Beetlejuice 2 Crushes Box Office; Blows Away First Movie

Beetlejuice 2 Crushes Box Office; Blows Away First Movie

Beetlejuice 2 opened over the weekend and absolutely crushed it at the box office, even blowing away the first movie’s gross from back in 1988.

The sequel opened to $111 million, much higher than estimates. The first Beetlejuice was released in 1988 and opened to $8 million, the equivalent of only $21 million in today’s dollars.

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Beetlejuice 2 also sent Deadpool & Wolverine to the grave which in its seventh weekend brought in another $7 million for the #2 spot.

It will be interesting to see if Beetlejuice 2 can remain at #1 for its second weekend, which it looks to do, as it faces competition from James McAvoy’s Speak No Evil which looks open around $15M-$20M.

Update: Beetlejuice 2 took the #1 spot in its second weekend with $51,350,355.

Worth a mention is that some sites have the Transformers One animated movie opening this weekend but its release is next weekend, September 20.

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The Beetlejuice 2 Rotten Tomatoes Score is also pretty much in line with the first movie, so if you enjoyed the first flick, it looks as if you will like the sequel.

The Beetlejuice 2 Rotten Tomatoes Score is at 77% from the critics, and the Audience Score (now verified) is at 82%, which is the same as the first one.

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice also gets a lukewarm B+ CinemaScore.

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Beetlejuice 2 box office

Domestic (77.7%): $187,756,434

International (22.3%): $76,500,000

Worldwide: $264,256,434

Weekend:

Sep 6-8: $111,003,345

Sep 13-15: $51,350,355 (-53.7%)

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