Ghostbusters Home Video Releases is a list of releases of Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, The Real Ghostbusters, Extreme Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters (2016 Movie), Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II Releases[]
Note that this list is somewhat incomplete and only shows American version releases. Some VHS variants during the 1980's and 1990's are miss-labeled, so a read-through is required to know what details are presented in a given variant.
- 1985 and 1989 Masters of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II
- "Ghostbusters" 1985 release By RCA (VHS, Betamax, Laserdisc CAV, Laserdisc CLV, CED Videodisc)
- "Ghostbusters" 1987 variant By RCA (VHS)
- "Ghostbusters II" 1989 release By RCA (VHS, Betamax, Laserdisc)
- "Ghostbusters" and "Ghostbusters II" 1990 release "Collector's Edition" By RCA (VHS)
- "Ghostbusters" 1991 variant By TriStar (VHS)
- "Ghostbusters II" 1991 variant By TriStar (VHS)
- "Ghostbusters" and "Ghostbusters II" 1991 variant By TriStar (VHS)
- "Ghostbusters" 1994 release "Black Version" By TriStar
- "Ghostbusters" and "Ghostbusters II" 1994 variant By TriStar
- "Ghostbusters" and "Ghostbusters II" 1996 release "Gift Set" By TriStar
- "Ghostbusters" 1996 release "Clam-shell" By TriStar
- "Ghostbusters II" 1996 release "Clam-shell" By TriStar
- "Ghostbusters" 1989 released "Criterion Collection" By RCA (Laserdisc Blue Label CLV, Laserdisc Red Label CAV)
- 1999 Remasters of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2
- "Ghostbusters" 1999 release By TriStar (VHS Fullscreen, VHS Widescreen, DVD Dual-Layer Widescreen)
- "Ghostbusters 2" 1999 release By TriStar (VHS Fullscreen, DVD Two-sided Fullscreen/Widescreen)
- "Ghostbusters" and "Ghostbusters 2" 1999 release "Deluxe Widescreen Presentation" By TriStar (DVD)
- 2005 Remasters of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2 is the exclusive remasters used starting in 2005 for DVD releases of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2.
- Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II Ultimate Collector's Pack is a DVD Set
- Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II (Limited Edition Gift Set) with Stay Puft Figure is a DVD Set Reissue of the 2005 Box Set.
- 2009 Remaster of Ghostbusters (2009)
- 2013 and 2014 Remasters of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2
- "Ghostbusters" 2013 release "Mastered in 4K", Blu-Ray By Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- "Ghostbusters 2" 2014 release "Mastered in 4K", Blu-Ray By Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- "Ghostbusters 1 & 2" 2014 release "Special Collector's Edition Blu-Ray Set (Mastered in 4K)" By Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- "Ghostbusters 1 & 2" 2014 release "Limited Edition Gift Set (Mastered in 4K)" By Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Ghostbusters 1 & 2 4k Ultra HD Blu-Ray June 7, 2016[1]
- Ghostbusters 1 & 2 35th Anniversary Steelbook 4k Ultra HD Blu-Ray June 11, 2019
- Ghostbusters Ultimate Collection February 1, 2022
Ghostbusters (2016) Releases[]
- Ghostbusters (2016 Movie) Home Entertainment Releases (Most releases have more than one format present)
- DVD
- Blu-Ray
- 3D Blu-Ray
- 4k Ultra HD Blu-Ray
- Ultraviolet Digital Copy
Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, and Ghostbusters (2016) Releases[]
In late 2016, Sony introduced collection packs of all three films in all the major formats. Most of these were no different from their stand alone versions.
- 2016 Ghostbusters Collection (Includes All 3 Films: Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 2, and Ghostbusters 2016)
- DVD budget version
- DVD (standard)
- DVD (standard + Venom promo)
- Blu-Ray (standard)
- Blu-Ray (steelbook)
- 4k Ultra HD Blu-Ray (standard)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife Releases[]
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife Home Entertainment Releases
- DVD
- Blu-Ray
- 4k Ultra HD Blu-Ray
Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, Ghostbusters (2016), and Ghostbusters: Afterlife Releases[]
In 2023, it started out with the Ghostbusters Ultimate Collection (a update to the Ghostbusters 1 & 2 35th Anniversary Steelbook) adding Ghostbusters: Afterlife, plus the exclusive Ghostbusters (1984) Preview Cut. It also introduced more deleted materials for both Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II.
- Ghostbusters Ultimate Collection
- 4k Ultra HD Blu-Ray and Blu-Ray
- Ghosbtusters (2016) Digital Copy only
Starting with the launch of Ghostbusters: Afterlife on home formats, most collections contained Ghostbusters: Afterlife, replacing Ghostbusters (2016), however a exception was made in the Market for Australia that included Ghostbusters (2016) for a Blu-Ray four disc set.
- Ghostbusters Collection (Includes 3 or 4 Films: Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 2, Ghostbusters 2016, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife)
- DVD (standard)
- Blu-ray (standard)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Releases[]
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Home Entertainment Releases
- DVD
- Blu-Ray
- 4k Ultra HD Blu-Ray
Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Releases[]
- DVD
- Blu-ray
- 4k Ultra HD Blu-Ray
The Real Ghostbusters Releases[]
- The Real Ghostbusters VHS (USA)
- The Real Ghostbusters VHS (Europe)
- Adventures In Slime And Space (DVD) (Europe)
- Sea Fright (DVD) (Europe)
- Creatures of the Night (DVD)
- Spooky Spirits (DVD)
- Slimefighters (DVD)
- The Real Ghostbusters DVD Box Set - Released by TimeLife in 2008, this 25-disc DVD box set includes all 140 animated episodes and all 33 Slimer! episodes. Also includes Commentaries and the Pilot of the show.
- The Real Ghostbusters: The Complete First Season (DVD) (Europe)
- The Real Ghostbusters: The Animated Series
- The Real Ghostbusters: The Animated Series on DVD (2017) - Collected from the 2016 discs, plastic shell release.
- October 3, 2017: Volume 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 DVDs
Extreme Ghostbusters Releases[]
- Volume 1: "Darkness at Noon, Part 1", "Darkness at Noon, Part 2" (VHS)
- Volume 2: "The Infernal Machine", "Grundelesque" (VHS)
- Volume 3: "Back in the Saddle, Part 1", "Back in the Saddle, Part 2" (VHS)
- Extreme Ghostbusters: The Complete First Season (DVD) (Europe)
- Extreme Ghostbusters: The Complete Series (DVD)
References[]
- ↑ USA Today "Exclusive: 'Ghostbusters' films get Ultra HD treatment in June" 4/4/16
- ↑ TV Shows on DVD "The Real Ghostbusters - Sony Plans 'Volume 1' through 'Volume 5' DVDs of the Cartoon Spin-Off" 5/5/16
- ↑ TV Shows on DVD "The Real Ghostbusters - Sony Schedules 'Volume 6' through 'Volume 10'" 7/14/16