A sequel to Paul Feig's Ghostbusters reboot is looking unlikely, as an underwhelming performance at the box office could end up costing Sony $70 million.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ghostbusters current global earnings are just shy of $180 million, and while it still has yet to open in a few more countries, it isn't expected to reach any higher than $225 million. Couple that with its reported $144 million production costs and marketing budget, the studio's $300 million break-even figure is pretty much out of reach.
According to box office analyst Jeff Bock, "Ghostbusters is on ice until further notice," as he doesn't believe the creative team behind the 2016 reboot will be up for "slogging out another one when the reception to the first one was so mediocre."
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ghostbusters current global earnings are just shy of $180 million, and while it still has yet to open in a few more countries, it isn't expected to reach any higher than $225 million. Couple that with its reported $144 million production costs and marketing budget, the studio's $300 million break-even figure is pretty much out of reach.
According to box office analyst Jeff Bock, "Ghostbusters is on ice until further notice," as he doesn't believe the creative team behind the 2016 reboot will be up for "slogging out another one when the reception to the first one was so mediocre."
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