“Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” soared at the box office this weekend, and the entire franchise passed an impressive milestone… but some are saying producers shouldn’t count their ghosts before they materialize.
According to reports, ‘Ghostbusters’ is expected to gross $45.2 million in its opening weekend domestically – taking first place by a wide margin over some theater champions.
Meanwhile, the film got off to a mediocre start internationally… taking home just $16.1 million from 25 global markets – still enough for an impressive $61 million opening weekend total.
‘GFE’ battled “Dune: Part Two” and “Kung Fu Panda 4” for the top spot this week – there are certain indicators that the film may not be a total box office success.
For one, ‘Frozen Empire’ is only slightly surpassing the last film in the franchise – “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” – by about $1 million domestically… and that was significantly cheaper to make, with reports saying that it cost US$75 million to produce. the new film’s $100 million budget.
And “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” has some mighty competition at the box office next weekend – with the combined forces of Godzilla and King Kong set to open.
In fact… critics and the public have very different opinions about the film. It has a 43% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, but an 84% audience score. So maybe not a cinematic masterpiece, but probably a really fun ride!
Ghostbusters certainly isn’t afraid of ghosts… but the film’s producers may be terrified of the upcoming box office numbers!