Ghostbusters

Three parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers.

Grosses

Domestic (99.9%)
$229,242,989
Summary Details
DistributorColumbia Pictures
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Opening$13,578,151
1,339 theaters
Budget$30,000,000
Release DateJun 8, 1984
Running Time1 hr 45 min
GenresAction Comedy Fantasy Sci-Fi
In Release572 days/81 weeks
Widest Release1,506 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Jun 8Friday1$3,891,105--1,339$2,905$3,891,1051
Jun 9Saturday1$5,213,877+34%-1,339$3,893$9,104,9822
Jun 10Sunday1$4,473,169-14.2%-1,339$3,340$13,578,1513
Jun 11Monday1$2,391,767-46.5%-1,339$1,786$15,969,9184
Jun 12Tuesday1$2,153,497-10%-1,339$1,608$18,123,4155
Jun 13Wednesday1$2,497,208+16%-1,339$1,864$20,620,6236
Jun 14Thursday1$2,546,714+2%-1,339$1,901$23,167,3377
Jun 15Friday1$4,338,871+70.4%+11.5%1,479$2,933$27,506,2088
Jun 16Saturday1$5,635,172+29.9%+8.1%1,479$3,810$33,141,3809
Jun 17Sunday1$5,119,862-9.1%+14.5%1,479$3,461$38,261,24210
Jun 18Monday1$2,738,178-46.5%+14.5%1,479$1,851$40,999,42011
Jun 19Tuesday1$2,586,579-5.5%+20.1%1,479$1,748$43,585,99912
Jun 20Wednesday1$2,448,543-5.3%-1.9%1,479$1,655$46,034,54213
Jun 21Thursday1$2,387,381-2.5%-6.3%1,479$1,614$48,421,92314
Jun 22Friday1$3,759,309+57.5%-13.4%1,506$2,496$52,181,23215
Jun 23Saturday1$4,954,975+31.8%-12.1%1,506$3,290$57,136,20716
Jun 24Sunday1$4,345,144-12.3%-15.1%1,506$2,885$61,481,35117
Jun 25Monday1$1,963,004-54.8%-28.3%1,506$1,303$63,444,35518
Jun 26Tuesday1$2,089,860+6.5%-19.2%1,506$1,387$65,534,21519
Jun 27Wednesday1$1,981,493-5.2%-19.1%1,506$1,315$67,515,70820
Jun 28Thursday1$1,972,211-0.5%-17.4%1,506$1,309$69,487,91921
Jun 29Friday1$3,138,079+59.1%-16.5%1,464$2,143$72,625,99822
Jun 30Saturday1$4,478,773+42.7%-9.6%1,464$3,059$77,104,77123
Jul 1Sunday1$3,531,765-21.1%-18.7%1,464$2,412$80,636,53624
Jul 2Monday1$1,671,212-52.7%-14.9%1,464$1,141$82,307,74825
Jul 3Tuesday1$2,223,046+33%+6.4%1,464$1,518$84,530,79426
Jul 4
Independence Day
Wednesday1$2,098,861-5.6%+5.9%1,464$1,433$86,629,65527
Jul 5Thursday1$1,885,456-10.2%-4.4%1,464$1,287$88,515,11128
Jul 6Friday1$3,410,972+80.9%+8.7%1,469$2,321$91,926,08329
Jul 7Saturday1$4,563,058+33.8%+1.9%1,469$3,106$96,489,14130
Jul 8Sunday1$3,162,104-30.7%-10.5%1,469$2,152$99,651,24531
Jul 9Monday1$1,521,162-51.9%-9%1,469$1,035$101,172,40732
Jul 10Tuesday1$1,577,009+3.7%-29.1%1,469$1,073$102,749,41633
Jul 11Wednesday1$1,608,664+2%-23.4%1,469$1,095$104,358,08034
Jul 12Thursday1$1,516,038-5.8%-19.6%1,469$1,032$105,874,11835
