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This summer has seen studios scratching their heads as to why all box office numbers are down across the board. This all came to a head this past weekend with the release of Ben-Hur. Ben-Hur is a remake of the 1959 film with the same name starring Charlton Heston. Paramount put over 100 million into the budget for the remake with high expectations. But the film couldn't find it's footing opening weekend pulling in just 11.4 million in the states and 10.7 million overseas. Paramount stands to lose a large chunk of money from the film. This situation almost felt like it was coming on the lead up to the film. Despite the large budget their felt like almost no buzz around the film. It came just 2 weeks after the years most searched movie Suicide Squad. I think there are plenty of reasons for the lack of buzz. First I think film goers are fatigued on remakes. We saw yet another summer full of remakes and sequels and it all felt like more of the same. Very few new ideas came which I will get into later this week. Another problem with the film was it consisted of zero top Hollywood names. If a remake or sequel is going to have any sort of success including recognizable names is almost a must. What did you guys think of Ben-Hur? Or do you not plan on seeing it at all?
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