Sony’s spin-off “Madame Web,” “Spider-Man,” won the unwanted title of lowest-rated movie of the year, ahead of a string of horror films, one animated film and at least one big-budget flop.
“Madame Web,” Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man-adjacent superhero mystery film starring Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Adam Scott and Emma Roberts, earned the most sensible spot for the lowest-rated film of the year, receiving a mediocre 26/100 review. score on Metacritic and a negligible critical score of 11% on Rotten Tomatoes, despite its announced budget of $80 million.
Other lowest-rated films of 2024 included Altitude Film’s chilling sequel, “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2,” which earned a critical score of 27/100 on Metacritic and a tepid 47% score on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as Chris Pine’s “Poolman. “” (29/100 on Metacritic and 22% on Rotten Tomatoes).
Several bigger-budget films also failed to impress, such as “The Garfield Movie,” with an announced budget of $60 million and a 36% score for Rotten Tomatoes (31/100 on Metacritic), as well as “Argylle,” one of the most important. Failure at cinema. year with an announced budget of $200 million and a depressing score (35/100 on Metacritic and 33% on Rotten Tomatoes).
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Critics unanimously criticized “Madame Web,” with the New York Times lamenting its “absurd” story, “ridiculous” dialogue, and “uninspired” fights. The Guardian did not back down, calling Sony’s superhero film a “tangled mess” that it has won. a series of horrible reviews that hadn’t been noticed since the valley nightmare that was 2019’s “Cats. “
“Madame Web” grossed a dismal $23. 54 million at the domestic box office in its opening weekend, making it one of Hollywood’s biggest flops of the year. Among major releases (at least 3,000 theaters), the “Spider-Man” spin-off ranked 10th. The lowest-grossing film is the horror novel “Lisa Frankenstein,” which grossed less than $10 million, followed by “The Watchers” ($17. 7 million). million) and “Ordinary Angels” ($19. 17 million).
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