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Biblical epic Ben-Hur joins Hollywood's list of recycled blockbuster flops

The Biblical epic is expected to make a loss of $US100 million after failing at the US box office last weekend.

Nevil Gibson
Wed, 24 Aug 2016

A remake of one of Hollywood’s biggest hits is likely to join the list of the biggest flops.

Biblical epic Ben-Hur, whose highlight is a chariot race between the two main characters, could lose $US100 million for its backers after collapsing at the US box office last weekend.

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Nevil Gibson
Wed, 24 Aug 2016
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