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{{Infobox film
| name = Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
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* [[Patton Oswalt]]
* [[Celeste O'Connor]]
* [[James Acaster]]
* Logan Kim
*'''Special appearances:'''
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**[[Annie Potts]]
**[[William Atherton]]
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| cinematography = [[Eric Steelberg]]
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* Nathan Orloff
* [[Shane Reid]]
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| music = [[Dario Marianelli]]
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* [[Columbia Pictures]]
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▲* [[Bron Studios|Bron Creative]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ghostbustersnews.com/2023/07/19/bron-creative-production-company-behind-joker-and-ghostbusters-afterlife-files-for-bankruptcy/ |title=Bron Creative, production company behind 'Joker' and 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife,' files for bankruptcy |date=July 20, 2023 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326031103/https://ghostbustersnews.com/2023/07/19/bron-creative-production-company-behind-joker-and-ghostbusters-afterlife-files-for-bankruptcy/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-movie-good-ghosts-afterlife-setup/ |title=Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Can Complete a Franchise-Altering Ghost Twist That Afterlife Set up |website=[[Screen Rant]] |date=February 23, 2024 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304123003/https://screenrant.com/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-movie-good-ghosts-afterlife-setup/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| language = English
| budget = $100 million<ref name="Variety-Proj">{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=2024-03-19 |title=Box Office Preview: 'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' Aims for $45 Million Opening Weekend |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/box-office-ghostbusters-frozen-empire-opening-weekend-estimates-1235945825/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=March 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319180109/https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/box-office-ghostbusters-frozen-empire-opening-weekend-estimates-1235945825/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NUM" />
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'''''Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire''''' is a 2024 American [[supernatural fiction|supernatural]] [[comedy film|comedy]] [[Horror film|horror]] [[fantasy]] film directed by [[Gil Kenan]] from a screenplay he co-wrote with [[Jason Reitman]]. It is the sequel to ''[[Ghostbusters: Afterlife]]'' (2021), the fourth mainline installment, and the fifth film overall in the [[Ghostbusters (franchise)|''Ghostbusters'' franchise]]. The film stars [[Paul Rudd]], [[Carrie Coon]], [[Finn Wolfhard]], [[Mckenna Grace]], [[Celeste O'Connor]], and Logan Kim reprising their roles from ''Afterlife'', alongside [[Bill Murray]], [[Dan Aykroyd]], [[Ernie Hudson]], [[Annie Potts]], and [[William Atherton]] reprising their characters from the earlier films. [[Kumail Nanjiani]], [[Patton Oswalt]], [[Emily Alyn Lind]], and [[James Acaster]] also join the cast. Set three years after the events of ''Afterlife'', the veteran Ghostbusters must join forces with their successors to save the world from a death-chilling god in [[New York City]] who seeks to build a spectral army.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lussier |first=Germain |title=Why Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Has a 2-Year Time Jump |url=https://gizmodo.com/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-time-jump-gil-kenan-afterlif-1851346717 |website=Gizmodo |date=2024-03-19 |access-date=2024-03-19 |archive-date=March 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319225103/https://gizmodo.com/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-time-jump-gil-kenan-afterlif-1851346717 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Following the success of ''Afterlife'', [[Sony Pictures]] announced the sequel in April 2022, with Reitman returning as director. Co-writer and executive producer Kenan later took over as director that December, with Reitman staying on as a co-writer and co-producer. That same month, Rudd, Coon, Grace, Wolfhard, O'Connor, Kim, Murray, Aykroyd, Hudson, Potts and Atherton were all confirmed to reprise their roles. New cast members including Nanjiani, Oswalt, Lind, and Acaster were announced in March 2023, with [[principal photography]] commencing that month and wrapping in June. [[Dario Marianelli]] was hired to compose the film's score, replacing ''Afterlife'' composer [[Rob Simonsen]]. As the first film in the ''Ghostbusters'' franchise to be released following the death of the franchise's co-creator and Jason Reitman's father [[Ivan Reitman]], who posthumously receives credit as a producer alongside his son and Jason Blumenfeld, the film is dedicated to his memory and celebrates the 40th anniversary of [[Ghostbusters|the first film]].<ref name="Reitman">{{cite web |last1=Bahr |first1=Lindsey |title=Ivan Reitman, producer, 'Ghostbusters' director, dies at 75 |url=https://apnews.com/article/ivan-reitman-dead-d67947aa895371cd9f5840e6e9339440 |website=AP NEWS |access-date=February 13, 2022 |date=February 13, 2022 |archive-date=March 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310040113/https://apnews.com/article/ivan-reitman-dead-d67947aa895371cd9f5840e6e9339440 |url-status=live}}</ref>
''Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire'' had its world premiere at the AMC 13 Theater at [[Lincoln Square, Manhattan|Lincoln Square]] in [[New York City]] on March 14, 2024,<ref>{{cite web|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|title='Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' World Premiere Photos: Bill Murray, McKenna Grace, Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard & More|url=https://deadline.com/gallery/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-red-carpet-photos/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|date=March 14, 2024|access-date=June 16, 2024}}</ref> and was released in the [[United States]] on March 22, by [[Sony Pictures Releasing]] under its [[Columbia Pictures]] label.
