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2016-09-08 Home Front: Culture Wars

Ben Hur Projected To Lose $120 Million At The Box Office

Another crap remake? What a surprise.
Steven Spielberg's 'The BFG' and fellow Disney release 'Alice Through the Looking Glass" are other giant-sized summer tentpoles racking up major losses.

Ben-Hur? More like Ben-Horrendous.

The ancient tale directed by Timur Bekmambetov is officially the biggest bust of summer 2016 and is on track to lose an epic $120 million or more, according to sources close to the film and multiple box-office analysts consulted by The Hollywood Reporter. The Paramount/MGM release has grossed just $53.9 million to date at the global box office since its mid-August debut, including a dismal $25 million domestically. While it has several major foreign markets yet to open, the film is fading fast and will have a hard time getting past $75 million globally, say knowledgeable sources.

Ben-Hur cost nearly $100 million to make before a major marketing spend. The loss is calculated when comparing box office and marketing costs against box-office film rental and revenue from ancillary revenue (home entertainment and television).

Posted by Raj 2016-09-08 13:02|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 So, what brand of PC screwed it up?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-09-08 13:27|| 2016-09-08 13:27|| Front Page Top

#2 who had the bright idea to remake such a classic?

Posted by john frum 2016-09-08 16:39|| 2016-09-08 16:39|| Front Page Top

#3 I haven't seen it but a friend of mine went and said it was actually quite good. FWIW.

Posted by Glenmore 2016-09-08 18:46|| 2016-09-08 18:46|| Front Page Top

#4 Well to me, there are just some movies that are so complete and classic in their script, acting, and cinematography that doing a remake is just stupid and futile.

The Ben Hur with Carlton Heston is so classic and so well put together that I just don't understand the decision to redo it. And it stuck much more closely to the Lew Wallace book than the new one.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2016-09-08 18:58|| 2016-09-08 18:58|| Front Page Top

#5 remake Caddy Shack and Blazing Saddles? Expect the same. Even worse if you tone down teh comedy or add Female leads

Posted by Frank G 2016-09-08 22:20|| 2016-09-08 22:20|| Front Page Top

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