In just the latest box office disaster, the remake of "Ben-Hur," which cost $100 million to produce, took in only $11.4 million in the U.S. this weekend, finishing in fifth place amongst new movie releases. "This is the bomb of the summer,” Jeff Bock, a box office analyst with Exhibitor Relations, declared to Variety. But to be fair, analysts say "Ghostbusters," as well as "Star Trek Beyond," were successful enough to add to the overall big summer Hollywood total. Compared to that, the 1959 William Wyler directed version starring Charlton Heston "hails from a bygone era of superior Hollywood craftsmanship." Still, all is not lost because many films recoup or surpass their production costs through foreign box office and DVDs.

Source: Fox News August 23, 2016 14:03 UTC