Release: Ghost Rider: Damnation

 

Ghost Rider: Damnation

Genre: Action/Superhero/Supernatural

Director: Ilya Naishuller

Writer: Mark Newton

Based on Marvel Comics characters

Cast: Aaron Paul, Emma Greenwell, David Duchovny, Thomas Jane, Greta Lee, Eamonn Walker, David Denman, Virginia Madsen

Budget: $97,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $129,598,409

Foreign Box Office: $168,354,947

Total Profit: $60,000,012

Reaction: The box office gross of this sequel were a bit stronger than the first film, but the higher costs generally associated with sequels did eat into the extra profits some.

"Ghost Rider: Damnation roars onto the big screen with a fiery intensity, delivering supernatural spectacle and dark superhero action. Aaron Paul once again excels as the haunted and tortured Danny Ketch. David Duchovny's Mephisto gets a little more to do this time as well. The film's relentless pace and violence may overwhelm some viewers as it doesn't always take the time to allow the story and its characters to breathe." - Dave Manning, Ridgefield Press 

"An insanely wild action film that succeeds in being a solid blockbuster sequel with a wonderfully delicious villain (played by Greta Lee), the second ghost rider know show to up the stakes but somehow doesn't really evolve the hero's story anymore than the last time we saw him in hellish blaze." - Avery Wendell, IGN

"Ghost Rider: Damnation is a visual feast, however there are moments in the film that I feel are underwhelming. Some of the writing becomes stereotypical, however in saying this I can’t fault this film on its entertainment value. I can say for the most part I was thoroughly engaged." - J. Darrell Ellington, Behind the Camera

Rated R for strong violence, frightening imagery, and some language