Ghostbusters
7.8
“They're here to save the world.”
After losing their university jobs, three parapsychologists start a ghost-catching business in New York City and uncover a supernatural threat that could destroy the world.
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4 films
Cast
74 people
Bill Murray
Dr. Peter Venkman
Known for
Groundhog Day
Lost in Translation
Dan Aykroyd
Dr. Raymond Stantz
Known for
Trading Places
The Blues Brothers
Harold Ramis
Dr. Egon Spengler
Known for
Stripes
As Good as It Gets
Sigourney Weaver
Dana Barrett
Known for
Avatar
Aliens
Rick Moranis
Louis Tully
Known for
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Spaceballs
Ernie Hudson
Winston Zeddemore
Known for
Oz
The Crow
Annie Potts
Janine Melnitz
Known for
Young Sheldon
Toy Story 4
William Atherton
Walter Peck
Known for
Die Hard
The Last Samurai
David Margulies
Mayor
Known for
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Nine 1/2 Weeks
Slavitza Jovan
Gozer
Known for
House on Haunted Hill
Alice Drummond
Librarian
Known for
Doubt
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Jordan Charney
Dean Yager
Known for
Network
The Hospital
Ivan Reitman Director · Dan Aykroyd Screenplay Harold Ramis Screenplay
Worldwide gross $297M · Budget $30M · United States release June 8, 1984
Box office
Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$296,640,120
Gross vs. budget
9.9×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio · Distribution
Delphi Films
Production
Black Rhino Productions
Production
Delphi Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 7, 1984
Premiere · Westwood, California
United States · June 8, 1984
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1996
Physical
United States
August 23, 1985 · Theatrical · Re-release
January 6, 2009 · Premiere · Los Angeles Film Festival
October 13, 2011 · Theatrical · Re-release
August 29, 2014 · Limited theatrical · 30th anniversary re-release
Australia
November 15, 1984 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 21, 1984 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 14, 1984 · Theatrical
France
December 12, 1984 · Theatrical
September 30, 1999 · Physical · DVD
September 1, 2005 · Physical · UMD Video
June 24, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
August 1, 2019 · Digital · Netflix
April 6, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
April 17, 2026 · TV · Gulli
Germany
January 25, 1985 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 13, 1989 · Theatrical
India
October 11, 2019 · Digital
Ireland
December 7, 1984 · Theatrical
Italy
November 21, 1984 · Theatrical
Japan
December 2, 1984 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 21, 1984 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 13, 1984 · Theatrical
June 28, 2002 · TV · Net 5
September 1, 2005 · Physical · DVD
November 19, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray
Poland
December 1, 2019 · Digital
September 20, 2024 · Digital · Max
Portugal
December 13, 1984 · Theatrical
Russia
July 2, 1998 · Physical · DVD
September 3, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
South Korea
December 22, 1984 · Theatrical
Spain
December 5, 1984 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 7, 1984 · Theatrical
October 27, 1999 · Physical · DVD
June 24, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
Taiwan
December 22, 1984 · Theatrical
July 10, 2020 · Theatrical · 4k Remaster
United Kingdom
December 7, 1984 · Theatrical
May 24, 1985 · Theatrical · Re-release
October 28, 2011 · Theatrical · Re-release
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