Jared Leto's Morbius fails at box office AGAIN after Sony re-released to try and capitalize on meme

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The re-release of the Jared Leto film Morbius failed to resonate at the box office, garnering $300,000 in sales over the weekend after Sony put it back in theaters after memes circulating about the movie went viral.Sony on Friday re-released the motion picture into 1,037 theaters, averaging $289 per theater in its second run for a total of around $300,000, Forbes reported Sunday.The film first arrived in theaters April 1, making $73 million in domestic sales and $163 million worldwide in its first run, according to Box Office Mojo.

The latest:The re-release of the Jared Leto film Morbius failed to resonate at the box office, garnering $300,000 in sales after Sony put it back in theaters after memes circulating about the movie went viral.

Leto, 50, released a meme Friday in response to the attentionThe movie, which stars Leto as Dr. Michael Morbius, was panned by critics, scoring 17 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.In spite of the disappointing returns, the film was a popular topic of memes in the months since it was released, with thousands of social media users sarcastically praising the film, calling for a sequel and posting puns tying in with the name of the titular character.

Leto even got in on the fun in a tweet on Friday in which he was seen reviewing a script with the title, 'Morbius 2: It's Morbin' Time!' with the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme playing out the bit.In the wake of its disappointing box office returns this weekend, a number of Twitter users took to the platform to point out the irony.