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Ghost In The Shell Set To Lose $60 Million At The Box Office |
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Status: Available Now!
Type: News
Date: Friday 7 April 2017, 12:00 AM
Media: Mixmag
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About the organization Ghost In The Shell:
Type: Business
Sub-Types: Media, Mass Media, Gaming, Gaming Software, Video Gaming, Website, Internet, Manga, Animated Film, Action Film, Literature, Film |
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| Poor box office viewings mean Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks' new release Ghost In The Shell could lose around $60 million.
The film, which casts American actress Scarlett Johansson as Japanese protagonist The Major, was accused of 'whitewashing' and Paramount's distribution chief Kyle Davies admitted that this may have played a part in the dismal showings.
"We had hopes for better results domestically. I think the conversation regarding casting impacted the reviews. You've got a movie that is very important to the fanboys since it's based on a Japanese anime movie.
"So you're always trying to thread that needle between honouring the source material and make a movie for a mass audience. That's challenging, but clearly, the reviews didn't help.”
Fans also criticised the film for not addressing the philosophical concepts such as holding a higher consciousness outside the body, which are questioned in the original anime.
Ghost In The Shell had a $110 million budget (which would realistically amount to $250 million when promotional costs are included), but only took $19 million on the opening weekend in the States and $2 million in the UK. The estimated global taking is $200 million, according to Deadline. |
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