Ghostbusters

2014 | Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis

Three parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers.

Scores

Overall Score
79.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
93.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
64.6%
Review Aggregate
75.1

Critic Consensus

63.1% Fresh • 309 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 63% of 309 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, family-friendly, funny. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfamily-friendlyfunnylightheartedemotionalvisually strikingcharacter-drivenhistoricalrealisticcoming of age

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Carrie Coon2014$1,956,000$2,592,000(est)
Finn Wolfhard2014$1,204,000$1,596,000(est)
Mckenna Grace2014$907,000$1,201,000(est)
Annie Potts2014$741,000$982,000(est)
Ernie Hudson2014$634,000$840,000(est)
Paul Rudd2014$558,000$740,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score63.0
RT critic review count309
Rotten Tomatoes audience score94.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes254,818

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$3,580,343$4,745,051
International2014N/AN/A
Worldwide2014$3,580,343$4,745,051

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2014$1,790,172$2,372,526
Digital Rentals ?2014$3,794,000$5,028,212
Digital Purchases ?2014$3,005,000$3,982,545
Physical Rentals ?2014$4,324,000$5,730,624
Physical Purchases ?2014$11,657,000$15,449,095
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$1,432,137$1,898,020
Total Revenues2014$26,002,309$34,461,023
Expenses
Budget ?2014$30,000,000$39,759,188
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$3,401,000 (est)$4,507,367 (est)
Participations2014$520,000$689,159
Residuals ?2014$1,468,000$1,945,550
Interest & Overhead2014$5,100,000$6,759,062
Total Expenses2014$40,489,000$53,660,325
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$-14,486,691$-19,199,303

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