Ghostbusters II
“Guess who's coming to save the world again?”
The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.
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4 films
Cast
68 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
Sigourney Weaver
Dana Barrett
Known for
Avatar
Aliens
Harold Ramis
Dr. Egon Spengler
Known for
Stripes
As Good as It Gets
Ernie Hudson
Winston Zeddemore
Known for
Oz
The Crow
Rick Moranis
Louis Tully
Known for
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Spaceballs
Annie Potts
Janine Melnitz
Known for
Young Sheldon
Toy Story 4
Peter MacNicol
Janosz Poha
Known for
Bean
Numb3rs
Harris Yulin
The Judge
Known for
Ozark
Training Day
David Margulies
The Mayor of NY
Known for
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Nine 1/2 Weeks
Kurt Fuller
Hardemeyer
Known for
Evil
Midnight in Paris
Janet Margolin
The Prosecutor
Known for
Annie Hall
Take the Money and Run
Ivan Reitman Director · Dan Aykroyd Screenplay Harold Ramis Screenplay
Worldwide gross $215M · Budget $37M · United States release June 16, 1989
Box office
Budget
$37,000,000
Worldwide gross
$215,394,738
Gross vs. budget
5.8×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Ghostbusters II: River of Slime · The Last of the Ghostbusters · The Seed
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 16, 1989
Theatrical
Australia
August 15, 1989 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 14, 1989 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 15, 1989 · Theatrical
France
December 15, 1989 · Theatrical
September 30, 1999 · Physical · DVD
July 6, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray / 4K UHD
December 10, 2016 · Digital
February 8, 2026 · TV · RTL9
October 30, 2026 · TV · Gulli
Germany
January 11, 1990 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 14, 1989 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 18, 1990 · Theatrical
India
October 11, 2019 · Digital
Ireland
December 1, 1989 · Theatrical
Italy
December 27, 1989 · Theatrical
Japan
November 25, 1989 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 15, 1989 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 15, 1989 · Theatrical
April 5, 2003 · TV · Nederland 2
October 6, 2005 · Physical · DVD
September 17, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray
Poland
March 1, 2019 · Digital
September 20, 2024 · Digital · Max
Portugal
December 15, 1989 · Theatrical
Russia
July 2, 1998 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
July 21, 1990 · Theatrical
Spain
December 1, 1989 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 23, 1990 · Theatrical
October 27, 1999 · Physical · DVD release
September 17, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray release
June 6, 2016 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD release
United Kingdom
December 1, 1989 · Theatrical
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