Update: For the most part it is that China doesn't think the people will like it having not seen 1 or 2. Doesn't make much sense though. Watching those two movies only makes this one look like shit.

Meta critic is sitting at a very logical 60 right now. Which is exactly where a popcorn film should be. I.E. if this intrests you go see it other wise pass. Not like the 9/10 which would be to say "must see entertainment."

I might try to watch it on Netflix or Redbox. Gauge movies by trailers and sometimes by critic/audience reviews.

This movie looks and sounds dumb though. It's too bad though.

It was shit

I'll probably be seeing it sometime tonight. Or the Infiltrator. Trying to decide.

The guy outside the theater dressed as Stay Puft was more entertaining.

Ouch.

Just got back from it.... thought it was an enjoyable movie.... I'd call it "good"..... not gonna be a cult hit or anything, but not bad....

We should keep a tally.

I sort of thought I enjoyed the first hour until I realised I wasn't laughing very much and then it was just a load of CGI and nothing very interesting.

Also they got Ozzy Osbourne in to do a SHARON joke

^Agree.

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Like i said this guy was more entertaining.

Aren't they divorced?

Nothing will get in the way of an old tired joke.

Fuck the haters, I thought it was a fun time.

Then again, I don't worship at the altar of the first one. It didn't try to be the first movie, but it was clearly inspired by it.

That said, minus five points for no ghost fighting ape.

Were you on a date?

"When factoring in marketing costs — the price tag for promoting a summer tentpole globally can be upward of $150 million — Ghostbusters may have to earn $375 million to $400 million worldwide to break even for Sony and partner Village Roadshow Pictures. That means it needs to do sizable business overseas, since it could top out in the $130 million range domestically. (Sony insiders counter that the break-even number is $300 million.)" Pamela McClintock Hollywooder Reporter

Current gross is 42mil

Wow, I didn't expect THAT.

Failure?

Actually, yes. A lot of movies I don't think look good make a ton of cash. I disliked Bridesmaids for instance, I hated Avatar.

My tastes are not main-stream, so I kind of expected this to be AT LEAST a moderate success.

With no release in China 42mil openening weekend is VERY low. Bridesmaids and the like had longevity in the theaters after wprd of mouth spread. This will be very interesting to watch play out over the next 3 weeks

"Sony’s Ghostbusters took a tumble on its second weekend. The $144 million comedy earned $21.6m (-53%) to give it a new $86.8m ten-day cume. That’s a sharp fall for a comedy, and dreams of a 3.8-4x multiplier are now out the window. It’s about on par with Pixels and The Boss. So now it’s a question of which of those two precedents matches up. It’s still looking like a cume of $135m-$150m by the time it’s done." - Forbes

Perhaps Hollywood will finally get the message: If they're going to bring back any classic franchise, they need to include the original actors in conjunction with new characters for us to get use to. It essentially should have been a hybrid of a sequel and a reboot.


"Ghostbusters" 2016 could have been epic if it involved the older men passing the torch to some younger people. (And I would have been fine with there being female members, if there could have been guys too.) If it went over well, there could have been sequels, a Saturday morning cartoon show, promotions from McDonalds, action figures, video games, the works. Not gonna happen now. The majority have spoken.

I think the problem is theyve made what has been advertised as a base generic comedy. Slap bits, farts joke etc. Its so low brow in the trailers it looks to have no substance.

They needed a brilliant script and a brilliant director, maybe not even one known for comedy, and THEN they needed incredibly talented actors/actresses to pull it off. None of these people approached the level of talent of the original actors.

Getting SNL talent cause the first one had 2 SNL and one SCTV star was a big mistake. SNL ain't shit now.

Even Zack Ryder didn't like it. Woo woo woo, you know it!

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They covered their production budget now.

$179,511,936

Budget: $144 million

Still need another 150mil to cover cost.

Are you sure? I thought it was 150% of production budget.

Over 300 mil is last i heard for total expenses

Sounds like the sequels plans are already put to rest.

DVDs dont sell like they used to (pirates) so they'll be looking to free tv to just break even. Could take a few years. Doubtful there will be sequals unless they have a dastically lower budget.

Paul Feig...like I don't wish death on people for being stupid dumb-dumbs, but if he died tomorrow I probably would have a good chuckle.

Something is wrong with my brain at the moment. Need to get my priorities straight.

So terrible. Glad it bombed.

Paul directed several episodes of the Office including the two-part Jim/Pam wedding and Michae's departure. He's now a gimmick.

What does that even mean

He's now the all-chick cast gimmick director now.

Std makes a valid point.

Watching now.