One of the great classics in film history released its remake a few weeks ago, "Ben-Hur", but the truth is that the results at the box office are being a complete disaster. With 23 million dollars in the United States, undoubtedly well below expectations, one of the movies with the worst box office data this year, a dubious honor that they will certainly not be very proud of.
In fact, this remake has not even exceeded the box office figures obtained by the original "Ben-Hur" in 1959, which exceeded $ 70 million In an age where you certainly didn't pay that much for a ticket. Well, it really wasn't the original, that was a remake of two others, but of the previous ones it is the one that has had the most impact and fame. A classic that I believe will never be surpassed.
An unnecessary "Ben-Hur"
Starring Jack Huston, Morgan Freeman and Domingo Santoro, the new "Ben-Hur" reaches $ 55 million worldwide since its premiere, which was on August 12. Although these figures would be very good for any movie, they are not for the remake of a classic that many say since it was unnecessary.
In Hollywood they are now wondering if they really should do as many remakes as they are doing lately, especially when it comes to a classic that made history like "Ben-Hur." Although the critics have not been really bad with this film, the comparisons are hateful, and more if we talk about the film with the most Oscar awards in history (11), later equaled by "Titanic" and "The Lord of the Rings: the return of the King."
Unsuccessful remakes
Another remake that has hit it this year is that of "Ghostbusters", which is not having the expected success and its figures suggest that it will be the first and last in a saga that will not become that. Despite being on the list of the 10 highest grossing movies of this summer, has not lived up to what they wanted from her.