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The Week in Pop Culture and Hollywood Controversies: From Flopping Films to Celebrity Outbursts

Hollywood's Box Office Flops: Madame Webb and the Industry's Struggles

One of the biggest surprises this weekend was Sony's "Madame Webb," which failed spectacularly at the box office. Despite being part of Sony's burgeoning Spider-Man universe and boasting a $100 million production budget, the film only managed to gross $17.6 million over a three-day weekend, with a total of about $25.8 million over a six-day holiday period. For context, the recent Bob Marley biopic outperformed it, earning $27.7 million in its opening during the same stretch and significantly higher scores from critics and audiences alike (93% fan score vs. critics' 41%).