Box Office Preview: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Eyes Near-Record $100M-$110M September Opening

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is ready to solid considered one of greatest magic spells of all time on the September field workplace.

Filmmaker Tim Burton and Warner Bros.‘ extremely anticipated sequel is predicted to gross anyplace from $100 million to $110 million in its home debut, based mostly on monitoring knowledge and superior ticket gross sales. Warner Bros. is remaining extra conservative in sticking with $80 million-plus.

If monitoring is appropriate, the fantasy horror-comedy will boast the second-best September opening of all time behind New Line and Warners’ blockbuster 2017’s It, which launched to $123 million in early September 2017, not adjusted for inflation.

The second-biggest September opening belongs to 2019’s It Chapter Two ($91.1 million), adopted by Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ($75.4 million), which was launched amid the pandemic in 2021. After that, the subsequent greatest September opening is within the mid-$50 million vary.

Burton’s long-in-the-works sequel opens 36 years after Beetlejuice graced the large display, and is relying on that movie’s enduring standing as a cult traditional to lure in audiences throughout all age teams. The unique Beetlejuice grossed $74 million on the field workplace, or greater than $195 when adjusted for inflation.

The $100 movie sees the return of Michael Keaton because the ghoulish prankster, alongside Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara. Franchise newcomers embrace Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Arthur Conti and Willem Dafoe.

This day trip, Lydia Deetz (Ryder) and her household return dwelling after a tragedy solely to search out that her daughter, Astrid (Ortega), has opened a portal to the afterlife. (The teaser trailer appropriately options Keaton declaring to an astonished Ryder, “The juice is loose.”)

“Tapping into the maniacally playful spirit of one of his enduring golden-era hits, the director seems reinvigorated. He serves up comparable tonic as well for two actors who were a big part not just of the original Beetlejuice but also of Burton’s Batman movies and Edward Scissorhands: Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder, respectively,” writes THR chief movie critic David Rooney in his assessment of the sequel, which staged its world premiere on the glitzy Venice Movie Pageant.

The movie’s present critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes is a contemporary 79 %.

Burton directed the sequel from a script by Wednesday showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, with Seth Grahame-Smith credited for his work on the movie’s story.