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Shrink it from the rooftops, people; let out your most exultant and victorious “Hey, why not?”: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is set to win the weekend box office, “defeating” several movies that have been in theaters for almost a month at this point, and a Sydney Sweeney nunsploitation movie which even the big “Nuns ‘n Devils” fans don’t seem to like very much. By Deadlinethe film, directed by Gil Kenan, from a script he co-wrote with Ghostbusters Designated heir Jason Reitman is expected to gross between $42 million and $44 million at the domestic box office in its opening weekend. Which is right! Alright.
And while we might feel inclined to scoff a little at Ghostbusters: Paul Rudd is cold! For seeming extremely content to rely heavily on whatever basic animal reaction people still have to seeing Dan Aykroyd’s face floating above a brown jumpsuit at this point, the film’s lukewarm victory is also just a marker of what it has It’s been a sleepy 2024 movie season overall. Sure, Dune: Part Two opened to $82 million, and kung fu panda 4 at $58 million, but those are the high marks. Compare this weekend to exactly a year ago and you’ll find Finn Wolfhard, Grace McKenna and Slimer getting their butts kicked. John Wick: Chapter 4, which almost doubled what they are expected to receive this weekend. (Note: we would see a movie where John Wick kills Slimer.)
Whatever this sleepy season says about current movie tastes, it probably isn’t “Mankind has an endless demand for family-friendly movies.” Ghostbusters movies where Paul Rudd learns to be your stepfather”; We’ll have to see if people respond more strongly to big honking monsters, like Godzilla x Kong: this time they are now friends opens in theaters next week.