36 years after the release of the original, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice set all-time box office records

UPDATED: 09/08/2024 10:34 AM EST BRENNAN KLEIN

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice blew away forecasts to debut over $100 million

This article was originally written Saturday morning and was updated Sunday morning with revised box office predictions (in bold), a full chart, and additional analysis.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice breaking box office records in its opening weekend. The film is a sequel to Tim Burton's original 1988 horror-comedy and reunites the director with old stars Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O'Hara alongside a new ensemble that includes Jenna Ortega, Willem Dafoe and Monica Bellucci. The Beetlejuice Beetlejuice the box office comes with high expectations as the film cost $100 million to make and will likely need to gross over $250 million to break even.

Per Diversityuntil sunday morning Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is predicted to take the 1st place at the domestic box office During its debut with a 3-day opening weekend 110 million dollarson Saturday, well past projections of $97 million. That comes after an opening day of $41.5 million, the second-best September opening in box office history behind 2017. This ($50.4 million) and bested Tim Burton's 2010 opening day Alice in Wonderland ($40.8 million).

This approximate 3 day total will earn it on the eve of the second-best September opening weekendr, but also behind This ($123 million) and the third-best opening weekend of 2024 2 from the inside ($154.2 million) and Deadpool and Wolverine ($211.4 million). It's also Burton's second-best opening weekend Alice in Wonderland ($116.1 million).

Taking #1, he punted Deadpool and Wolverine drop to No. 2 on the Top 5 chart for the weekend. The hits, which held their positions on the chart for weeks, were positioned below the record-breaking Marvel Cinematic Universe hit. Alien: Romulus. Reagan it also became the only August final new release to remain on the chart in its second weekendmaintaining a solid audience with a small 33% decline and landing at #3. Check out the full local Top 5 chart below:

This new competitor entering the chart means that Twisters Left out of top 5 still, the indefatigable Glen Powell film has shown strong viewership and has so far climbed back to No. 5 when there aren't enough new releases to dislodge it. Meanwhile, the other new release of the weekend, the A24 horror film Front Roomdid not enter the chart at all. The Brandy-led title, which has a 51% score on Rotten Tomatoes, opened to around $1.5 million.

What This Opening Weekend Means for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

The film is on the road to profitability

Although it may earn well above the predicted total Beetlejuice Beetlejuice release is over is set to surpass the entire release of the original film in just three days. The 1988 film, the 10th highest-grossing film of 1988 worldwide, had earned just $75 million at the time, meaning the 2024 film will easily surpass it by at least $20 million by Sunday evening. Adjusted for inflation, the 1988 total is about $202.5 million, which should be well within the reach of followers.

Original
Beetlejuice
did not have a healthy international release, with $74.6 million of its box office earned domestically.

This strong opening weekend gross also shows that the film is on track to do well and then some. A global opening weekend should help push it significantly toward that goal after Sunday's international grosses are tallied. However, given that it's a comedy, a genre that doesn't always translate well, and that it's a nostalgia-fueled blockbuster with no recent releases to back it up as a franchise, It may perform better in North America than in other regions.

Our shots from our box office over the weekend

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Looks Like It Will Rule September

After two quiet summer weekends where new releases failed to compete with record breakers Deadpool and Wolverine checkout, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice breathed new life into the cinema market. However, the period between the summer movie season and the holiday movie season will likely still be relatively quiet. It looks like a new movie will rule the month of September, possibly laying some groundwork Transformers one on September 20, but probably otherwise dominates the upcoming minor genre titles as Bad Talk and Never let go.

The interval between the releases of September, with Bad Talk before the weekend comes Transformers, Never let go debuted on the same day and DreamWorks' Wild Robot debuts after the weekend, could mean that Deadpool and Wolverine's reign as No. 1 has finally come to an end after the film topped the chart in five of its seven weekends in theaters so far. The title crossed the billion-dollar milestone to become the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, making its mark at the box office before abdicating the throne. Beetlejuice Beetlejuicepotentially permanent.

Source: Variety