Jul 13Friday1$2,790,937+84.1%-18.2%1,470$1,898$108,665,05536
Jul 14Saturday1$3,952,705+41.6%-13.4%1,470$2,688$112,617,76037
Jul 15Sunday1$3,017,750-23.7%-4.6%1,470$2,052$115,635,51038
Jul 16Monday1$1,509,591-50%-0.8%1,470$1,026$117,145,10139
Jul 17Tuesday1$1,562,529+3.5%-0.9%1,470$1,062$118,707,63040
Jul 18Wednesday1$1,613,650+3.3%+0.3%1,470$1,097$120,321,28041
Jul 19Thursday1$1,320,003-18.2%-12.9%1,470$897$121,641,28342
Jul 20Friday1$2,343,772+77.6%-16%1,468$1,596$123,985,05543
Jul 21Saturday1$3,684,178+57.2%-6.8%1,468$2,509$127,669,23344
Jul 22Sunday1$2,465,911-33.1%-18.3%1,468$1,679$130,135,14445
Jul 23Monday1$1,184,827-52%-21.5%1,468$807$131,319,97146
Jul 24Tuesday1$1,327,324+12%-15.1%1,468$904$132,647,29547
Jul 25Wednesday1$1,203,458-9.3%-25.4%1,468$819$133,850,75348
Jul 26Thursday1$1,155,920-4%-12.4%1,468$787$135,006,67349
Jul 27Friday1$2,336,259+102.1%-0.3%1,458$1,602$137,342,93250
Jul 28Saturday1$3,049,162+30.5%-17.2%1,458$2,091$140,392,09451
Jul 29Sunday1$2,048,337-32.8%-16.9%1,458$1,404$142,440,43152
Jul 30Monday1$1,016,797-50.4%-14.2%1,458$697$143,457,22853
Jul 31Tuesday1$1,059,362+4.2%-20.2%1,458$726$144,516,59054
Aug 1Wednesday1$995,396-6%-17.3%1,458$682$145,511,98655
Aug 2Thursday1$1,029,635+3.4%-10.9%1,458$706$146,541,62156
Aug 3Friday1$1,789,439+73.8%-23.4%1,439$1,243$148,331,06057
Aug 4Saturday1$2,654,522+48.3%-12.9%1,439$1,844$150,985,58258
Aug 5Sunday1$1,999,685-24.7%-2.4%1,439$1,389$152,985,26759
Aug 6Monday1$936,875-53.1%-7.9%1,439$651$153,922,14260
Aug 7Tuesday1$1,025,042+9.4%-3.2%1,439$712$154,947,18461
Aug 8Wednesday1$914,690-10.8%-8.1%1,439$635$155,861,87462
Aug 9Thursday1$945,899+3.4%-8.1%1,439$657$156,807,77363
Aug 10Friday1$1,587,620+67.8%-11.3%1,423$1,115$158,395,39364
Aug 11Saturday1$2,429,108+53%-8.5%1,423$1,707$160,824,50165
Aug 12Sunday1$1,766,436-27.3%-11.7%1,423$1,241$162,590,93766
Aug 13Monday1$851,417-51.8%-9.1%1,423$598$163,442,35467
Aug 14Tuesday1$945,022+11%-7.8%1,423$664$164,387,37668
Aug 15Wednesday1$867,635-8.2%-5.1%1,423$609$165,255,01169
Aug 16Thursday1$830,419-4.3%-12.2%1,423$583$166,085,43070
Aug 17Friday1$1,487,140+79.1%-6.3%1,400$1,062$167,572,57071
Aug 18Saturday1$2,158,380+45.1%-11.1%1,400$1,541$169,730,95072
Aug 19Sunday1$1,760,470-18.4%-0.3%1,400$1,257$171,491,42073
Aug 20Monday1$792,167-55%-7%1,400$565$172,283,58774
Aug 21Tuesday1$832,584+5.1%-11.9%1,400$594$173,116,17175
Aug 22Wednesday1$780,256-6.3%-10.1%1,400$557$173,896,42776
Aug 23Thursday1$802,536+2.9%-3.4%1,400$573$174,698,96377
Aug 24Friday1$1,355,151+68.9%-8.9%1,391$974$176,054,11478
Aug 25Saturday1$1,998,092+47.4%-7.4%1,391$1,436$178,052,20679
