“Ghostbusters: Afterlife” is the front runner at the domestic box office, as the comedy sequel is headed towards a $40.5 million haul for the weekend. After earning $4.5 million in Thur…
“Ghostbusters: Afterlife” is the front runner at the domestic box office, as the comedy sequel is headed towards a $40.5 million haul for the weekend., “Afterlife” was originally projected to draw a three-day total of $27 million to $30 million, a figure that the film is now outperforming. The Sony Pictures release grossed $16.5 million from 4,315 locations on Friday.
Sony has positioned the comedy sequel for continuous play over the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday next weekend, betting on great word-of-mouth to earn ticket sales from families of men, women and children. During the pandemic era, young adults have been the primary audience to show interest in returning to theaters, while family and adult-oriented films have failed to draw big numbers more often that not.
The new addition to the “Ghostbusters” franchise focuses on the next generation of spooky sleuths, who find themselves at the center of supernatural activity in their small Oklahoma town. The film stars Paul Rudd as Gary Grooberson, a “Ghostbusters” superfan who is an amateur parapsychologist, as well as Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace and Carrie Coon, who portray a new family in town with connections to the original spirit hunters.
Jason Reitman — the son of Ivan Reitman, who directed the first two “Ghostbusters” films — helms “Ghostbusters: Afterlife.”that though he was originally hesitant to follow in his father’s footsteps, that same feeling actually ended up giving him inspiration for the film.’ is about a family developing the courage to pick up the proton pack themselves.”” and “C’mon C’mon” starring Joaquin Phoenix.
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