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Ghostbusters

 1984
 105 minutes (1 hrs 45 mins)
Ghostbusters
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Ivan Reitman

Starring

Bill Murray · Dan Aykroyd · Sigourney Weaver · Harold Ramis · Rick Moranis · Annie Potts

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
8th June 1984
Canada release date Canada release
8th June 1984
Cameroon release date Cameroon release
8th June 1984

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 7th Dec '84
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 16

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 8th Jun '84
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $13.6 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 15

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 8th Jun '84
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $13.6 Million
  • Total weeks on top 15: 28

Chart position history

UK box office

7 Dec, 1984
1
14 Dec, 1984
1
21 Dec, 1984
1
28 Dec, 1984
1
4 Jan, 1985
1
11 Jan, 1985
1
18 Jan, 1985
1
25 Jan, 1985
2
1 Feb, 1985
2
8 Feb, 1985
2
15 Feb, 1985
5
22 Feb, 1985
7
1 Mar, 1985
8
8 Mar, 1985
11
15 Mar, 1985
12
22 Mar, 1985
12

US box office

8 Jun, 1984
1
15 Jun, 1984
1
22 Jun, 1984
1
5 Oct, 1984
6
12 Oct, 1984
5
19 Oct, 1984
8
26 Oct, 1984
13
16 Nov, 1984
13
23 Nov, 1984
12
29 Aug, 2014
15
3 Jul, 2020
1
17 Jul, 2020
8
29 Oct, 2021
13

Global box office

8 Jun, 1984
1
15 Jun, 1984
1
22 Jun, 1984
1
29 Jun, 1984
1
6 Jul, 1984
1
13 Jul, 1984
1
20 Jul, 1984
1
27 Jul, 1984
1
3 Aug, 1984
1
10 Aug, 1984
1
17 Aug, 1984
1
24 Aug, 1984
1
31 Aug, 1984
1
7 Sep, 1984
1
14 Sep, 1984
1
21 Sep, 1984
1
28 Sep, 1984
1
5 Oct, 1984
1
12 Oct, 1984
1
19 Oct, 1984
1
26 Oct, 1984
1
2 Nov, 1984
1
9 Nov, 1984
1
16 Nov, 1984
1
23 Nov, 1984
1
30 Nov, 1984
1
7 Dec, 1984
1

Other movies in this series

Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Certificates

US
PG

12

G

GP

Apt

PG

NRC

G

UA

B

8+

U

12

G

13+

K-12

17

PG

6

R

12+

12

11

Livre

L

12

K-8

A

7

M/6

G

Tous publics

TE

Atp

12

A

T

0+

12

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £7.5 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $243.5 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $296.5 Million

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Films in series
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters / 1984
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters II / 1989
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ghostbusters: Afterlife / 2021
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire / 2024