==Plot==
Three years after the events in Summerville, [[Oklahoma]],{{efn|As depicted in ''[[Ghostbusters: Afterlife]]'' (2021)}} Callie Spengler, her
When Ray evaluates its psychokinetic energy levels, the orb
▲Meanwhile, Ray and Podcast are collecting cursed objects for examination. Nadeem Razmaadi visits and sells them a strange [[brass]] orb with ritual markings written in [[Mesopotamian Arabic]] inherited from his grandmother. Ray determines it is an [[Apotropaic magic|apotropaic]] trap due to [[List of copper alloys|copper alloys]] typically being used in rituals against the supernatural since the [[Bronze Age]].
▲When Ray evaluates its psychokinetic energy levels, the orb immediately emits broad-spectrum psionic energy. A cold wave travels from the orb to [[Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 8|the Ghostbusters' firehouse headquarters]] and damages the ecto-containment unit, which is almost at capacity. Winston takes the orb to his privately owned paranormal research center, run by Dr. Lars Pinfield. Using an experimental extraction device, he is unable to extract any spiritual energy from it. The orb's captive psychically sabotages one of the center's ecto-confinements, allowing a ghost to escape and hide in Podcast's equipment.
When the trio attempts to stop the escaped ghost from stealing a phonographic recording of the club's ritual, Peck exploits Phoebe's involvement to shut down the Ghostbusters. After an argument with Gary and her mother, Phoebe runs away and takes Melody to Winston's research center. She uses his extraction equipment to [[Astral projection|project herself as a ghost]] for two minutes so the pair can physically interact.
Melody reveals she had been secretly working with Garraka, who has offered her passage to the afterlife. By controlling Phoebe's disembodied spirit, Garraka forces her physical body to recite the ritual chant. He then escapes, locates his horns of power in Nadeem's grandmother's secret brass-lined room
▲Meanwhile Ray, accompanied by Phoebe and Podcast, visits Dr. Hubert Wartzki, a New York Public Library research librarian. Wartzki explains the orb was built over 4,000 years ago in Southwest Asia by four sorcerers called the Firemasters to imprison Garraka, a phantom god who sought to conquer the world with an undead army who would use "Kusharit Umoti" ("The Death Chill") – "the power to kill by fear itself." Nadeem's grandmother was of the lineage of the Firemasters, one of whom prevented Garraka from escaping the orb in 1904 during a mock ritual conducted by members of the Manhattan Adventurers' Society, whom he froze to death. Garraka was confined in the orb due to being vulnerable to brass. This, combined with fire, and the removal of his horns trapped him within the orb.
Garraka overpowers them and breaches the containment unit. Phoebe [[electroplating|electroplates]] [[Egon Spengler]]'s proton pack with brass to strengthen it; Melody, betrayed by Garraka, atones by helping Nadeem utilize his powers to weaken Garraka. Ray, with help from his fellow veteran Ghostbusters
▲When the trio attempts to stop the escaped ghost from stealing a phonographic recording of the club's ritual, Peck exploits Phoebe's involvement to shut down the Ghostbusters. After an argument with Gary and her mother, Phoebe runs away and takes Melody to Winston's research center. She uses his extraction equipment to [[Astral projection|project herself as a ghost]] for two minutes so the pair can physically interact.
In a [[mid-credits scene]], a trucker gets out of his [[Stay Puft Marshmallow Man|Stay
▲Melody reveals she had been secretly working with Garraka, who has offered her passage to the afterlife. By controlling Phoebe's disembodied spirit, Garraka forces her physical body to recite the ritual chant. He then escapes, locates his horns of power in Nadeem's grandmother's secret brass-lined room, re-mounts them on his head, and begins freezing the city. Realizing Garraka will free the ghosts in the containment unit after freeing ones at the center, the Ghostbusters gather to defend their headquarters. They are aided by Nadeem, who dons the Firemaster brass armor kept by his grandmother and attempts to master his powers.
