Kraven the Hunter reviews have arrived, but critics aren’t pleased with Sony’sMarvelouting. With 39 Tomato-approved reviews and counting,Kravenhas a dismal score of 15%.
ScreenRantsays “I’m frustrated.”MovieWebcalled the film “Mediocre.” AndColliderwent for the jugular, declaringKravenhas “the poorly conceived idea ofVenom, the barely coherent story ofMorbius, and the baffling technical problems ofMadame Web.”
Sony’s Spider-verse Without Spider-Man
Kravenis the latest in Sony’s ambitious but beleaguered “Spider-versewithout Spider-man” project. Since 2018, Sony’s string of spin-offs have failed to wow critics.Venom(2018),Venom: Let There Be Carnage(2021),Morbius(2022), Madame Web(2024), andVenom: The Last Dance(2024) have all debuted with a “rotten” score below 60%. At the low end isMadame Webwith 11%.Let There Be Carnagepeaked with a high of 57%.Kraven’s score delivered on expectations.
Where is Spider-Man?
Where is Spider-Man? In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, of course. For those who haven’t followed the legal drama, Sony has owned the film rights to all-things Spider-Mansince 1999(purchased for a mere $7 million). They made the original Tobey Maguire movies between 2001 and 2007. Then rebooted with the twoAmazingfilms with Andrew Garfield (2012-2014).
In 2015, Sony negotiated with Marvel to have Peter Parker appear in the MCU, and the results were pretty spectacular. Every MCU film featuring Spider-Man has received critical acclaim, delighted fans, and broken (or set) box office records.
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What’s next for Sony’s Spider-Verse?
The question, now, is what happens next? After a decade of going at it alone and struggling, does Sony finally hand everything over to Marvel and Kevin Feige? If reviews were all that mattered, then the answer might be yes. But, overall, the Sony-verse has succeeded at the box office. The combined budgets for threeVenommovies totalled $350 million. The global earnings? Almost $2 billion. EvenMadame Webmatched its $100 million budget.
Kraven the Huntercould be the tipping point. If its box office doubles its budget, despite bad reviews, then this probably won’t be the last spin-off Sony puts out. On the other hand, ifKravenmatchesMadame Web, it could mean the end of an era. We’ll see after the weekend numbers come in.
Kraven the Hunter
