Jared Leto as Michael Morbius in "Morbius."Courtesy of Sony Pictures The box office is on the road to recovery and seeing a vast improvement over last year. But some movies haven't given the theatrical industry much of a boost. Some have been outright flops, like "Moonfall," and others underwhelmed, like "Morbius." The box office is on the road to recovery after the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the theatrical industry.US ticket sales were up 354% through the weekend, according to Comscore, compared to the same period in 2021, when movie releases were scarce.