Ghostbustersmight be one of the biggest comedies of the summer but its box office expectations are no laughing matter.
Can it survive and thrive under this magnitude of scrutiny?
Online trolls whined the filmmakers ruined their childhood, and worse.
Ghostbustersis also laden with the pressure of its own creation.
Which isnt to say a film starring women in the lead roles cant achieve box office success.
Half of those are theHunger Gamesmovies.
Can Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, and Kate McKinnon crack the list?
And if not, what are the consequences?
She was kidding but only kind of.
The truth is there is nothing these guys can do about it, says one veteran executive.
Women are starring in these beloved male-driven franchises and nothing is going to turn it back.
They did it to make people laugh.
But the question remains: Will that be enough?
