BOX OFFICE: Here's How Much Fox Are Likely To Lose On FANTASTIC FOUR
If you're one of the people hoping that Fox are going to throw in the towel and hand the rights to the Fantastic Four back to Marvel, then this news will probably make you very happy indeed! One box office analyst has worked out how much the reboot is likely to lose, and it's a lot...
Fantastic Four earned even less than expected this weekend with $25.7 million, but that's not the worst news for Fox today. The $120 million movie (that doesn't include the tens of millions spent on marketing) is likely to be one of 2015's biggest flops as it will likely lose as much as $60 million for the studio. That's one hell of a hit, and it's hard to imagine them wanting to risk moving ahead with a sequel based on these numbers. An analyst tells The Hollywood Reporter that Fantastic Four amounts to, "a negative start to Fox's already cautious forecast for a $200 million year-over-year decline in studio segment profits in fiscal year 2016." With a horrendous C- CinemaScore - worse even than Batman and Robin - Fantastic Four has been mauled by critics and even disowned by its director, so none of this should really come as too much of a surprise. Have you seen the movie?
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