Paramount’s adaptation of the anime Ghost in the Shell struggled at the box office in its opening weekend and is set to cost the studio more than $60 million.
From the beginning, Ghost in the Shell was plagued by a whitewashing controversy due to Johansson landing the lead role.
As of this writing, Ghost in the Shell has made just $72.5 million globally, a far cry from the $250 million Paramount and DreamWorks spent to produce and market it.
Paramount recently admitted that had something to do with the film’s box office performance, though there are other factors to consider.