'Moms' rule: The stars behind the comedy franchise share a 'told you so' moment

It hasn't been a good year at the box office - especially for live-action comedies. Over the past 15 months, only three films in the genre - "Bad Moms," the "Ghostbusters" reboot and "Girls Trip" - were able to crack $100 million in domestic ticket sales.

This is what Suzanne Todd, the producer of "Bad Moms," has been constantly reminded of in the wake of her film's success. Yes, the R-rated flick made more money at the multiplex than anyone in the industry had anticipated: $183 million worldwide after its July 2016 release. But given the failure of so many other comedies, what if the film's success was a fluke? Was it really a good idea to take the risk on a sequel?

"Especially when - gasp! - we wanted to add three stars who were over the age of 35,"