“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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