The new 'Ghostbusters' will open about as well as the last 'Ghostbusters,' which is fine since 'Afterlife' was much cheaper than 'Answer the Call.'
on Rotten Tomatoes). However, when you only spend $75 million, you don’t have to break records or be hailed as a critical masterpiece to break even, and this unapologetic/shameless “legacy sequel” didn’t make the mistake of spending. That’s one of the grim ironies of this pandemic-era theatrical environment. The drumbeats of streaming and the challenges of getting folks to theaters has turned even the most cynical franchise exploitations, likeinto genuine underdogs.
, starring Will Smith as the father of Venus and Serena Williams, opened in theaters and on HBO Max this weekend, to underwhelming results. The terrific sports biopic/family melodrama, which absolutely positions Smith as a frontrunner to win a Best Actor Oscar, earned just $1.92 million domestic for a likely $5.95 million opening weekend. That’s essentially par for the course for Warner Bros.’ non-event films since late 2019, and that was before Covid and HBO Max complicated the conversation.
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