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Directed by | Paul Feig |
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Ghostbusters by Ivan Reitman Dan Aykroyd Harold Ramis |
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Music by | Theodore Shapiro |
Cinematography | Robert Yeoman |
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Language | English |
Budget | $144 million |
Box office | $229.1 million |
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Soundtrack album by various artists | ||||
Released | July 15, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2016 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 46:15 | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
Producer | various artists | |||
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Film score by Theodore Shapiro | ||||
Released | July 8, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2016 | |||
Genre | Film score | |||
Length | 51:27 | |||
Label | Sony Classical Records | |||
Producer | Theodore Shapiro | |||
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Ghostbusters (alternatively known as Ghostbusters: Answer the Call) is a 2016 American-Australian 3D supernatural comedy film directed by Paul Feig, written by Feig and Katie Dippold and starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones and Chris Hemsworth. Telling the story of four women who start a ghost-catching business in New York City, it is the third feature film in the Ghostbusters franchise and serves as a reboot to the previous films.
A third Ghostbusters film had been in various stages of development following the release of Ghostbusters II in 1989. As a result of original cast member Bill Murray's refusal to commit to the project and the death of fellow cast member Harold Ramis in 2014, Sony decided to reboot the series. Much of the original film's cast make cameo appearances in new roles. The announcement of the female-led cast in 2015 drew a polarized response from the public and Internet backlash.
Distributed by Columbia Pictures, the film premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on July 9, 2016 and was released theatrically in the United States on July 15, 2016, in 2D, 3D, RealD 3D and IMAX 3D. The film grossed $229 million worldwide against a production budget of $144 million. Due to the high budget and large amount spent on marketing, the film is considered a box office disappointment.