10 Promising Cinematic Franchises That Completely Flopped

Power Rangers

There’s still some hope here, but the poor box office return of 2017’s Power Rangers will not encourage the studio to fast-track a sequel any time soon. It’s sad, really, as the film broke new ground with the introduction of LGBTQ and autistic superheroes – something we need more of in Hollywood.

Personally, we’re still puzzled why it failed to succeed, since the reviews weren’t as brutal as other blockbusters and the CinemaScore was excellent at an A. It had decent word of mouth and everyone enjoyed the modernization of the characters, but it looks like no one wanted to go to the theatre to watch it.

Perhaps it was due to the lack of star power in the leading roles that put people off, which would be a shame. If we’re always clamoring for new stars in Hollywood, then we should really do our best to support the movies where the filmmakers have listened to our pleas and delivered a fresh cast.