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Ghostbusters(2016)
Released
2016 · FILM

Ghostbusters

When skeptical professor Erin Gilbert reluctantly joins estranged friend Abby Yates and eccentric physicist Holtz to investigate a malevolent mansion haunting, they must capture undeniable proof of the ghost before their viral vlog destroys their careers.

“Answer the call.”

Directed by
Paul Feig, Ivan Reitman
Written by
Katie Dippold, Paul Feig
Rated
FSK · FSK 12
Runtime
117 min
ActionComedyFantasy

Synopsis

After a ghost invasion occurs in Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan join forces to combat the supernatural threat.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 468+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Melissa BrethertonShot by Robert D YeomanScored by Theodore ShapiroDesigned by Jefferson SageSound by Beau BordersCostumes by Jeffrey KurlandStunts by G A AguilarVFX by Erika Abrams

Box Office

2016 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.6× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$229.1M

Budget$144.0M
Worldwide gross$229.1M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $128.4M — 56% of worldwide · International: $100.8M (44%)

Opening weekend: $46.0M — 36% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $65.3M — 51% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,963 theaters

Full synopsis

Versions & cuts

  • Extended Edition· 134 min

Also known as

  • (DVD Title)Cazafantasmas: Responde al llamado
  • Ghostbustersde
  • Ghostbusters 3de
  • Feigbustersen
  • Ghostbusters IIIen
  • S.O.S Fantômes, répondez à l'appelfr
  • S.O.S. Fantômesfr
  • SOS Fantômesfr
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • United StatesJul 9, 2016
  • United KingdomJul 11, 2016
  • IrelandJul 11, 2016
  • United Arab EmiratesJul 14, 2016
  • ArgentinaJul 14, 2016

Companies

ProductionColumbia Pictures, LStar Capital, Village Roadshow Pictures

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