Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire field workplace projections level to a $45 million opening, which is able to assist push the franchise over $1 billion.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire will hit theaters in just some days, and field workplace projections are trying vivid, with the sequel set for a $45 million opening.
This quantity places Frozen Empire roughly on par with Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which earned a $44 million opening upon its launch in 2021. Afterlife went on to gross $204 million worldwide, however I can solely assume that Sony hopes Frozen Empire goes a little bit additional, notably as they’ve plans for extra installments of the franchise. Frozen Empire can even push the Ghostbusters franchise previous the $1 billion mark on the field workplace inside every week of launch, with the earlier 4 motion pictures producing $945.2 million.
Right here’s the synopsis for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire: “The Spengler household returns to the place it began – the long-lasting New York Metropolis firehouse – to workforce up with the unique Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret analysis lab to take busting ghosts to the subsequent degree. However when the invention of an historical artifact unleashes an evil drive, Ghostbusters new and previous should be a part of forces to guard their dwelling and save the world from a second Ice Age.” The movie stars Queen of Bodily Media Carrie Coon, in addition to Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, Celeste O’Connor, Logan Kim, and Annie Potts. The unique Ghostbusters, consisting of Invoice Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson, can even seem, and director Gil Kenan has stated that they are going to be handled like “precise characters” this time round.
Our personal Chris Bumbray just lately caught the sequel, and whereas he had enjoyable, he didn’t really feel as if it was pretty much as good as Afterlife. “I used to be a giant fan of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Jason Reitman’s movie skillfully blended nostalgia with a brand new tackle the franchise that opened up the Ghostbusters universe in an inclusive manner. It welcomed new followers with out alienating previous ones, one thing the 2016 reboot notoriously failed at,” Bumbray wrote. “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire appears to be geared toward constructing the franchise out extra extensively. Whereas it’s nonetheless a enjoyable, nostalgia-driven return to the Ghostbusting universe, it’s not so good as the final movie and spreads itself too skinny to do the brand new characters justice.” You may try the remainder of Bumbray’s assessment proper right here.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire will hit theaters on March twenty second.
