It is one of the films that failed the most at the box office this year, but it seems that once again, streaming services are giving a second chance to films with low reception levels. And that is because Madame Web It was Marvel and Sony’s worst premiere in theaters, but now that it has arrived on streaming, it is breaking records among users.
What is it about Madame Web
Belonging to the Spider-Man universe, the film tells the story of Cassandra Web, a paramedic living in Manhattan who soon begins to have clairvoyant abilities. After events from her past are revealed, Cassandra will be forced to protect three young women destined to have a great future, but first they will have to survive a deadly present.
Although the film has characters that any Spider-Man fan would like to see in the cinema, the truth is that the plot and the script are weak to the utmost, and not even the duo between Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney was enough to attract the public. But as with other productions, it seems that the curiosity of users to see “how bad” the films are, has been able to save Madame Web in the field of streaming.
Box office failure, streaming success
It is no secret that Sony and Marvel decided to try to exploit the characters from the Spider-Man comics, however, except for the films connected to the MCU with Tom Holland, the other productions such as the second film of Venom either Morbius have not had much success. Madame Web was no exception at the box office and meant Marvel’s worst failure in cinema.
But curiously, now that it has just been released on streaming, the film has been breaking audience records. And despite the fact that it only has 11% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoessince June 21, has become one of the most watched films on Max, not only in Mexico, but also Worldwide.
Madame Web can be entertaining at times, but not even superhero movie fans liked it. And yet, there is no doubt that the ease that streaming provides can give these productions a second chance. If curiosity wins you, Madame Web this Available in Max at no additional cost to the subscription.
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