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By the Numbers: Ghostbusters: Afterlife
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Who you gonna call? The Ghostbusters! They’re back in action—and theaters—on November 11 in Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The classic movie franchise features spooky spirits, a lot of green goo, and scientists saving the day. In this movie, Mckenna Grace plays Phoebe, the granddaughter of one of the original Ghostbusters. “When we were filming, people would dress up and line the streets and cheer us on,” she says. “It just really made me realize that much more how incredibly special this franchise is.”
Read on to learn more about Mckenna and the Ghostbusters. Then plug in the numbers to solve the equation below and reveal a final fact.
20
BFA/Alamy Stock Photo
Number of films Mckenna has appeared in, including Scoob!, The Angry Birds Movie, and Captain Marvel.
60
Shutterstock.com
Number of Ghostbusters fan clubs across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. “It was like once I got the movie, I had all these new friends and family in so many cities,” Mckenna says.
4
AA Film Archive/Alamy Stock Photo
Number of movies in the Ghostbusters franchise
13
Courtesy of Sony Pictures
Age Mckenna was while filming Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Everett Collection, Inc./Alamy Stock Photo (Ghostbusters Poster)