The magic of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” worked for the second time.
The dark fantasy comedy-horror, which The Post called “pointless” and “hard-hitting,” grossed $41.5 million on its first day in theaters on Friday. By the numbers,
The Tim Burton film, a sequel to the 1988 classic “Beetlejuice,” is expected to gross at least $97 million domestically in its opening weekend. According to The Hollywood Reporter,
If that is the case, the film would achieve the second-biggest September opening of all time, trailing only the 2017 supernatural horror film “It.”
Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O'Hara reprise their roles in the sequel – the performances of which are staggering Reported production budget grossing $100 million – and Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Jenna Ortega and Willem Dafoe joined the cast.
“Deadpool & Wolverine,” which has held the No. 1 spot for the past five Fridays, fell to second place with $1.7 million in sales. The Marvel superhero film is projected to earn $6.7 million this weekend, its sixth in theaters. By the deadline,
The presidential biopic “Reagan,” which the Post said “includes all the greatest hits from the Republican's life and career, with none of the famous dialogue or episodes omitted,” finished third, earning just over $1.5 million on its second Friday in theaters.
“It Ends with Us” ranked fourth, earning $1.1 million.
The romantic drama has garnered buzz due to an alleged feud between its stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, and this week, their co-star, Brandon Sklenar, spoke out about it. Her post on Instagram on August 20: Addressing the controversy.
“I put it out there and I thought, look how this goes, I don't know. It just seems silly to me,” he told Access,
“Spreading any kind of negativity defeats the whole purpose of this film. It's an important film for many women and many people who have suffered domestic violence. And yes, that is its purpose, to make people feel that they are being listened to, that they are being strengthened and that they are being loved. So to present anything other than that feels contradictory. And I appreciate the people who appreciated it.”
“Alien: Romulus,” which ranked third last week, dropped to fifth place with $1 million.
