These Hollywood Box Office Results Remind Us How Hard It Is To Make A Franchise

Ghostbusters (2016)

This gender-swapped remake/sequel/retelling was almost destined to fail. As soon as it was announced, diehard fans of the franchise protested its very existence. Then the trailer dropped which only confirmed fears: it didn’t look good.

It was the first studio-backed gender-swap remake to fail at the box office, costing Sony around $70 million. Not only that, but it tarnished the brand and affected the careers of its leading stars. Now that is a bad movie, indeed.