Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has crossed a major milestone at the domestic box office after a month in theaters. Tim Burton’s legacy sequel sees the director reuniting with multiple stars from the original 1988 horror comedy, namely Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse, Catherine O’Hara as Delia Detz, and Winona Ryder as Lydia Detz. The Beetlejuice Beetlejuice The box office opened at the domestic box office with $111 million, which was the third-highest debut of the year, and quickly grew over $400 million worldwide.
Per Termfrom Saturday morning, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is projected to close its sixth weekend in theaters with a 3-day gross of $7.3 million at the domestic box office. This lands the movie at No. 3 on the chart for the weekend, surpassing the previous weekend’s debut Joker: Folie à Deuxwhich is cratering during its second exit. This too Brings the legacy sequel’s cumulative domestic total to $275.8 millionMaking it only the fifth 2024 release to pass the $275 million milestone, behind Dunn: Part Two, Despicable Me 4, Deadpool & WolverineAnd Inside Out 2.
What this milestone means for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
The Tim Burton movie is an indisputable smash hit
Any way it is measured, this milestone is good news for those Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Release. First and foremost, it has already proven itself to be a hit on its own terms. Typically, a movie needs to earn two and a half times its budget in order to break even, which would be Put the break-even point of a $100 million dollar movie at around $250 million. This milestone means that it has already made its money back in North America alone, without counting its considerable international gross.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is also Inching ever closer to usurping 2010s Alice in Wonderland ($334.2 million domestic) as the highest-grossing Tim Burton movie at the domestic box office. This may not be possible, because there is still more Alicewhich has already crossed the $275 million milestone in its fourth weekend. However, it’s still showing terrific results for any Burton release, earning quintuple the original $74.8 million gross of the 1988 movie, and double its inflation-adjusted total of $202.4 million.
Our take on the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Box Office milestone
This movie is a huge comeback for Tim Burton
Even though it remains the second highest-grossing Tim Burton movie at the domestic box office, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Has helped resuscitate the career of the director along with the success of Netflix WednesdayOn which he also collaborated with star Jenna Ortega. The filmmaker’s latest output has suffered from critical and commercial diminishing returnsBut this new legacy sequel has compounded its box office success with a certified fresh 77% score on Rotten Tomatoes, underscoring Burton’s continued potential.
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