Aug 26Sunday1$1,328,967-33.5%-24.5%1,391$955$179,381,17380
Aug 27Monday1$563,356-57.6%-28.9%1,391$405$179,944,52981
Aug 28Tuesday1$626,961+11.3%-24.7%1,391$450$180,571,49082
Aug 29Wednesday1$570,960-8.9%-26.8%1,391$410$181,142,45083
Aug 30Thursday1$556,826-2.5%-30.6%1,391$400$181,699,27684
Aug 31Friday1$1,146,983+106%-15.4%1,368$838$182,846,25985
Sep 1Saturday1$1,924,284+67.8%-3.7%1,368$1,406$184,770,54386
Sep 2Sunday1$1,933,541+0.5%+45.5%1,368$1,413$186,704,08487
Sep 3
Labor Day
Monday1$1,354,885-29.9%+140.5%1,368$990$188,058,96988
Sep 4Tuesday1$410,506-69.7%-34.5%1,368$300$188,469,47589
Sep 5Wednesday1$344,547-16.1%-39.7%1,368$251$188,814,02290
Sep 6Thursday1$301,584-12.5%-45.8%1,368$220$189,115,60691
Sep 7Friday1$917,134+204.1%-20%1,435$639$190,032,74092
Sep 8Saturday1$1,706,922+86.1%-11.3%1,435$1,189$191,739,66293
Sep 9Sunday1$1,042,144-38.9%-46.1%1,435$726$192,781,80694
Sep 10Monday1$239,353-77%-82.3%1,435$166$193,021,15995
Sep 11Tuesday1$294,825+23.2%-28.2%1,435$205$193,315,98496
Sep 12Wednesday1$255,924-13.2%-25.7%1,435$178$193,571,90897
Sep 13Thursday1$249,603-2.5%-17.2%1,435$173$193,821,51198
Sep 14Friday1$870,436+248.7%-5.1%1,437$605$194,691,94799
Sep 15Saturday1$1,701,343+95.5%-0.3%1,437$1,183$196,393,290100
Sep 16Sunday1$885,847-47.9%-15%1,437$616$197,279,137101
Sep 17Monday1$213,881-75.9%-10.6%1,437$148$197,493,018102
Sep 18Tuesday1$250,427+17.1%-15.1%1,437$174$197,743,445103
Sep 19Wednesday1$220,693-11.9%-13.8%1,437$153$197,964,138104
Sep 20Thursday1$221,607+0.4%-11.2%1,437$154$198,185,745105
Sep 21Friday1$713,941+222.2%-18%1,389$513$198,899,686106
Sep 22Saturday1$1,346,463+88.6%-20.9%1,389$969$200,246,149107
Sep 23Sunday1$790,405-41.3%-10.8%1,389$569$201,036,554108
Sep 24Monday1$168,095-78.7%-21.4%1,389$121$201,204,649109
Sep 25Tuesday1$196,294+16.8%-21.6%1,389$141$201,400,943110
Sep 26Wednesday1$172,428-12.2%-21.9%1,389$124$201,573,371111
Sep 27Thursday1$133,259-22.7%-39.9%1,389$95$201,706,630112
Sep 28Friday1$577,653+333.5%-19.1%1,263$457$202,284,283113
Sep 29Saturday1$1,165,179+101.7%-13.5%1,263$922$203,449,462114
Sep 30Sunday1$630,537-45.9%-20.2%1,263$499$204,079,999115
Oct 1Monday1$150,398-76.1%-10.5%1,263$119$204,230,397116
Oct 2Tuesday1$179,599+19.4%-8.5%1,263$142$204,409,996117
Oct 3Wednesday1$140,626-21.7%-18.4%1,263$111$204,550,622118
Oct 4Thursday1$141,509+0.6%+6.2%1,263$112$204,692,131119
Oct 5Friday1$478,469+238.1%-17.2%1,183$404$205,170,600120
Oct 6Saturday1$918,976+92.1%-21.1%1,183$776$206,089,576121
Oct 7Sunday1$632,476-31.2%+0.3%1,183$534$206,722,052122
