Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Box Office Setting All-Time Records 36 Years After Original's Release

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is smashing box office records in its opening weekend. The movie is a sequel to Tim Burton’s original 1988 horror-comedy, re-teaming the director with legacy 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 box office comes with high expectations, as the movie cost $100 million to make and thus likely needs to earn more than $250 million in order to turn a profit.

Per Variety, as of Saturday morning, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is projected to take No. 1 at the domestic box office during its debut with a 3-day opening weekend gross of $97 million or more. This comes after an opening day of $41.5 million, which is the second-best September opening day in box office history after 2017’s It ($50.4 million) and the best ever for Tim Burton, beating 2010’s Alice in Wonderland ($40.8 million). This estimated 3-day total would also earn it the third-best opening weekend of 2024 behind Inside Out 2 ($154.2 million) and Deadpool & Wolverine ($211.4 million).