Ghostbusters Day Returns With Main Fundraising Marketing campaign & New Merchandise [EXCLUSIVE]

As improvement continues on three extra installments within the franchise, Ghostbusters Day is coming again and celebrating its followers in an enormous means. The annual occasion, which started in 2016, takes place each June 8 to have fun the anniversary of the franchise’s launch in 1984, with Sony collaborating with particular bulletins and fundraising campaigns. Previous years’ Ghostbusters Days have seen Los Angeles declare it an official day for town because of the LA Ghostbusters and Ghost Corps’ philanthropic influence supporting the Starlight Kids’s Basis, in addition to early appears at Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and extra.

Now, ScreenRant is proud to solely current the main points for this yr’s Ghostbusters Day, specifically the theme of Ghostbusters Give Again. All year long, franchise fan teams throughout the nation are being inspired to take part in a pleasant fundraising competitors for who can elevate probably the most for his or her native causes. Sony shall be matching contributions as much as $150,000, which shall be donated to the Starlight Kids’s Basis “with the purpose to create greater than 6,000 Ghostbusters-themed robes to deliver pleasure to children in hospitals“.

Even these exterior of the fan teams can have a possibility to contribute by going to the official Ghostbusters web site, which has a brand new hub devoted to the theme, and followers can observe their fundraising efforts within the competitors. Jason Reitman, son of unique franchise director Ivan Reitman and co-writer of the previous two motion pictures, helped make the announcement at a particular occasion held at New York’s iconic Hook & Ladder 8 hosted by The Buffalo Ghostbusters, saying the next:

Since followers began sporting flight fits within the Nineteen Eighties, Ghostbusters teams have emerged throughout the nation to unfold pleasure and lift cash for organizations that want assist. Any given week, there’s a Ghostbuster group someplace in America visiting a youngsters’s hospital or holding a fundraiser. This yr, we’re honoring that unbelievable work and supporting their efforts with a little bit wholesome competitors.

Along with the fundraiser announcement, the Hook & Ladder 8 occasion noticed followers present up in cosplay, had stay music, particular merchandise, and excursions with the Ecto-1 and firetruck. Reitman was joined by fellow Ghostbusters vets Carrie Coon and Mckenna Grace, thanking followers for his or her ardour and generosity, with all of the proceeds from the occasion going to the FDNY Thomas R. Elsasser Fund.

Alongside the fundraiser, different Sony Group firms are becoming a member of within the effort with a wide range of different charitable efforts, together with donating new 65″ class Sony BRAVIA 4K TVs and PlayStation 5 consoles to native firehouses in New York and Los Angeles. They’ve additionally revamped Ghostbusters.com to be a brand new vacation spot for the franchise, together with unique fan content material, franchise information, merchandise, downloadable actions and fan spotlights. It is going to additionally embody a spot for the chapters and followers across the nation to register their teams and observe donations to their charity of alternative.

Sony can also be providing a particular provide on Ghostbusters content material, with all 5 motion pictures being on sale on digital retailers for a restricted time. Hasbro can also be launching a brand new motion determine 4-pack “Rooftop Scene” set, which first made its look on the Hook & Ladder 8 occasion. Crocs, in the meantime, are previewing their upcoming Fall assortment, which features a new Ghostbusters design, Funko is asserting a brand new line of Ghostbusters II POPS figures, and Waze has a particular franchise-themed driving expertise voiced by Dan Aykroyd.

Final, however not least, the Los Angeles Ghostbusters shall be marching with Sony Photos within the LA Delight Parade on Sunday, June 8. The group shall be joined by the enduring Ecto-1, whereas additionally having specialised Ghostbusters satisfaction brand keychains to go out to these in attendance of the occasion.

What This Means For The Franchise

Ghostbusters Followers Stay At The Forefront Of Creatives’ Minds

Ghostbusters Day has been a significant celebration of the franchise for the previous decade, and Sony’s 2025 plans showcase not solely their continued dedication to the sequence, but in addition to the followers which have carried it ahead. With 5 Ghostbusters motion pictures presently beneath its belt, the franchise has garnered near $1.2 billion simply on the field workplace alone, whereas such further merchandise as toys and Halloween costumes proceed to maintain its legacy alive.

The annual occasion will not be the one factor retaining the franchise in followers’ minds, although, as there are presently three totally different Ghostbusters initiatives in varied phases of improvement. Netflix and Sony beforehand revealed that they have been engaged on an animated sequence, which is being penned by four-time Emmy winner Elliott Kalan, whereas additionally engaged on an animated film on the streamer directed by The Willoughbys‘ Kris Pearn. Moreover, whereas not but greenlit by the studio, Gil Kenan, who co-wrote the final two movies with Reitman and directed Frozen Empire, beforehand confirmed there are plans for extra live-action Ghostbusters movies.

With there not being a launch date in place for any of the three initiatives, although, this yr’s Ghostbusters Day is definitely trying to fill the void for followers in quite a few methods. The year-long fundraising marketing campaign is a good way to maintain fan teams related to 1 one other, whereas the brand new merch from Hasbro, Crocs and Funko additionally permits followers to proceed to indicate off their love for all issues spooky and bizarre of their neighborhoods.