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So apparently Sonic the Hedgehog 2 AND Fantastic Beasts 3 are releasing this week. EDIT: Looks like Fantastic Beasts 3 got moved to next week, which may be even worse for Morbius in some ways.
This means that Morbius' box office take will be competing with not one but two popular franchises.
Morbius' production budget is reportedly $75 million.
Morbius' marketing budget should theoretically be anywhere from $25 million to $75 million, possibly more because of delays.
The theaters and the studios are not owned by the same companies, so box office gross is usually split in half for rough estimates of what a movie needs to break even on costs.
This makes $200 million a kindly conservative estimate for what Morbius needs to break even. It might be closer to $300 million to break even.
Investors don't fund movies to break even (or even close), so tack on another 10% as a bare minimum to convince investors of funding a sequel.
I am not sure that the Morbius theatrical run will even break $200 million given the circumstances.
This iteration of Morbius has a high chance of being replaced/rebooted instead of reused in the greater MCU moving forward.
RIP Morbius is my prediction.
This means that Morbius' box office take will be competing with not one but two popular franchises.
Morbius' production budget is reportedly $75 million.
Morbius' marketing budget should theoretically be anywhere from $25 million to $75 million, possibly more because of delays.
The theaters and the studios are not owned by the same companies, so box office gross is usually split in half for rough estimates of what a movie needs to break even on costs.
This makes $200 million a kindly conservative estimate for what Morbius needs to break even. It might be closer to $300 million to break even.
Investors don't fund movies to break even (or even close), so tack on another 10% as a bare minimum to convince investors of funding a sequel.
I am not sure that the Morbius theatrical run will even break $200 million given the circumstances.
This iteration of Morbius has a high chance of being replaced/rebooted instead of reused in the greater MCU moving forward.
RIP Morbius is my prediction.
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