Ghostbusters premiered in Los Angeles on 7 June 1984, before opening nationwide the next day.
Written by Dan Ackroyd and Harold Ramis, and directed by Ivan Reitman, the film set studio box office records at the time, and was #1 at the US box office for 5 consecutive weeks (before being replaced by Purple Rain for a week then returning to the top spot). It was the highest-grossing film of 1984, and the highest-grossing comedy of all-time (before being surpassed by Beverly Hills Cop the following year).
The filmâs theme song, written by Ray Parker, Jr. was also a #1 hit in the US, and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.











