The sequence ‘Ghostbusters: Ice Apocalypse‘ has already raised almost US$200 million at the global box office.
Currently, the film is in the TOP 4 of the year’s highest grossing films, behind only ‘Dune: Part 2‘ ($708.2M), ‘Godzilla vs. Kong: The New Empire‘ ($546.9M) and ‘Kung Fu Panda 4‘ ($520M).
For comparison purposes, there are less than US$10 million for ‘Ice Apocalypse‘ surpass the box office total of ‘Ghostbusters – Beyond‘.
In total, production already amounts to US$ 109.9 million In the USA. In the international market, there were US$85.2 million in collection – totaling US$ 195.1 million worldwide.
Please note that ‘Ice Apocalypse‘ debuted with solid US$45.2 million in the US, surpassing the release of ‘Further‘, which had collected US$44 million in its first weekend in the country, in 2021.
The success of the new iteration helped the franchise surpass the impressive US$1 billion mark in revenue.
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Unfortunately, the production divided the opinion of critics. At the Rotten Tomatoesthe film reached only 43% approval based on 216 publications until now. In terms of comparison, the previous film won 64% positive reviews.
Check out the main comments:
“The clumsy mix of nostalgia, scares, set pieces, sincerity and jokes never quite comes together, leading to the conclusion that perhaps it’s time for Sony to give up this particular ghost” – Screen International.
“Everything in the film is raw and lazy, and we can expect this franchise to be frozen for a long time” – Little White Lies.
“‘Ice Apocalypse’ is a notable improvement over ‘Further’ – funny, silly and a little scary, with its pockets full of handmade trinkets and occasional excursions into the realm of pseudo-mythology and parapsychology” – Independent (UK).
“‘Ghostbusters: Ice Apocalypse’ runs on thin ice, overloaded with disparate and uninspired ideas” – IGN Movies.
“‘Ice Apocalypse’ is swept away by his obsession with the past” – Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Spengler family returns to where it all began – New York’s iconic fire station – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who have developed a top-secret research laboratory to take ghost hunting to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, the original and new Ghostbusters must join forces to protect their homes and save the world from a second Ice Age.
The new film will feature the return of Ernie Hudson, Mckenna Grace, Paul Rudd It is Carrie Coonin addition to introducing Patton Oswalt, Kumail Nanjiani, James Acaster It is Emily Alyn Lind.
Jason Reitmandirector of the previous film, will serve as producer alongside Kenan It is Jason Blumenfeld.
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