Sony has announced a new Ghostbusters Ultimate Collection boxset that includes Ghostbusters: Afterlife but leaves out the 2016 film. Details for the boxset have not been released, but there are packaging shots.
With no details included in the listing yet, here’s what the box appears to include: the 1984 Ghostbusters movie, a reprinting of the 1985 book Making Ghostbusters by Don Shay, which details the production of that original movie right down to notes accompanying the script (and is described by the Patreon Ghostbusters News as a “highly rare, holy grail” for collectors), the 1989 sequel Ghostbusters 2, 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and what appear to be two discs of bonus content.
Walmart has it listed online for $145.96, confirming the omission of Ghostbusters: Answer the Call. It shows the ghost-trap-styled case with three films and digital codes.
Director Paul Feig has taken to social media to question if this is a mistake. Slashfilm has shown support for the director, saying it’s not an ultimate collection if it doesn’t include all the films.
Um … @SonyPictures, I know this must be a mistake. We do have a lot of fans and Bill, Dan and Ernie were in it and it won the Kids Choice Award for Best Feature Film the year it came out. So, I guess this was just an oversight? #weareallghostbusters 👻❤️ https://t.co/dI8TwJsG4I
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) December 22, 2021
Sony is doubling down with a Blu-ray combo pack featuring the same three films without the 2016 one.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife is scheduled for home release on February 1. These combos will presumably be released around that same date.
Sources: Slashfilm (via Polygon), Bloody Disgusting