▲Garraka overpowers them and breaches the containment unit. Phoebe [[electroplating|electroplates]] [[Egon Spengler]]'s proton pack with brass to strengthen it; Melody, betrayed by Garraka, atones by helping Nadeem utilize his powers to weaken Garraka. Ray, with help from his fellow veteran Ghostbusters, including their longtime receptionist Janine Melnitz, captures Garraka by turning the ruptured containment unit into a giant ghost trap.
▲In a [[mid-credits scene]], a trucker gets out of his [[Stay Puft Marshmallow Man|Stay-Puft Marshmallows]] branded truck to make a purchase from a vending machine. The Mini-Pufts steal the vehicle in his absence.
== Cast ==
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[[Principal photography]] began on March 20, 2023, in [[London]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-03 |title=What's On Screen and Filming in London? - May 2023 |url=https://filmlondon.org.uk/latest/whats-filming-in-london-may-2023 |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=[[Film London]] |language=en-US |archive-date=June 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608052917/https://filmlondon.org.uk/latest/whats-filming-in-london-may-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> under the working title ''Firehouse'', with [[Eric Steelberg]] serving as the cinematographer.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite tweet |author=[[Sony Pictures]] |user=SonyPictures |number=1637858617369178112 |date=March 20, 2023 |title=Back in the Firehouse. Day one! #Ghostbusters |access-date=March 20, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320170722/https://twitter.com/SonyPictures/status/1637858617369178112 |archive-date=March 20, 2023}}</ref> On April 25, 2023, Hudson indicated that Aykroyd, Murray and Potts would reprise their roles from previous ''Ghostbusters'' movies in the film;<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-24 |title=Ernie Hudson seemingly confirms original Ghostbusters cast will return in the upcoming sequel |url=https://ghostbustersnews.com/2023/04/25/ernie-hudson-seemingly-confirms-original-ghostbusters-cast-will-return-in-the-upcoming-sequel/?fbclid=IwAR2IRYxJMSSk8j4pOk85OQ5ifGUstk8f48qAg5-XCL9mQX2FgQ-CuumVkGg |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=Ghostbustersnews.com |language=en-US |archive-date=April 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425203750/https://ghostbustersnews.com/2023/04/25/ernie-hudson-seemingly-confirms-original-ghostbusters-cast-will-return-in-the-upcoming-sequel/?fbclid=IwAR2IRYxJMSSk8j4pOk85OQ5ifGUstk8f48qAg5-XCL9mQX2FgQ-CuumVkGg |url-status=live }}</ref> Aykroyd confirmed he would return for the sequel in June 2023.<ref>{{Citation |title=Toby Hosts, Dan Aykroyd, Jack Whitehall and Tim Key #394 |date=2023-06-02 |url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/30bwcy8WnJWQ1ejTzAX4GY |access-date=2023-11-10 |language=en |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110223915/https://open.spotify.com/episode/30bwcy8WnJWQ1ejTzAX4GY |url-status=live }}</ref>
Filming was spotted in [[New York City]], where [[Casey Neistat]] was caught filming a stunt scene in a video posted on June 7, 2023, while documenting the effects of [[2023 Canadian wildfires|the 2023 Canadian wildfires]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite AV media |title=NYC; The Worst Air Quality on the Planet |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9xaHwBsRUw |access-date=2023-11-10 |time=1:08 |language=en |archive-date=January 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124042527/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9xaHwBsRUw |url-status=live }}</ref> Filming wrapped on June 23.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Filming wraps on the upcoming Ghostbusters sequel|url=https://ghostbustersnews.com/2023/06/23/filming-wraps-on-the-upcoming-ghostbusters-sequel/|access-date=June 23, 2023|website=Ghostbustersnews.com|date=June 23, 2023|archive-date=June 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623200314/https://ghostbustersnews.com/2023/06/23/filming-wraps-on-the-upcoming-ghostbusters-sequel/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Music==
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In April 2021, Sony signed deals with [[Netflix]] and [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] for the rights to their 2022 to 2026 film slate, following the film's theatrical and home media windows. Netflix signed for exclusive "pay 1 window" streaming rights, which is typically an 18-month window, and included ''Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire'' and past ''Ghostbusters'' films. Disney signed for "pay 2 windows" rights for the films, which would be streamed on [[Disney+]] and/or [[Hulu]] as well as broadcast on Disney's linear television networks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=2021-04-21 |title=Sony Films Will Move to Disney After Netflix Window Expires |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/disney-nabs-post-pay-1-rights-for-sonys-feature-films-4170479/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421230835/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-nabs-post-pay-1-rights-for-sonys-feature-films |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
''Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire'' was released digitally on May 7, 2024,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Squires |first1=John |title='Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' Heads Home to Digital Next Week |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3810650/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-heads-home-to-digital-next-week/ |website=Bloody Disgusting |access-date=5 May 2024 |date=2 May 2024}}</ref> and on [[Ultra HD Blu-ray|4K Blu-ray]], [[Blu-ray]], and [[DVD-Video|DVD]] on June 25, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Swann |first1=Erik |title='I Feel Very Gratefu': Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire's Emily Alyn Lind Opens Up About The Filming Day She'll Always Cherish |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-emily-alyn-lind-on-filming-day-shell-always-cherish |website=Cinema Blend |quote=The film is also set to be released on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD on June 25. |access-date=18 May 2024 |date=19 May 2024
''Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire'' was released on Netflix in the US on July 22, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Kasey |date=2024-07-08 |title='Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' Confirms Netflix Streaming Premiere Date |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-confirms-netflix-streaming-premiere-date/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=What's on Netflix |language=en}}</ref> The film debuted at No. 2 on Netflix’s Global Top 10 chart for the week of July 22–28. The streamer noted that the movie had 10.2 million views, which equates to 19.6 million hours viewed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lammers |first=Tim |date=2024-07-30 |title=‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ Debuts Big On Netflix Global Top 10 Chart |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2024/07/30/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-debuts-big-on-netflix-global-top-10-chart/|access-date=2024-09-15|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> In that week, the film racked up 1.4B minutes viewed on Netflix, according with Nielsen numbers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campione |first=Katie |date=2024-08-22 |title=‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ Haunts Nielsen Streaming List; ‘Cobra Kai’ & ‘House Of The Dragon’ Break Through Acquired Titles |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-nielsen-streaming-viewership-cobra-kai-house-of-the-dragon-1236048048/|access-date=2024-09-15|website=Deadline |language=en}}</ref>
== Reception ==
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=== Critical response ===
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Jake Wilson of ''[[The Age]]'' gave it 2.5
[[Richard Roeper]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film three
=== Accolades ===
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==Future==
In February 2024, Kenan revealed that ideas for multiple future films in the ''Ghostbusters'' franchise had been discussed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/ghostbusters-future-frozen-empire-exclusive/|title=Ghostbusters 4 cast and director already have ideas for more sequels: "We know what the next stories are going to be"|website=[[GamesRadar+]]|first1=Adam|last1=Tanswell|first2=Emily|last2=Murray|date=February 28, 2024|access-date=February 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228215236/https://www.gamesradar.com/ghostbusters-future-frozen-empire-exclusive/|archive-date=February 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-sequel-ideas-cast-crew-franchise-future/|title=Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Cast and Crew Already Have More Sequel Plans in Mind|website=[[List of assets owned by Paramount Global#Miscellaneous holdings|ComicBook]]|first=Charlie|last=Ridgely|date=February 28, 2024|access-date=February 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228215242/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-sequel-ideas-cast-crew-franchise-future/#1|archive-date=February 28, 2024}}</ref> Kenan specifically mentioned the Mini-Pufts storyline as something he and Reitman would like to expand upon. The Mini-Pufts are featured in the film's post-credits scene.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Emlyn|last=Travis|title=''Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire'' director says Mini-Pufts have 'way more story to tell' after post-credits scene|date=March 22, 2024|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://ew.com/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-ending-explainer-mini-puft-post-credits-scene-8610860}}</ref>
In October 2024, Kenan confirmed that a sequel to ''Frozen Empire'' was in the works.<ref>{{cite web |last=Milheim |first=Russ|title= Ghostbusters Director Confirms Future Movies Are In the Works (Exclusive) |url=https://thedirect.com/article/ghostbusters-future-movies-exclusive |website=The Direct|date=October 10, 2024|access-date=October 10, 2024}}</ref>
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==External links==
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