The Flopped 'Morbius' Movie From Sony is Coming To Netflix

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"Morbius was one of the most talked-about films of the summer by the internet population, but not for the reason you might think

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Now, Morbius is getting a third (yes, third) act - it's making its debut on Netflix for US and Indian audiences

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Morbius, a new installment in the Marvel comic book universe, was probably expected to make money at the cinema box office

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However, as we have learned from the disappointing, pointless 'Harry Potter' series of films, 'Fantastic Beasts', it takes more than popular intellectual property to make a good film

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When the film was released, it was savaged by critics. Chicago reader Catey Sullivan wrote: "If it were just an amusement park ride, Morbius would be fun enough. But it's not." 

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Thrillist Esther Zuckerman wrote: "It's not bad ha ha you have to see it because it's so funny. It just feels undercooked."

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So Morbius became one of the funniest memes of the summer - but the point of the joke was that nobody actually watched the film

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Potential cinema-goers refused to go to the film in exchange for making up things that might have happened in Morbius that nobody could deny because nobody had seen the film

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If you've seen the tweets going around joking about how cool it was when Jared Leto as Dr Morbius said: "it's Morbius' time", now you're in on the joke too

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Morbius exploded in cinemas twice, a rare but not surprising fact, as the Jared Leto-directed film made everyone who actually watched it shudder

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After postponing its release date six times, Morbius debuted on 1 April 2022 - an April Fool's joke that nobody really wanted. 

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The film had a budget of $75 million and earned $163 million worldwide and $74 million domestically

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To make a decent profit, the film had to make three times its budget. It is possible that Sony turned to the Internet to boost its ego, probably confusing memes with audience demand

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Two months later, Morbius was subsequently 'meme-ised' back into cinemas

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Will Morbius fans finally see the film, now that they can stream it from their homes? 

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Maybe. But as for the future of the memoir-cash register connection, we just can't wait to see how the fate of Don't Worry, Darling plays out

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