Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

"Ghostbusters 4" and "Ghostbusters IV" redirect here. For the fourth installment in the franchise, see Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Posters showing the Ghostbusters and the ghost in a frozen New York City
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGil Kenan
Written by
Based on
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEric Steelberg
Edited by
Music byDario Marianelli
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia Pictures (through Sony Pictures Releasing)
Release dates
  • March 14, 2024 (2024-03-14) (New York City)
  • March 22, 2024 (2024-03-22) (United States)
Running time
115 minutes[5]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$100 million[6][7]
Box office$201.9 million[7][8]

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is a 2024 American supernatural comedy horror fantasy film directed by Gil Kenan from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jason Reitman. It is the sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), the fourth mainline installment, and the fifth film overall in the Ghostbusters franchise. The film stars Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Celeste O'Connor, and Logan Kim reprising their roles from Afterlife, alongside Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, and William Atherton reprising their characters from the earlier films. Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, Emily Alyn Lind, and James Acaster also join the cast. Set three years after the events of Afterlife, the veteran Ghostbusters must join forces with their successors to save the world from a death-chilling god in New York City who seeks to build a spectral army.[9]

Following the success of Afterlife, Sony Pictures announced the sequel in April 2022, with Reitman returning as director. Co-writer and executive producer Kenan later took over as director that December, with Reitman staying on as a co-writer and co-producer. That same month, Rudd, Coon, Grace, Wolfhard, O'Connor, Kim, Murray, Aykroyd, Hudson, Potts and Atherton were all confirmed to reprise their roles. New cast members including Nanjiani, Oswalt, Lind, and Acaster were announced in March 2023, with principal photography commencing that month and wrapping in June. Dario Marianelli was hired to compose the film's score, replacing Afterlife composer Rob Simonsen. As the first film in the Ghostbusters franchise to be released following the death of the franchise's co-creator and Jason Reitman's father Ivan Reitman, who posthumously receives credit as a producer alongside his son and Jason Blumenfeld, the film is dedicated to his memory and celebrates the 40th anniversary of the first film.[1]

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire had its world premiere at the AMC 13 Theater at Lincoln Square in New York City on March 14, 2024,[10] and was released in the United States on March 22, by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures label. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $201 million worldwide. A sequel is in development.[11]

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  4. ^ "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Can Complete a Franchise-Altering Ghost Twist That Afterlife Set up". Screen Rant. February 23, 2024. Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (12A)". BBFC. March 12, 2024. Archived from the original on March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  6. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (March 19, 2024). "Box Office Preview: 'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' Aims for $45 Million Opening Weekend". Variety. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire — Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  8. ^ "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 20, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  9. ^ Lussier, Germain (March 19, 2024). "Why Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Has a 2-Year Time Jump". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  10. ^ Hipes, Patrick (March 14, 2024). "'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' World Premiere Photos: Bill Murray, McKenna Grace, Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard & More". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  11. ^ Milheim, Russ (October 10, 2024). "Ghostbusters Director Confirms Future Movies Are In the Works (Exclusive)". The Direct. Retrieved October 10, 2024.


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