# Morbius Sweep

> Morbius returned to cinemas during its meme wave and grossed $310,665 that weekend.

- Owner: null
- Kind: Meme & format
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2022-03-22
- Peak date: 2022-06-03
- Spread Score: 58 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Catchphrase, Creator relay, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy

## Summary

Morbius jokes outlived Sony’s unsuccessful cinema return. Ian Hinden turned the disappointing turnout into a third-release petition, then reported 10,000 signatures and asked supporters to recruit Eddy Burback’s amplification. Signatures did not establish buying intent.

## Timeline

- 2022-03-21 — Film news outlets (Press) — Outlets reported negative reactions to early critic screenings of the film.
- 2022-03-22 — u/Supercalumrex (Reddit) — Supercalumrex posted The cultural reset, an image giving Morbius impossible Rotten Tomatoes scores.
- 2022-03-22 — @SkeeBallKnees (X) — SkeeBallKnees posted the same image with #MorbiusSweep and linked back to Reddit.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/morbius-sweep

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Morbius Sweep.” Case HIS-00302. Spread Score v1.2: 58/100. Updated 2026-10-12. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00302