Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” grossed $110 million in its opening weekend in U.S. theaters, multiple outlets reported Sunday—giving the comedy-horror film the third-biggest debut of the year and the second-biggest September debut in history some 36 years after the original “Beetlejuice” was released.
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“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” fell only behind “Deadpool & Wolverine” ($211.4 million) and “Inside Out 2” ($154.2 million) in this year’s best domestic openings.
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” exceeded production studio Warner Bros.’s conservative opening weekend expectations of $80 million, Variety reported.
Burton’s sequel film saw Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara reprise their roles and added Jenna Ortega and Willem Dafoe to the cast.
“Deadpool & Wolverine” took the second spot at the box office this weekend and drew in $7.2 million, followed by “Reagan,” the Ronald Reagan biographical drama that had a $5.2 million weekend and “Alien: Romulus,” which had the fourth spot with a $3.9 million weekend, Deadline reported.
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$100 million. That’s how much “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” cost to make, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” follows the Deetz family—which was the subject of the original “Beetlejuice”—as it returns to Winter River. Ortega, who plays the daughter of Lydia Deetz (Ryder), unintentionally opens the portal to the afterlife allowing Beetlejuice (Keaton), to enter back into the real world. The movie is receiving good reviews in addition to having a financially successful first weekend, with viewers on Rotten Tomatoes giving it an 82% score and critics giving it a 76%.
In its first weekend in theaters, Burton’s sequel outgrossed the original “Beetlejuice”’s lifetime gross, not adjusted for inflation. The 1988 film grossed $74.8 million worldwide and had a domestic opening of just over $8 million, according to BoxOfficeMojo.
The best September opening of all time is held by “It,” which debuted with a $123 million weekend in 2017. Before being knocked to third by “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” this weekend, “It: Chapter 2” held the second-best September opening, with a $91 million debut.