With a poor opening weekend the movie adaption of popular anime and manga series, Ghost in the Shell , is looking at an overall loss at the box office.

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Deadline reports that film finance sources state the movie will lose at least USD $60 million based on the global projected revenue for the film, which comes in at USD $200 million (on an estimated combined promotion/production cost of around USD $250 million). With speculation production costs may have been as high as USD $180 million, these numbers could mean that Ghost in the Shell is coming in at a loss of over USD $100 million.These poor numbers indicate that despite big names behind the production, the chances of seeing a sequel in this series are highly unlikely and the large production cost could be in part to blame.As for the results, potential missteps in the marketing campaign, delays, and the obscurity of the IP are all factors that experts say are contributing to the poor performance.Our review of Ghost in the Shell called it a visually beautiful film that stumbles in its third act.

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