The sequel to the film that launched director Tim Burton’s career took in $110 million this weekend in the United States.
It took 36 years to see it return to the screens, but the macabre comedy Beetlejuice Beetlejuice had a stellar start this weekend of September 7 and 8 at the North American box office. Tim Burton’s new film has taken in some $110 million, according to projections by specialist firm Exhibitor Relations, surpassing the superhero film Deadpool & Wolverine , long remained at the top of the box office.
Tim Burton’s cult film, Beetlejuicehad a mixed theatrical debut in 1988, but ” This time, the audience knew what to expect and it was a huge popular success. “, underlines David A. Gross, analyst for the firm Franchise Entertainment Research. For this sequel, produced by Warner Bros. and in theaters starting this Wednesday in France, Michael Keaton, at 73, once again dons the striped costume of the sinister and prankster ” bio-exorcist ” trying to join the world of the living.
The actor shares the spotlight with two stars who were already present in the first part: Winona Ryder, 52, and Catherine O’Hara, 70. Jenna Ortega, who became a star at 21 thanks to the Netflix series Wednesday (inspired by The Addams Family)produced by Tim Burton, is among the newcomers, with Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci and Willem Dafoe.
Deadpool & Wolverine dethroned
Long at the top of the box office, Deadpool & Wolverinethe Marvel superhero comedy, driven by the popularity of stars Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) and Hugh Jackman (Wolverine), came in a distant second. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. The Marvel movie earned $7.2 million in theaters between Friday and Sunday, according to Exhibitor Relations. That brings its total to nearly $1.3 billion in the U.S. and worldwide in its seven-week run.
In third place – and up one place from the previous week – is Reagana biopic about the eponymous American president, played by Dennis Quaid, which brought in $5.2 million. For its fourth weekend of release, Alien: Romulus , The latest installment in the sci-fi horror saga fell two places with $3.9 million.
Fifth place goes to Never Again (It ends with us in English)based on the best-selling novel by American writer Colleen Hoover, starring the star of Gossip GirlBlake Lively. The film has now grossed over $300 million worldwide.