Emma Roberts Blames ‘Internet Culture’ For Dakota Johnson Box Office Film Flop
While Dakota Johnson's foray into the Spider-Man universe – in the form of her recent blockbuster Madame Web – was deemed a commercial failure, one of the film's other leading ladies is convinced that the film's poor reception was a result of 'internet culture.'
Speaking on the Just For Variety podcast, actor Emma Roberts, who starred as Mary Parker in the film, spoke about Madame Web, claiming it was a 'great' film but was ruined by criticism on the internet. 'I personally really loved Madame Web. I really enjoyed the movie. I thought everyone in it was great,' the Wild Child actor began, as she heaped praise on her co-stars and the director, S.J. Clarkson.
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'If it wasn’t for internet culture and everything being made into a joke, I think that the reception would’ve been different. And that’s what bums me out about a lot of stuff, even stuff that I’ve done, is people just make such a joke out of everything now,' the actor continued.
Despite the buzz generated around the female-led film, Madame Web made just over £78 million at the worldwide box office, with the film’s opening weekend making just £12 million. In comparison, Spider-Man: No Way Home raked in over £1.4 billion at the worldwide box office in 2021.
But the commercial failures of the film didn't surprise Johnson, as she confirmed in a March 2024 interview with Bustle. 'It was definitely an experience for me to make that movie,” Johnson continued. 'I had never done anything like it before. I probably will never do anything like it again because I don’t make sense in that world. And I know that now. But sometimes in this industry, you sign on to something, and it’s one thing and then as you’re making it, it becomes a completely different thing, and you’re like, Wait, what? But it was a real learning experience, and of course it’s not nice to be a part of something that’s ripped to shreds, but I can’t say that I don’t understand.'
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