By Tim Burton’s supernatural dark comedy “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” is coming in at the high end of expectations at the weekend box-office.
The sequel to the 1988 classic pulled in $42 million on Saturday, effectively even with its opening day Friday + Wednesday & Thursday preview hauls.
As a result, the film’s three-day domestic opening weekend estimates have risen to $110 million and possibly higher, up from the low $90 million range the studio had been estimating.
That’s the second-best opening ever in September (behind only “IT”), the second-highest opening for Burton, the third-best for 2024 overall, and its domestic debut has outgrossed the first film’s entire $75 million (unadjusted) global box-office total.
The film also debuted internationally with a further $35.4 million for the weekend. No other film managed to crack double digits in ticket sales – “Deadpool & Wolverine” coming in second with $7.2 million.
Elsewhere, “Alien: Romulus” has passed $300 million worldwide.
Source: Deadline
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