--- title: Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary: Movie Returns to Theaters August 29 description: Ghostbusters to be rereleased for the film's 30th anniversary. canonical: https://time.com/2838386/ghostbusters-returns-to-theaters-this-summer/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-06-06T16:48:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:42.701Z og:title: 'Ghostbusters' Will Return to Theaters to Commemorate Its 30th Anniversary og:description: August 29, for one day only og:url: https://time.com/2838386/ghostbusters-returns-to-theaters-this-summer/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce1b56bdc4b967ff/6986968be53aba7fd94d3091/ghostbusters.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Ghostbusters og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Ghostbusters' Will Return to Theaters to Commemorate Its 30th Anniversary twitter:description: August 29, for one day only twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce1b56bdc4b967ff/6986968be53aba7fd94d3091/ghostbusters.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Ghostbusters_ Returns to Theaters This Summer ## Video: The Best 'Ghostbusters' Moments in 2 Minutes [Watch (HLS stream): The Best 'Ghostbusters' Moments in 2 Minutes](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/SZgiTGHM.m3u8) (1:50)  _Published 2014-06-06. A look back at the best quotes from the 1984 film 'Ghostbusters'_ by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jun 6, 2014 4:48 PM UTC  Columbia by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jun 6, 2014 4:48 PM UTC Grab some [Twinkies](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzaQjS1JstY): In honor of its 30th anniversary, _G_ _hostbusters_ will be re-released in theaters for one day only on August 29. That’s right, it’s been 30 years since the hilarious and delightfully ridiculous cinematic adventure first unfolded, and now, 700 theaters have agreed to revive it, _Entertainment Weekly_ [reports](http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/06/05/ghostbusters-rerelease/). The anniversary celebration will also feature special events, collectible merchandise and a new Blu-ray release. [Who you gonna call](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9We2XsVZfc) … to share your excitement about this? **MORE:** [Harold Ramis, Writer of _Ghostbusters,_ Dies at 69](http://time.com/9362/harold-remis-dead-director-ghostbusters-dies-at-age-69/) **MORE:** [Ivan Reitman Remembers Harold Ramis](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/25/ivan-reitman-remembers-harold-ramis/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2838386/ghostbusters-returns-to-theaters-this-summer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2838386/ghostbusters-returns-to-theaters-this-summer/"},"headline":"Ghostbusters Returns to Theaters This Summer","datePublished":"2014-06-06T16:48:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:48:42.701Z","description":"It's part of the movie's 30th anniversary celebration","url":"https://time.com/2838386/ghostbusters-returns-to-theaters-this-summer/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","Arts","Ghostbusters","Bill Murray"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce1b56bdc4b967ff/6986968be53aba7fd94d3091/ghostbusters.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce1b56bdc4b967ff/6986968be53aba7fd94d3091/ghostbusters.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Ghostbusters","caption":"","creditText":"Columbia","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2838386/ghostbusters-returns-to-theaters-this-summer/","name":"Ghostbusters Returns to Theaters This Summer"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Best 'Ghostbusters' Moments in 2 Minutes","description":"A look back at the best quotes from the 1984 film 'Ghostbusters'","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/SZgiTGHM/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-06-06T16:10:25.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/SZgiTGHM.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/2838386/ghostbusters-returns-to-theaters-this-summer/","duration":"PT1M50S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/2838386/ghostbusters-returns-to-theaters-this-summer/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```