In an interview with Los Angeles Times Looking back on his seven years at the helm of Sony Pictures, outgoing CEO Tony Vinciquerra spoke about the studio’s successes and disappointments during his tenure. This includes the last movie released while he was still the boss. kraven the hunter.
Spider-Man villain spin-off starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson was ‘probably the worst release in seven and a half years’ [I’ve been at Sony]so it didn’t do very well, which I still don’t understand, because this movie isn’t a bad movie,” he said.
In a follow-up question, Vincichella was asked to elaborate further. Craven—So is the infamous Spider-Man-adjacent 2024 release. madame web.
“Let’s touch on this for a moment.” madame web “For a moment,” he said. “madame web The press just crucified it, and it performed poorly in theaters. It wasn’t a bad movie, and it did great on Netflix. ”
He continued, leaning towards blaming the news media. madame webfailure etc. “For some reason, the press decided they didn’t want us to make these movies. Craven and madame weband critics just destroyed them. they did it too Venombut the audience loved it Venom and made Venom A big hit. These aren’t terrible movies. For some reason, they were just destroyed by critics in the press. ”
(morbiusreleased in 2022, but was not mentioned. )
At Rotten Tomatoes, kraven the hunter It has received a 15% Tomatometer rating from critics. Moviegoers gave it a 73% rating on the Popcornmeter. madame webhas an even worse ranking (11% from critics and 55% from fans). On the other hand, the latest Venom film, Venom: The Last Dancethe most unanimous opinion among critics and audiences (41% vs. 81%).
Still, just because fans voting on Rotten Tomatoes have positive sentiment doesn’t necessarily translate into box office success. Most recently, kraven the hunterwhich, by Vinciquerra’s own admission, did not make much of a mark at the box office.
The outgoing CEO may not have to worry too much about it, but he’s definitely aware of the whole thing.spiderman The “spin-off” strategy that Sony was initially enthusiastic about will need to be reconsidered in the future. “I think we need to reconsider that just because of the snakebite,” he told the Los Angeles Times. “If you put out another one, no matter how good or bad it is, it will be destroyed.”
spiderman 4At the very least, that realization is just around the corner. Tom Holland will return as the webslinger in the Dustin Daniel Cretton-directed film, which will be released on July 24, 2026.
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