‘Beetlejuice’ scares up $110 million at the box office during opening weekend

After 36 years of anticipation, the sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” has finally hit theaters, earning an impressive $110 million in its premiere weekend. The film, directed by Tim Burton, stars Michael Keaton, Catherine O’Hara, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, Willem Dafoe, Monica Bellucci, and Justin Theroux. It is the third-best opening weekend of the year, behind “Inside Out 2” and “Deadpool & Wolverine,” and has become the second-highest grossing September movie of all time, only behind 2017’s “It.” The original “Beetlejuice” film earned just $8 million in its opening weekend in 1988 but went on to become a cult classic, making $77 million domestically. The success of this long-awaited sequel has reinvigorated the fall movie season, following a slow Labor Day weekend and a lackluster August at the box office. This impressive opening weekend for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” sets the stage for a strong showing in theaters in the coming weeks, as audiences flock to see the return of the beloved spirit once again after more than three decades.

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