<P> Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the film 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 . </P> <P> Ghost Rider was commercially released in the United States on February 16, 2007 . The film grossed $15,420,123 on its opening day, while earning $45,388,836 for its opening weekend . The film earned $52,022,908 over the four - day President's Day weekend, with a per - theater average of $US 14,374 in 3,619 theaters . The film's total earnings were $228,738,393 worldwide of which $115,802,596 was from the North America . </P> <P> On Rotten Tomatoes, Ghost Rider has a 26% overall approval out of 135 reviews from critics; the sites critical consensus states: "Ghost Rider is a sour mix of morose, glum histrionics amidst jokey puns and hammy dialogue". Similarly Metacritic gave the film a weighted average score of 35 out of 100 based on reviews from 20 critics . </P> <P> Michael Ordoña of the Los Angeles Times and Jeannette Catsoulis of the New York Times expressed disappointment in the film . Ordoña cited the "satanic references" and "judgmental" elements of Cage's character, and Catsoulis said Johnny Blaze is "more funny than frightening". Although Eric Alt of the Chicago Tribune praised the computer - generated effects of the film, he also criticized it, calling it a "clumsy, lifeless outing". IGN named the film the worst comic book film of the decade . </P>

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