Sony Pictures
- Morbius hit theaters on Friday and has since turned into an instant meme.
- The film currently has a 17% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes.
- In addition to the brutal critical response, Morbius has also been turned into a meme by social media users.
Even as someone who has been dunking on Jared Leto and Morbius for quite a few years now, even I did not expect the critical and social reaction to the film, which is getting virtually lampooned on every level of popular culture.
Not only does the film currently boast a 17% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, but the movie itself has already turned into a meme. In fact, the phenomenon has even spawned the hashtag #MorbiusSweep, where you can find tons more Morbius memes.
Memes about “Morbius fever” sweep the nation
Morbius fever is sweeping the nation pic.twitter.com/ISn8cKa18i
— Muad’Daniel (@Djhassall196) April 3, 2022
Morbius fever has gripped the nation pic.twitter.com/EFMREZa1nu
— Eric Szyszka (@ericszyszka) March 31, 2022
Be careful out there everyone. I had 2 Morbius tickets in my car and someone broke in and left 4 more. pic.twitter.com/AUtwDehdbM
— ︎︎ ︎ (@jrvsscarlet) March 31, 2022
Morbius wasn’t even that bad it just needed better acting, casting, plot, directing, characters, effects, lighting, scenes, structure, soundtrack, and editing
— kira 👾 (@kirawontmiss) April 3, 2022
https://twitter.com/bostondialect/status/1510635575589715977
tyrese thinking martin scorsese actually called morbius the height of cinema is the funniest thing that’s happened all week pic.twitter.com/YSg42IoRcW
— perdhap (@perdhap2) April 3, 2022
3 tickets for Morbius pic.twitter.com/lxDtta3IbN
— The Kino Corner (@thekinocorner) April 3, 2022
Saw #Morbius tonight and there was only one other dude there, took a pic and accidentally had flash on 💀💀 pic.twitter.com/0BfNBqElMt
— Adzz (@AdzzCx) March 31, 2022
https://twitter.com/Browntable_Ent/status/1510659134923980809
Just watched Morbius & gosh the tears in my eyes. The plot, The themes, the characters, the dynamics, the drama, the lore, the emotional moments…everything was garbage from beginning to end. On my way to the hospital, definitely the worst movie I've ever seen pic.twitter.com/YoiVFjRN5e
— hatsune miku (@MikuMessi) March 30, 2022
the Morbius Discord community https://t.co/EyEiXGInzb
— guy online (@fellawhomstdve) March 31, 2022
They saying Morbius worst movie of all time
— HOOD VOGUE is tired of poverty (@keyon) April 3, 2022
Behold… the Morbius experience… pic.twitter.com/VnncySD0Ky
— Evan Filarca (@EvanFilarca) April 3, 2022
I literally just got kicked out of Morbius for laughing too much
— Anthony Carboni (@acarboni) April 4, 2022
(peter griffin voice) holy crap, lois! it's morbius the living vampire
— zach silberberg (@zachsilberberg) April 3, 2022
the best part of Morbius was when he said "IT'S MORBIN' TIME" and morbed all over those guys
— Rata 🌃 (@RANK10YGO) April 2, 2022
Despite the way the film is being mocked, though, Morbius made about $39 million domestic and $84 million globally, which already covers the film’s $75 million budget. While the reaction to the original Venom didn’t bottom out as low as Morbius has, Sony pushed forward with a sequel despite the middling reception to the movie due to its performance at the box office.
That said, Venom made over $856 million against its $115 million budget, and it’s hard to imagine Morbius getting anywhere near those sorts of profits. There’s also the undeniable fact that Tom Hardy is a far more marketable, well-liked star than Jared Leto currently is, which is *really* saying something considering how famously prickly Hardy reportedly is.
In addition to Leto, Morbius also stars Tyrese Gibson, Adria Ajorna, Matt Smith, Jared Harris, ad Michael Keaton. The film is currently playing in theaters.
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