"'Madame Web' underperformed in the theaters because the press just crucified it," he told the outlet. "For some reason, the press decided that they didn't want us making these films out of 'Kraven (the Hunter)' and 'Madame Web,

Sony CEO Tony Vinciquerra has come to the defense of Dakota Johnson's Madame Web, claiming that critics "crucified" the film.

The film was received poorly by audiences and critics, earning a record worst box office opening for a Sony superhero film at the time of its release.

Kraven the Hunter has followed Madame Web’s footsteps at the box office!The CEO of Sony Pictures, Tony Vinciquerra, has finally broken his silence over the embarrassing failure of Dakota Johnson and Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s

The financial failure of “Kraven” stung more after “Madame Web,” starring Dakota Johnson, flopped, taking home only $100 million, and “Venom: The Last Dance” became the lowest grossing film in the franchise. Of “Madame Web,” Vinciquerra blames film critics for its failure.

Sony Pictures CEO said that he blames the critics who "destroyed" movies like "Kraven" and "Madame Web" for their financial failure.

But Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra says critics are to blame for Madame Web and Kraven the Hunter‘s disappointing box office performance. In a new interview with the The Los Angeles Times, Vinciquerra railed against how the two superhero films were received this year by the media,

Madame Web underperformed in the theaters because the press just crucified it. It wasn’t a bad film and it did great on Netflix,” he told the Los Angeles Times. The CEO also included Kraven the Hunter,

But now, one Sony executive is defending these movies and saying that if you don't like them, you've just been told to think that way. Tony Vinciquerra, CEO of Sony Pictures since

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