Initially, the field workplace figures for Paul Feig’s 2016 reboot of “Ghostbusters” (which options Chris Hemsworth as ditzy however good-looking secretary Kevin Beckman) appeared downright terrifying. Grossing $229 million worldwide on a $144 million price range would not appear too disastrous on paper, however Sony spent a fortune selling the film. “The studio has mentioned break-even could be $300 million,” mentioned The Hollywood Reporter on the time. “Now they’re getting ready for steep losses (suppose $70 million-plus).” Nonetheless, within the years following its launch, vital context emerged surrounding that world haul.
The subsequent two installments within the “Ghostbusters” franchise made just a bit over $200 million worldwide, respectively, regardless of the presence of the unique “Ghostbusters” forged members. Because of this 2021’s “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and the underwhelming 2024 sequel “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” every made lower than the 2016 reboot. Contemplating these monetary outcomes, it is clear that fashionable “Ghostbusters” motion pictures have a agency ceiling when it comes to field workplace haul. There’s a fanbase for these motion pictures, it is simply not particularly large in franchise phrases.
Execs apparently weren’t conscious of this once they have been placing 2016’s “Ghostbusters” collectively. Allocating such an enormous price range to the reboot meant that its probabilities of succeeding financially have been slim to none. Competitors from different large movies corresponding to “Discovering Dory” and “Star Trek Past” actually did not assist, both. A hysterical Chris Hemsworth taking part in in opposition to kind wasn’t sufficient to save lots of “Ghostbusters” from the field workplace hurdles it confronted.