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Sony’s successfulSpider-Man Universehas officially ended withKraven the Hunter. Although the SSU project was initially planned after the Andrew Garfield starringThe Amazing Spider-Man 2’s release, it was shelved after the movie’s disappointing performance. It was relaunched, however, when in 2015, Sony struck a deal with Marvel to collaborate with the studio on future appearances of the web-slinger, and eventually integrate the character into the expansive MCU.
Sony’s plan was to give the villains from the comics, as well as some other characters who have gotten lost in obscurity because of their lack of media representation in movie adaptations a center stage to shine.
This produced the heavily appreciatedVenomseries,Morbius,Madame Web, andKraven the Hunter. However, what is interesting is that even with 5 movies in their bag, Sony’sSpider-Man Universemade less than Marvel did in just one movie.
Sony’sSpider-Man Universeended withKraven the Hunter
Sony’sSpider-Man Universestarted with the release ofVenomin 2018. With a whopping $856 million box office collection according toBox Office Mojo, the film was a massive success. It was followed byVenom: Let There Be Carnagein 2021, whereTom Hardycame back to reprise his character as Eddie Brock, aka, Venom’s host. As perBox Office Mojo, the film would go on to collect $506 million at the box office, becoming a hit.
The third movie in the series,Venom: The Last Dance, which was released in 2024, became a modest success with a $472 million worldwide box office collection according toBox Office Mojo. The SSU also consisted ofMorbius, played by Jared Leto, which came out in 2022 and went on to collect $167 million at the box office as perBox Office Mojo.
AndMadame Web, which starredDakota Johnson, and was released earlier this year, and according toBox Office Mojo, collected only $100 million at the box office.
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The saga finally ended with the release ofKraven the Hunter, on December 13th, 2024. Although it remains to be seen how theAaron Taylor-Johnsonstarrer fares at the box office, the initial projections are nothing to write home about. However, there have been movies that went on to become massive successes breaking all earlier projections before, so the jury is still out on that one.
Marvel made more with one movie than Sony did in 5Spider-Man Universemovies
Sony’s total collection from the 5 Spider-Man Universemovies stand at around $2.10 billion. That is a lot unless you compare it with one Marvel movie that has beaten the entire franchise and then some. One of the most successful movies to date,Avengers: Endgame, earned a total of $2.7 billion according toCollider. What is even more interesting is it featured the MCU’s version ofSpider-Man, played byTom Holland.
Filled with emotions, action, and some of the most epic moments from theMCU, the movie was a fitting climax to the story that has been unfolding since theAvengerssaga began. A VFX masterpiece, the movie managed to conduct the most insane crossovers so smoothly that it will stay with the audience for a long time.
How Does Kraven the Hunter Fit in the Sony Spider-Man Universe (SSU)?
It also markedRobert Downey Jr.’s stint in the MCU as Iron-Man through possibly a most fitting goodbye to the enigmatic character with a heroic death. Although the MCU will continue on with various upcoming projects, that movie marked the end of an era. Now it will be interesting to see whetherKraven the Huntercomes anywhere close to that glory, or the SonySpider-Man Universefizzles out in obscurity with disappointment.
Anushree Banerjee
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Anushree Banerjee is an Anime Writer at FandomWire with over 550 published articles. She has a post-grad in English and years of experience working with some of the biggest companies on the pop culture, and anime scene, such as, Sportskeeda, Pinkvilla, and MovieWeb. Staying on top of everything anime consumes her days, while bingeing on everything horror, and thriller keeps her up at night. Be it superhero flicks from Marvel and DC, or Shonen, and Seinen, like Bleach, The Apothecary Diaries, and Attack on Titan, she can probably state facts about them faster than she can recite her home address.
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