It was a sequel to one of the biggest hits ever, Ghostbusters, reuniting the original cast of Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson.
"After saving New York City from a ghost attack, the Ghostbusters -- a team of spirit exterminators -- is disbanded for demolishing parts of the city during the battle. But when Ghostbuster Peter Venkman learns that spirits have taken an interest in his son, the men launch a rogue ghost-chasing mission. The quest quickly goes awry, landing them in court. But when the ghosts turn on the judge, he issues an order allowing the Ghostbusters to get back to work," the official synopsis for the film reveals.
And though it struggled to match the cultural impact of the original film, it still shot to No. 1 upon its premiere in theaters, with a $29.5 million opening weekend, setting a record at the time for a non-holiday debut. It also set an all-time record for a one-day opening, netting about $10 million on Friday, per the Los Angeles Times.
Worldwide, it grossed about $215 million on a roughly $37 million budget, finishing as one of the top 10 films of 1989 despite only making half of the original’s domestic total.
Even now, 37 years later, it continues to leave behind a mixed legacy, with fans of the franchise deeply divided over it.
"No, it's not bad. But it's not a very good sequel. Instead of advancing the story and seeing where things can go, it just retreads the first one. The Ghostbusters are impoverished laughing stocks, they discover a threat, no one believes them, they come together, they save New York, they're hailed as heroes. It reset the end of the first film, and it suffers for that," one comment expressed, adding, "It's fine, but there's no reason to watch it instead of the first one. Compare with something like Back to the Future. Sure, the first one is better than the second, but there's still a reason to watch the second. I want to continue the story. With Ghostbusters, I'm done after the first."
While others said it was a pure nostalgia trip, and many said they would always watch it because they enjoyed it as kids, they didn't gloss over the issues, "I love the movie, always did growing up...but yeah I agree with some of these other comments, the problem with it was that it didn't really add anything to the franchise and was just sort of a retread of the first movie."
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