Ghostbusters had a $46 million opening weekend. That's a lot of money! But some are saying it's not enough, and that ideally, the film should have brought in $60 million since its budget was $144 million. Well, ideally, this film also wouldn't have been tarnished by backlash from bros who couldn't handle women invading their space. But here we are.
What concerns me even more than the musings of dudes who spend their days on social media trying to hate on the film is the way that this movie in particular may be used as a barometer. I'm nervous that if we don't go see it in droves, Hollywood might not give us more stories like this. I'm nervous that some will point to the numbers here and call it a flop, when in reality, it's such a great time. I hate that we even have to campaign for a movie's success, but that's how important this one is.
So I've put together 10 easy reasons why you and your friends and everyone you know should go see Ghostbusters. Because I refuse to live in a world where we had four Spy Kids movies , but a woman can't bust a ghost.
This summer, we're celebrating the biggest movie season of the year with a new series calledBlockbust-HER . We'll be looking at everything film-related from the female perspective, interviewing major players in the industry and discussing where Hollywood is doing right by women and where (all too often) it is failing them. And now...let's go to the movies!
1. This little girl is handling paranormal baddies because she saw a group of women handling paranormal baddies.
Photo: Via Twitter.2. The Huntsman: Winter's War grossed $48 million domestically on its opening weekend, but I'm pretty sure no one's using it as an example of why we shouldn't have any more fantasy/fairy-tale movies.
3. Little girls need to see women as scientists to plant the little seed in their brains that they, too, can be scientists.
Photo: Via Twitter.4. Gods of Egypt made $31 million its opening weekend on a $140 million budget, but we may never see the end of historical dramas about bros killing each other.
5. Everyone deserves heroes.
Photo: Via Twitter.
6. The movie has delivered unto us this important GIF.
Photo: Courtesy of Sony.
7. This girl's favorite part was ALL THE SCIENCE STUFF.
Photo: Via Twitter.8. If you are a guy concerned about the way the new Ghostbusters will impact your memories, it will not ruin your childhood. Please consider the 2008 film Speed Racer, plucked directly from your childhood, which made less than Ghostbusters on a $120 million budget. We all turned out okay.
9. It's helpful for boys to see women in an equal, empowering light.
Photo: Via Twitter.
10. It has greatly improved Instagram.
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