'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' scares up $44M at the North American box office

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“Ghostbusters: Afterlife” grosses $44 million at the North American box office over the weekend.

The supernatural comedy also earned $16 million in 31 foreign markets, according to studio estimates Sunday. It is playing exclusively in theaters.

“Afterlife,” the fourth entry in the Ghostbusters saga and a sequel to 1989’s “Ghostbusters II,” attempts to introduce the franchise to a younger generation of viewers who were not reared on Blockbuster Video and other Generation X hallmarks. The film stars Finn Wolfhard , Mckenna Grace , Carrie Coon and Paul Rudd , and features not-so-secret cameos from some of the first movie’s cast members.

“Afterlife" moves the action from New York City to a middle-of-nowhere town in Oklahoma, where two siblings discover a realm of ghosts, ghouls and demonically possessed Stay-Puft Marshmallow Men. The movie was directed by Jason Reitman , whose father, Ivan Reitman, helmed the first two installments. Paul Feig oversaw the third installment, a female-led reboot that drew intense

 

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It’s kind of cheesy but still a cute movie the kids enjoyed it

The negative reviews seem to be coming from woman critics. I wonder if it’s due to the so called sexist backlash from the 2016 reboot? The movie wasnt perfect but my daughter and i enjoyed it. The little girl was her favorite!

I want to see this flick.

Perhaps you should mention the 96% positive Audience reviews on RT & the A- CinemaScore to balance Katie Walsh's 'review'. Also you could point out that original estimates said that Afterlife would get between $25 & $30 million. It blew PAST that cause of fans & word of mouth.

So its made more in 1 weekend than the 2016 movie has in its entire existence?

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I miss Egon!

I seem it.

Will Smith is so washed up

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