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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.

3) Ghostbusters

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Budget: $144 million

Domestic gross: $125 million

Worldwide box office: $217.8 million

After all the controversy surrounding the Ghostbusters reboot with its all-female cast, it would have taken a miracle for it to come out unscathed and become a box office success.  

Initially, things looked strong, as the movie garnered the biggest ever debut for a live-action comedy. Unfortunately, after a solid opening weekend, Ghostbusters’ fortunes dipped considerably. With some sources stating that the film really needed to earn around $500 million to break even, the fact that it failed to gross even half of that means this one can be safely labelled a flop.

What this means for the future of the franchise is now unclear. Have the Ghostbusters themselves been consigned to the cinematic graveyard – or will bustin’ make people feel good again in a sequel?

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