Emma Roberts Blames 'Internet Culture' For 'Madame Web' Box Office Flop
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The actor said that “people just make such a joke out of everything now" in a recent interview.
Emma Roberts has a theory about why “Madame Web” tanked big time.
In a new interview with Variety published Friday, the actor, who played Mary Parker in the film, explained why she thinks the movie earned an unfavorable reception on the internet.
“Things work; things don’t work,” Roberts said. “Everyone likes to act like they can predict if they’re going to work or they’re not. And the truth is, you can’t. Things do badly, and then they blow up later on TikTok. Things do well, but then you watch them, and you’re like, ‘This did well?’”
“There is no secret. It’s about doing something goodish and it hitting at the right time,” she continued. “Everything else is like a wish and a prayer.”
Directed by S.J. Clarkson, “Madame Web” is set within Sony’s Spider-Man universe and follows a paramedic named Cassandra “Cassie” Webb (Dakota Johnson), who develops clairvoyance and uses it to protect three young girls against a dangerous villain.