A post mortem on the Ghostbusters opening weekend, and the terrible treatment of Leslie Jones on twitter.
Note: This video was made before the events that happened later last night.
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Links used in this video:
Deadline article: http://deadline.com/2016/07/ghostbusters-weekend-box-office-1201787149/
National Post Article with Leslie Jones’ tweets: http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/celebrity/i-feel-like-im-in-a-personal-hell-leslie-jones-bombarded-on-twitter-with-racist-sexist-comments-and-abuse
Variety Article with marketing costs: http://variety.com/2016/film/box-office/ghostbusters-box-office-2-1201816038/
Secret Life of Pets: http://deadline.com/2016/07/weekend-box-office-secret-life-of-pets-mike-and-dave-need-wedding-dates-zac-efron-finding-dory-1201784127/
Globe and Mail Ghostbusters Review: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/ghostbusters-this-reboot-is-a-revelation-and-it-aint-afraid-of-no-misogynists/article30791253/