2016’s Ghostbusters finished its theatrical run just short of $230 million, which, while not a blockbuster number, is nothing to sneeze at.
However, with a reported production budget of $144 million and marketing costs on top of that, it’s likely the movie ended up as a money loser overall.
Having said that, as Paul Feig pointed out during CInemaCon last week (via Yahoo) the movie has built up an audience over the years, which would seem to indicate the movie has done well on DVD and Digital.
Depending on how well, it’s possible the movie has ultimately ended up in the black, and depending on how large that audience has become, maybe the idea of going back and making a sequel isn’t that crazy an idea.