Overview

• Ravi Ahuja said superhero releases must offer originality, emotional connection, and feel like cultural events to succeed.
• He cautioned that studios can no longer rely on the genre’s momentum, stating, “you can’t make a bad movie.”
• Sony’s recent Spider-adjacent box office slid from Venom’s $856 million worldwide to Morbius at $167 million, Madame Web at $100 million, and Kraven the Hunter at $62 million.
• Coverage indicates Sony has paused broader live-action spinoffs and is concentrating on Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the animated Spider-Verse, and a Spider-Noir series.
• Ahuja pointed to films like Weapons, Sinners, and 28 Years Later as examples of event-driven, emotionally resonant storytelling the studio aims to emulate.