reviews)[35] C+[36] 54%[36]

References

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