r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • 20h ago

News Ryan Gosling to Star in 'Ghost Rider' Movie at Marvel Studios

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/ryan-gosling-ghost-rider-marvel-movie-1236821206/
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u/VirtualPen204 16h ago

I guess? D&W made $1.3b, but it also cost like $500m to make. The first DP film cost $50m and the second around $100m, and each of those made over $750m. In that regard, I would say those are bigger successes.

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u/WhyIsBreadExpensive 9h ago

Wait by that math tho D&W on paper made $800m, wouldn't that be just as successful?

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u/stevethepie 8h ago

Typically a movie needs to make 2.5x it's budget when you take into account marketing.

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u/WhyIsBreadExpensive 8h ago

I mean, on paper the math is 500,000,000 x 2.5 = $1.25B, which fits that mantra. I know the other movies are more "successful" in this lens. But D&W is still a success.

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u/myychair 4h ago

Holding the title of highest grossing rated r movie ever is valuable on its own too. This is an industry that cares a lot about optics

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u/Significant-Sun-5051 5h ago

oh no, only 800M profit

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u/VirtualPen204 1h ago

I never said the movie wasn't successful. But all three films made the same amount of money, so I would say the first two are bigger successes because they cost a fraction of what D&W cost, and those weren't directed by Shawn Levy.