'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' scares up $110 million opening weekend
 
 
 
 
 
 

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ scares up $110 million opening weekend

'Deadpool & Wolverine,' which has ruled the box office chart for most of its seven-week run, claims second place
/ 04:50 PM September 08, 2024

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Willem Dafoe poses for photographers upon arrival at the photo call for the film “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

LOS ANGELES – “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” opened with a with a whopping $110 million this weekend to easily blow away the competition at the box office, according to industry estimates released Sunday.

Director Tim Burton’s comedy/horror film is a sequel to his 1988 “Beetlejuice.” Both films star Michael Keaton as a ghost trying to marry someone in the real world and Winona Ryder as his love interest.

Deadpool & Wolverine,” which has ruled the box office chart for most of its seven-week run, is finally showing signs of slowing down but still claimed second place with $7.2 million Friday through Sunday, Comscore
reported.

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“Reagan,” a biopic of the nation’s 40th president starring Dennis Quaid, was third with $5.2 million.

Fourth place went to “Alien: Romulus,” which made $3.9 million in its fourth weekend, followed by “It Ends with Us” with $3.7 million in its fifth week.

Rounding out the top 10 domestic releases at North American theaters were “The Forge” ($2.9 million), “Twisters” ($2.2 million), “Blink Twice” ($2.1 million),“The Greatest of All Time” ($2 million) and “Despicable Me 4” ($1.8 million). (CNS)

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