Oct 8
Indig. Peoples' Day
Monday1$232,727-63.2%+54.7%1,183$196$206,954,779123
Oct 9Tuesday1$143,668-38.3%-20%1,183$121$207,098,447124
Oct 10Wednesday1$116,396-19%-17.2%1,183$98$207,214,843125
Oct 11Thursday1$137,698+18.3%-2.7%1,183$116$207,352,541126
Oct 12Friday1$424,334+208.2%-11.3%1,263$335$207,776,875127
Oct 13Saturday1$846,507+99.5%-7.9%1,263$670$208,623,382128
Oct 14Sunday1$472,865-44.1%-25.2%1,107$427$209,096,247129
Oct 15Monday1$110,696-76.6%-52.4%1,107$99$209,206,943130
Oct 16Tuesday1$135,832+22.7%-5.5%1,107$122$209,342,775131
Oct 17Wednesday1$116,071-14.5%-0.3%1,107$104$209,458,846132
Oct 18Thursday1$101,062-12.9%-26.6%1,107$91$209,559,908133
Oct 19Friday1$377,460+273.5%-11%890$424$209,937,368134
Oct 20Saturday1$750,035+98.7%-11.4%890$842$210,687,403135
Oct 21Sunday1$445,104-40.7%-5.9%890$500$211,132,507136
Oct 22Monday1$107,169-75.9%-3.2%890$120$211,239,676137
Oct 23Tuesday1$124,441+16.1%-8.4%890$139$211,364,117138
Oct 24Wednesday1$106,819-14.2%-8%890$120$211,470,936139
Oct 25Thursday1$111,852+4.7%+10.7%890$125$211,582,788140
Oct 26Friday1$265,222+137.1%-29.7%753$352$211,848,010141
Oct 27Saturday1$477,066+79.9%-36.4%753$633$212,325,076142
Oct 28Sunday1$315,817-33.8%-29%753$419$212,640,893143
Oct 29Monday1$83,467-73.6%-22.1%753$110$212,724,360144
Oct 30Tuesday1$90,597+8.5%-27.2%753$120$212,814,957145
Oct 31
Halloween
Wednesday1$81,187-10.4%-24%753$107$212,896,144146
Nov 1Thursday1$78,829-2.9%-29.5%753$104$212,974,973147
Nov 2Friday1$282,090+257.9%+6.4%780$361$213,257,063148
Nov 3Saturday1$577,951+104.9%+21.1%780$740$213,835,014149
Nov 4Sunday1$356,215-38.4%+12.8%780$456$214,191,229150
Nov 5Monday1$91,101-74.4%+9.1%780$116$214,282,330151
Nov 6Tuesday1$107,249+17.7%+18.4%780$137$214,389,579152
Nov 7Wednesday1$72,255-32.6%-11%780$92$214,461,834153
Nov 8Thursday1$59,055-18.3%-25.1%780$75$214,520,889154
Nov 9Friday1$253,791+329.8%-10%675$375$214,774,680155
Nov 10Saturday1$495,996+95.4%-14.2%675$734$215,270,676156
Nov 11Sunday1$356,744-28.1%+0.1%675$528$215,627,420157
Nov 12Monday1$131,279-63.2%+44.1%675$194$215,758,699158
Nov 13Tuesday1$70,407-46.4%-34.4%675$104$215,829,106159
Nov 14Wednesday1$58,589-16.8%-18.9%675$86$215,887,695160
Nov 15Thursday1$62,477+6.6%+5.8%675$92$215,950,172161
Nov 16Friday1$181,054+189.8%-28.7%566$319$216,131,226162
Nov 17Saturday1$346,881+91.6%-30.1%566$612$216,478,107163
Nov 18Sunday1$202,545-41.6%-43.2%566$357$216,680,652164
Nov 19Monday1$47,243-76.7%-64%566$83$216,727,895165
Nov 20Tuesday1$60,510+28.1%-14.1%566$106$216,788,405166
Nov 21Wednesday1$102,861+70%+75.6%566$181$216,891,266167
