10 Movie Franchises That Are Probably Doomed

10. Ghostbusters

Some movies just don't have the juice to spawn a hit franchise, and Ghostbusters is certainly a prime example of that, even if it's impressively limped to a five-film series regardless.

Though the first two movies were sizable box office hits, 2016's all-female reboot was a monstrous flop, and though 2021's Ghostbusters: Afterlife was a modest hit, it also cashed in most of the series' remaining nostalgia chips with its appearances by the legacy cast.

Last year's follow-up Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire then confirmed that the IP had basically run dry of fun or interesting new ideas, and with its box office falling just shy of Afterlife's, indicates that the series has failed to grow an audience with younger viewers.

Given that the legacy cast are getting old and the younger cast members will need to pick up the slack, it's concerning that the franchise has failed to find success outside of people who've been Ghostbusters fans most of their lives.

Though a sequel to Frozen Empire is in early development, it's tough for anyone but the most die-hard and undemanding of Ghostbusters fans to muster much excitement for it.