Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (SSU) went out with a whimper because its final film entry simply couldn’t hunt up enough business at the box office. However, there is a reasonAaron Taylor-Johnson’stake on the titular Spidey comic book character inKraven the Hunterwent belly up in theaters, and that’s because critics and theatergoers alike appropriately responded to the movie’s poor storytelling. Today, though,Kravenis at long last enjoying some success as the film has crackedNetflix’sTop 10 Movies in the United States chart at No. 1 as of Friday, Mar. 14.
Poor reviews from the critics led to the inferiorKraven the Hunterregistering the second-worst Tomatometer rating (15%) of the SSU on Rotten Tomatoes, which is a dubious score it still shares with the Jared Leto-ledMorbius.However,KravenandMorbius'15% still isn’t as bad asMadame Web’slowly 11%. Despite the low numbers, though, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the Spider-Man villain’s adaptation is dominating Netflix’s movies chart now.
‘Kraven the Hunter’ Review: Not as Bad as Expected but Still Bad Enough
Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the classic Marvel baddie in this bland combination of family drama, gangster saga and supervillain origin story
‘Kraven the Hunter’ Bombed at the Box Office
The final entry in the SSU couldn’t even secure the top spot in theaters over its opening weekend when it started its box office run on May 31, 2025. Rather,Kraven the Hunterwas relegated to a third-place debut($11 million) after going up against the likes ofWickedandMoana 2— and the Spidey spinoffonly went downhill afterward. The Aaron Taylor-Johnson-led flick’s profits dropped a jaw-dropping 72.3% between its first and second weekends en route to an overall domestic disaster of only $25 million total.
Fortunately, the film fared far better overseas with audiences.Kraven the Hunterended up making an additional $35 million internationally, which brought its global total to $62 million. Unfortunately, director J. C. Chandor and Taylor-Johnson’s big-screen collaboration will go down as the box office record-setter for worst opening weekend, domestic, and worldwide numbers where the SSU is concerned. Yes, even worse than Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney’s disappointing team-up inMadame Web.Here is how the SSU shook out financially in theaters entry by entry:
Sony’s Spider-Man Universe Worldwide Box Office Numbers (Live-Action):
Regardless of its newfound streaming success,Kraven the Hunterwill never be confused as being one of thebest live-action Spider-Man filmsof all time, to say nothing of it trying to stand up against the far superior animated moviesSpider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseandSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.For those interested in seeing what all the fuss is about, the final entry in the SSU is currently available to watch on Netflix. However, the film isn’t available through any of the streaming service’s ad-supported plans “due to licensing restrictions.”
Sources:FlixPatrol,The Numbers,Rotten Tomatoes
Kraven the Hunter
