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![A Drive-In Movie Theater As Consumer Confidence Falls](https://img.money.com/2016/08/gettyimages-482410396.jpg)

Despite its $100 million budget, the would-be summer blockbuster *Ben-Hur* has pulled in just [$20 million since its August 19th release](http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=benhur2016.htm), making it the latest big-budget movie to disappoint at the box office. That's left many to question the state of an industry that's increasingly relying on smash hit action flicks like *Star Wars* and *Jurassic World* to turn a profit.

The biggest loser this year may be Paramount Pictures, which produced both *Ben-Hur* and fellow flop *[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows](http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=tmnt2016.htm).* Industry analyst Michael Nathanson [told CNBC](http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/28/tough-summer-for-box-office-but-not-all-gloom-and-doom.html) that the studio could be out $350 million this year.

***Read Next: The Biggest Box Office Hit Movies of All Time by Rating, from G to XXX***

But don't feel too bad for Hollywood. Despite the big-name flops, movie ticket sales are actually up 5% to a total of $7.7 billion compared to last year, [CNBC](http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/28/tough-summer-for-box-office-but-not-all-gloom-and-doom.html) reports, thanks in part to extras like premium seating in theaters. It also helps that "smaller" films have done well: The horror flick *Don't Breathe* pulled in $26.1 million this weekend alone, almost [triple its budget](https://time.com/4469979/box-office-dont-breathe/).

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