Why Ghostbusters 4’s Christmas Release Date Makes Perfect Sense
The news that Ghostbusters: Afterlife's sequel Ghostbusters 4 will arrive in December 2023 makes perfect sense for numerous reasons, not least the impressive box-office performance of its franchise predecessor. Despite myriad delays pushing off the movie's release date by over a year, Ghostbusters: Afterlife proved successful upon its arrival in 2021. While not as critically acclaimed (or financially successful) asTop Gun: Maverick, another nostalgic 80s sequel whose July 2020 release date was pushed off repeatedly, Ghostbusters: Afterlife was still a solid hit with critics and viewers alike.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife earned an impressive $204 million at the box office and boasts a superb 94% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, meaning there is evidently an appetite for another franchise installment. As such, it comes as no surprise that Ghostbusters: Afterlife's sequel is set for release in 2023. However, what may surprise viewers is the sequel's release date.
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While Ghostbusters: Afterlife was initially intended to be a summer blockbuster, the movie ended up arriving in cinemas in November 2021. Now, Ghostbusters: Afterlife's sequel is set for release in December 2023 and will be set in New York, and this nostalgic setting lines up with the movie's slightly unexpected release date. The original NYC-set Ghostbusters (like the same year's Gremlins) was a huge hit upon its summer release but became a Christmas TV staple in the decades since, thanks to its status as a rare family-friendly horror-comedy. As a result, it makes perfect sense for a Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel to recreate this formula.
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