Ghostbusters: Afterlife Busting Up a $30 Million Debut in Opening Weekend

Sony expects Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the fourth entry to the beloved franchise and the first in five years, to float to the top spot in its domestic box office debut, with an aim to generate $30 million from a 4,300 theatre wide release. The Warner Bros. sports biopic King Richard, starring Will Smith as the patriarch of the Williams tennis dynasty, is the film's only competition on wide release, projected to collect up to $10 million with a simultaneous release on HBO Max, per Variety.