Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021 | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, IMAX

Synopsis

When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

Scores

Overall Score
91.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
95.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.7%
Review Aggregate
75.6

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 Coon2021$5,868,000$6,793,000(est)
Finn Wolfhard2021$3,612,000$4,181,000(est)
Mckenna Grace2021$2,720,000$3,148,000(est)
Annie Potts2021$2,224,000$2,574,000(est)
Ernie Hudson2021$1,902,000$2,202,000(est)
Paul Rudd2021$1,674,000$1,938,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score63.0
RT critic review count309
Rotten Tomatoes audience score94.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes235,392

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2021$129,360,576$149,743,220
International2021$74,973,880$86,787,107
Worldwide2021$204,334,450$236,530,320

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 Revenue2021$94,669,840$109,586,453
Digital Rentals ?2021$9,620,000$11,135,771
Digital Purchases ?2021$10,831,000$12,537,582
Physical Rentals ?2021$2,447,000$2,832,561
Physical Purchases ?2021$7,829,000$9,062,573
TV & Streaming Revenue2021$32,340,144$37,435,805
Total Revenues2021$157,736,984$182,590,744
Expenses
Budget ?2021$75,000,000$86,817,343
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2021$48,582,000 (est)$56,236,802 (est)
Participations2021$6,309,000$7,303,075
Residuals ?2021$2,921,000$3,381,246
Interest & Overhead2021$11,250,000$13,022,601
Total Expenses2021$144,062,000$166,761,067
Movie Net Profit or Loss2021$13,674,984$15,829,677

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