Ghostbusters budget (150 Million) need 500 million worldwide to be considered successful (NOT BREAK EVEN)

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naruball said:

People were ready to call it a flop even before it was released. The hatred it has received is insane.

The movie neither flopped nor bombed. It underperformed and worst case scenario Sony will lose some, but much money because of it. Look at the other movies it's released lately and how badly they've done. This one did better, just not good enough to be a success.

If it loses the studio money then it's a flop.  The entire point of any business investment is profit.