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Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra Voices Frustration Over Poor Reception to "Kraven The Hunter" and Marvel Film Projects

Tony Vinciquerra Sony Pictures CEO recently expressed frustration at the “Kraven the Hunter” movie premiere calling it “probably the worst launch” during his almost eight years tenure. The film was released December 13 with a paltry $11 million debut in opening weekend according to his statements to Los Angeles Times . Vinciquerra claims he doesn't understand the lack of success for the movie which he does not think was bad in its own right.

Catastrophic Box Office Results For Sony's Kraven The Hunter Despite Executive Claims of Film Quality

Kraven the Hunter's domestic box office total currently sits at only $18 million while its global gross barely reaches $43 million showing very bad results for a superhero picture. This result follows Sony’s disappointing year after Marvel based movie “Madame Web” earned only $100 million and “Venom: The Last Dance” also struggled demonstrating many difficulties with production strategies. Vinciquerra believes press created negative image despite what he sees as good enough projects for these films.

Sony CEO Blames Media For Poor Performance of 'Madame Web' and 'Kraven', Highlighting Critics Aversion

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Vinciquerra speaking about “Madame Web” argued poor critic reviews led to poor box office numbers claiming media sources unfairly “crucified” these projects despite it being very successful on streaming sites like Netflix . Vinciquerra considers “Madame Web” and “Kraven the Hunter” to be of fair quality and claims critics unfairly destroyed the two properties without fully realizing potential which greatly contributed to lower box office performances. He compared his issues with initial poor press to the original Venom release even though Venom became very successful eventually proving studio and audience reaction differed wildly from some film critics during his public interviews. The negative comments caused Vinciquerra and Sony executives to reevaluate their approach and also rethink their production approach as well .

Sony to 'Rethink' Strategy for Spider-Man Universe Due to Negative Media and Critics Response

Vinciquerra noted negative critical media is a major concern prompting Sony to ‘rethink’ plans in their handling of Spider-Man universe films and production for upcoming movies. He stated another Spider-Man related movie release would be immediately trashed by critics regardless of product quality stating Sony is snake bitten with negative media. Many agree Sony should be careful about selecting characters to elevate with individual movie projects due to recent issues facing Madame Web, Morbius and Kraven . Variety stated that the films did not succeed critically even if the film Morbius became somewhat profitable by taking a total of $167.4 million dollars.

Critics vastly disagreed with Vinciquerra with "Madame Web" earning an abysmal 11% and “Kraven the Hunter” scoring an equally disappointing 15% Rotten Tomatoes score further confirming large negative media bias towards these movies which creates concern for many viewers who might consider a film based off the media score from aggregator review sites . These ratings contrast strongly against what the CEO sees in his opinions of the same movies adding fuel to the debates. Many reviewers have not seen the potential in movies that executive management sees from an investors perspective.

Sony Collaborating With Disney's Marvel Studios On Forth 'Spider-Man' Title Starring Tom Holland Amidst Debacle

Sony will currently be producing a new “Spider-Man” film with Marvel Studios of Disney showcasing Tom Holland in the lead which offers some reprieve after other disappointments despite major losses and critical failures in some recent film productions. The Los Angeles Times interviewed Vinciquerra to gather further insights regarding his company along with a personal viewpoint regarding Marvel films along with plans Sony currently holds which can be found on the media website. These future movie collaborations with Disney Marvel could be a means to stabilize the company or might be too much risk based on past performance in terms of Sony Marvel property rights.

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