There is a modern trend of Hollywood mining established franchises to minimize the risk of a flop at the box office. Disney’s Tomorrowland is one example of a costly film ($190 million) based on an original idea that fell well short of recouping its production costs, further discouraging studios from bringing new properties to the big screen in the process. Remakes/reboots aren’t a surefire thing either though, what with this year’s Ghostbusters featuring an A-list cast and grossing $220 million worldwide – but doing so on a $140 million production budget, marketing not included.
Spinoffs are more popular than ever right now for related reasons, and Warner Bros. Pictures is moving forward with one such project in Ocean’s Eight: ...
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