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The 8 Biggest Box Office Bombs Of Summer 2016

While several films such as Finding Dory, The Secret Lives of Pets and even Suicide Squad (despite its poor critical reception) did some very impressive business at the box office, this summer season was packed full of dud movies. Interestingly, many of them were films that were predicted to be big successes but, in the event, fell someway short of the mark.

7) Star Trek Beyond

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Budget: $185 million

Domestic gross: $151.6 million

Worldwide box office: $244.5 million

The third film in the rebooted Star Trek series, Star Trek Beyond might be down on the numbers made by its predecessors, but its domestic gross is still pretty solid. The problem for the film is that its box office was not bolstered overseas as it should have been. Experts say the film needs to make up to $350 million to recoup the budget and promotional costs – which it is currently in danger of failing.

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The real test of the film will be if it fares well in China, where it just opened on September 1st. If audiences there flock to the movie, it could well match the $385.7 million earnings of 2009’s Star Trek. However, the $467.4 million gross of Star Trek into Darkness is definitely out of the question.

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