Is ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ Available to Stream? When Will it Be Available on Netflix, Hulu?
The original Ghostbusters crew is back in action for the latest installment of the franchise, but when can you stream it at home?
Who ya gonna call? The supernatural spirit hunters known as the Ghostbusters are charging up their proton packs for another trip through cinemas! “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” is officially premiering in theaters on Friday, March 22, and hopes to scare up big audiences.
- “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” features the new and old Ghostbusters teams coming together to face a new threat.
- As a Sony-distributed film, the new “Ghostbusters” will stream on Netflix first, then head to Hulu.
- Because Sony does not have a streaming service of its own, it prefers to give films a long runway in theaters and on premium video-on-demand platforms.
“Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” will see old friends and new faces come together to fight evil in the very heart of Manhattan. The Spengler family decides to head back to New York City, where the original Ghostbusters have cooked up a lab for advanced ghost hunting. But an ancient evil awakens which threatens to plunge the world into another Ice Age, and there’s only one team that can stop it!
The movie may not be this year’s favorite among critics, as it has compiled a 44% rating on Rotten Tomatoes thus far. But its audience score is a much more respectable 86%, suggesting that the average fan of the franchise will find it a welcome entrant alongside other films in the series.
Watch a Trailer for ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’:
When Will You Be Able to Stream ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’?
Because of Sony’s highly-publicized licensing deals, it’s easy to say which streamers will carry “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” once it’s ready for on-demand viewing. Netflix is Sony’s Pay 1 partner, so it will get an exclusive 18-month run of “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” when Sony is ready to release it.
After that 18-month stint, “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” will head to a Disney streaming service. As of now, it looks more likely that Hulu would get the movie, though of course the fact that audiences can now stream Hulu content on Disney+ points to the likelihood that “Frozen Empire” will appear on both services simultaneously.
But fans may be in for a wait if they want to stream the new “Ghostbusters” from home. Sony has no on-demand streaming service of its own, which means it gets very little financial benefit from movies once they leave theaters and premium rental/purchase platforms like Prime Video which allow customers to access movies that are still in cinemas. That leads Sony to give its films long windows in theaters and on premium video-on-demand (PVOD) platforms; even its stinker “Morbius” took 159 days to reach streaming after its initial release.
With that in mind, The Streamable’s experts predict the new “Ghostbusters” will be available to stream on Netflix starting Monday, August 19, the perfect way for kids to chase away the back-to-school blues. If that prediction is accurate, it would mean that Hulu would get its hands on the film in February 2026.
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Hulu
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Netflix
Netflix is a subscription video streaming service that includes on-demand access to 3,000+ movies, 2,000+ TV Shows, and Netflix Originals like Stranger Things, Squid Game, The Crown, Tiger King, and Bridgerton. They are constantly adding new shows and movies. Some of their Academy Award-winning exclusives include Roma, Marriage Story, Mank, and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
Where Can You Stream the Other ‘Ghostbusters’ Movies?
The rest of the “Ghostbusters” franchise is available to stream on-demand now! Check the list below to see which streamers are carrying the movies, and start your marathon whenever you like,
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Ghostbusters
June 8, 1984After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting “ghostbusters” who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.
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Ghostbusters II
June 16, 1989Five years after they defeated Gozer, the Ghostbusters are out of business. When Dana begins to have ghost problems again, the boys come out of retirement to aid her and hopefully save New York City from a new paranormal threat.
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife
November 18, 2021When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.
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Ghostbusters
July 14, 2016Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.
