Was Ghostbusters remake a flop?

Was Ghostbusters remake a flop?

In total, the 2016 reboot of Ghostbusters managed to earn $229.1 million USD. Except, due to the massive amount of money spent on marketing, Columbia pictures, estimated that the film needed to earn at least $300 million USD just to break even. No matter how you look at it, it’s a flop, and a big one to boot.

Was the Ghostbusters remake a success?

The film grossed $229 million worldwide against its $144 million budget, but because of its combined production, marketing and other costs, it became a box office bomb, with losses of over $70 million.

Is there going to be a sequel to Ghostbusters 2016?

Ghostbusters: Afterlife was originally scheduled to be released in the United States on July 10, 2020, by Sony Pictures Releasing, but it was delayed to March 5, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, taking the release date of Uncharted.

Why did Ghostbusters 3 never happen?

As a side note, the same Variety article stated that one of the reasons a third Ghostbusters film had been delayed for so long–it was now nearly 20 years since Ghostbusters II had been released–was that the financial participation of the originals (Murray, Ramis, Aykroyd, and director/producer Reitman) was so front- …

How much did 1984 Ghostbusters make?

295.2 million USD
Ghostbusters/Box office

How much did Ghostbusters 2016 cost?

144 million USD (2016)
Ghostbusters/Budget
If Paul Fieg and Katie Dippold’s perfectly enjoyable Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (a straight-up remake starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon) cost only $75 million instead of $144 million in July 2016, we’d have gotten a $110 million sequel in summer 2019.

Is Ghostbusters 3 coming out?

November 19, 2021 (USA)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife/Release date

Was Ghostbusters 3 Cancelled?

The original version of Ghostbusters III was permanently cancelled. The film was reworked into Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which was originally scheduled to be released on July 10, 2020. However, the release date was changed to November 11, 2021 following the coronavirus.

Is there a Ghostbusters 3 coming out?

Was Ghostbusters 1984 a flop?

The film earned $282.2 million during its initial theatrical run, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 1984, and the then-highest-grossing comedy ever.