Nov 22
Thanksgiving
Thursday1$140,878+37%+125.5%566$248$217,032,144168
Nov 23Friday1$368,724+161.7%+103.7%609$605$217,400,868169
Nov 24Saturday1$427,593+16%+23.3%609$702$217,828,461170
Nov 25Sunday1$195,208-54.3%-3.6%609$320$218,023,669171
Nov 26Monday1$43,828-77.5%-7.2%609$71$218,067,497172
Nov 27Tuesday1$52,617+20.1%-13%609$86$218,120,114173
Nov 28Wednesday1$35,020-33.4%-66%609$57$218,155,134174
Nov 29Thursday1$31,188-10.9%-77.9%609$51$218,186,322175
Nov 30Friday1$169,678+444%-54%510$332$218,356,000176
Dec 1Saturday1$332,012+95.7%-22.4%510$651$218,688,012177
Dec 2Sunday1$177,864-46.4%-8.9%510$348$218,865,876178
Dec 3Monday1$39,794-77.6%-9.2%510$78$218,905,670179
Dec 4Tuesday1$49,869+25.3%-5.2%510$97$218,955,539180
Dec 5Wednesday1$30,301-39.2%-13.5%510$59$218,985,840181
Dec 6Thursday1$30,113-0.6%-3.4%510$59$219,015,953182
Dec 7Friday1$88,548+194.1%-47.8%431$205$219,104,501183
Dec 8Saturday1$173,490+95.9%-47.7%431$402$219,277,991184
Dec 9Sunday1$98,590-43.2%-44.6%431$228$219,376,581185
Dec 10Monday1$24,168-75.5%-39.3%431$56$219,400,749186
Dec 11Tuesday1$31,913+32%-36%431$74$219,432,662187
Dec 12Wednesday1$23,077-27.7%-23.8%431$53$219,455,739188
Dec 13Thursday1$22,720-1.5%-24.6%431$52$219,478,459189
Dec 14Friday1$57,143+151.5%-35.5%329$173$219,535,602190
Dec 15Saturday1$110,509+93.4%-36.3%329$335$219,646,111191
Dec 16Sunday1$73,124-33.8%-25.8%329$222$219,719,235192
Dec 17Monday1$18,089-75.3%-25.2%329$54$219,737,324193
Dec 18Tuesday1$26,293+45.4%-17.6%329$79$219,763,617194
Dec 19Wednesday1$24,213-7.9%+4.9%329$73$219,787,830195
Dec 20Thursday1$21,288-12.1%-6.3%329$64$219,809,118196
Dec 21Friday1$62,049+191.5%+8.6%229$270$219,871,167197
Dec 22Saturday1$106,195+71.1%-3.9%229$463$219,977,362198
Dec 23Sunday1$121,952+14.8%+66.8%229$532$220,099,314199
Dec 24Monday1$30,881-74.7%+70.7%229$134$220,130,195200
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Tuesday1$47,915+55.2%+82.2%229$209$220,178,110201
Dec 26Wednesday1$89,807+87.4%+270.9%229$392$220,267,917202
Dec 27Thursday1$104,889+16.8%+392.7%229$458$220,372,806203
Dec 28Friday1$132,183+26%+113%217$609$220,504,989204
Dec 29Saturday1$166,252+25.8%+56.6%217$766$220,671,241205
Dec 30Sunday1$153,338-7.8%+25.7%217$706$220,824,579206
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Monday1$95,418-37.8%+209%217$439$220,919,997207
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Tuesday1$87,663-8.1%+83%217$403$221,007,660208
Jan 2Wednesday1$33,799-61.4%-62.4%217$155$221,041,459209
Jan 3Thursday1$30,713-9.1%-70.7%217$141$221,072,172210