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Ghost Rider is a 2007 superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Ghost Rider. The film is directed by Mark Steven Johnson and stars Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider.
Ghost Rider was commercially released in the United States on February 16, 2007. The film grossed $15,420,123 on its opening day. The film earned $45,388,836 for the opening weekend, becoming the biggest opening of 2007 until the debut of 300 in March. The film earned $52,022,908 over the four-day President's Day weekend, with a per-theater average of $14,374 in 3,619 theaters. As of May 6, 2007 the film has earned $115,802,596 domestically, and a worldwide total of $224,648,323.
Ghost Rider received mainly negative reviews from film critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, Ghost Rider has a 27% overall approval out of 108 reviews from critics . As of October 2007 it has a 5.4 out of 10 user rating at the Internet Movie Database.
In May 2005, Sony Pictures launched the official website for Ghost Rider.
In the following July, the studio presented a Ghost Rider panel at Comic-Con International and screened a teaser for the audience. The teaser, which did not have finalized footage of the film, eventually leaked online. In the same month, Majesco Entertainment Company announced its deal with Marvel to acquire worldwide rights to produce the video game Ghost Rider for the consoles PS2, PSP, and Game Boy Advance.
In December 2005, the studio presented a first glimpse of Ghost Rider in a 10-second footage piece on the official site.
In April 2006, Sideshow Collectibles announced the sale of a Ghost Rider maquette based on the concept art of the film.
The following May, domestic and international teaser trailers for Ghost Rider were launched at Apple.
On April 19, 2007, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment confirmed that in America the film will be issued on June 12, 2007 as a single-disc Theatrical Cut DVD, two-disc Extended Cut" DVD, Blu-ray Disc and UMD. Special features on the Extended Cut DVD include two commentary tracks, a comic book history feature and a making of the film featurette.Wikipedia |
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