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- Despite the reasons it could have succeeded, it ended up being a flop. The film made just $94 million worldwide on a $100 million budget. When it grossed just $11 million on its opening weekend, it was deemed "disastrous." Certainly not an entirely unsuccessful film, but a bad bet on the part of MGM and Paramount, who produced the movie.
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Aug 21, 2016 · ‘Ben-Hur’: 5 Reasons the Biblical Epic is Summer’s Biggest Flop. By Brent Lang. Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. Like “The Lone Ranger” or “Battleship,” “ Ben-Hur ” is one...
- Box Office: ‘Ben-Hur’ Flops With $11.4 Million, ‘Suicide ...
Box Office: ‘Ben-Hur’ Flops With $11.4 Million, ‘Suicide...
- Box Office: ‘Ben-Hur’ Flops With $11.4 Million, ‘Suicide ...
"'Ben-Hur' is without question the flop of the summer, and its underwhelming performance is proof that the swords-and-sandal epic needs to be buried and unearthed at a later date to be...
Sep 8, 2016 · ‘Ben-Hur’ is the summer’s biggest flop. Here’s how much it lost. Chris Eggertsen September 8, 2016. As everyone predicted weeks if not months ago, director Timur Bekmambetov's $100 million...
- Where was the fanbase? It’s a reboot of a film that’s nearly 60 years old. Sure, 1959’s “Ben-Hur” was a monster hit back in the day, the 14th highest-grossing film of all time when adjusted for inflation.
- The film lacked star power. Yes, the budget was big, but spending $10 million more on a big-name star would have raised the floor on its extremely low opening number.
- It didn’t hit the faith-based sweet spot. “Ben-Hur” takes place during the time of Jesus — who makes an appearance in the story. But the story itself isn’t from the Bible and faith-based audiences may have lost touch with the story over the years.
- It is a budget and marketing fail. While “Ben-Hur” does drive home faith-based themes, the movie’s marketing instead revolved around the movie’s climactic chariot race.
Aug 22, 2016 · Well, Ben-Hur is a flop (at least domestically for now) because audiences didn’t want to see it. It’s that simple. When a big film flops, we tend to scrutinize the reasons for its failure and to...
Aug 21, 2016 · Box Office: ‘Ben-Hur’ Flops With $11.4 Million, ‘Suicide Squad’ Still on Top. By Brent Lang. Courtesy of Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. “ Ben-Hur ” derailed spectacularly...
Sep 8, 2016 · But it is not the only high-profile flop of the summer. Steven Spielberg’s family film The BFG was a huge miss, earning $165.3 million globally after costing $140 million to make.
