Sony’sGhostbusters: Frozen Empireisn’t exactly a washout after all. The fifth installment in thelong-running horror-comedy franchisehad a soft opening but has stabilized itself in recent weeks to emerge as a modest hit. TheGhostbustersseries has always skewed more domestic, and this proved to be true withFrozen Empireas well. Despite that, the film’sstrong week-on-week holds helped it surpass the coveted $100 million milestone domestically, and now, over a month into its release, the film is on the verge of passing the same milestone in overseas markets as well.
In its seventh weekend,Frozen Empiregrossed $1.8 million domestically and another $3 million from over 60 overseas markets. The film’s current domestic gross stands at $109 million, while its international gross stands at $85 million, fora cumulative global haul of $195 million.Frozen Empirewill likely pass the $200 million mark globally, joining each of its four predecessors in that club. It also has astrong chance of overtaking its immediate predecessor,Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which generated $203 million worldwide in 2021.
Frozen Empiredelivered a slightly higher domestic debut as compared toAfterlife, but fell short of the 2016 reboot, retroactively re-titledGhostbusters: Answer the Call. Both movies generated around $130 million each domestically in their lifetime domestic runs, which seems like a bridge too far forFrozen Empire. Directed byGil Kenan, the movie serves as both a direct sequel toAfterlifeand a legacy sequel to the original two movies, directed by the lateIvan Reitman. Reviews forFrozen Empirehave been mostly negative, with the filmcurrently sitting at a “rotten” 43% scoreon the aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes. But as has been proven by its box office performance, themovie was more popular among audiences. It holds an 83% audience score on RT.
The ‘Ghostbusters’ Franchise Has Grossed Over $1.1 Billion Worldwide
Ghostbusters Movies
Global Box Office
Ghostbusters
$295,582,480
Ghostbusters II
$215,500,000
Ghostbusters: Answer the Call
$229,008,658
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
$203,540,177
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
$195,103,000
The highest-grossing installment of the franchise remains the classic first film, which generated nearly $300 million worldwide in 1984.Ghostbusters IImade around $215 million globally five years later. The all-female rebootAnswer the Callwas released in 2016 after many stops and starts and generated nearly $230 million worldwide. But its reported budget of around $150 million dampened this relatively solid performance. Sony seemingly restrictedAfterlife’s budget to around half this amount andallocated a reported $100 millionforFrozen Empire.
StarringPaul Rudd,Carrie Coon,Finn Wolfhard,andMckenna Grace, alongsideBill MurrayandDan Aykroyd,Frozen Empireis playing in theaters. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
When the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second ice age.
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