It ’s officially September , and for the first weekend of the month , Beetlejuice Beetlejuicewas the platter - breakage , box office achiever .
Warner Bros. and Tim Burton ’s repugnance - comedy continuation opened to $ 145.4 million . According toVariety , the bulk of that came domestically , where it began its theatrical run with $ 110 million . It ’s the second - big September debut of all time behind the $ 123 million introduction of 2017’sIt : Chapter One(and directly ahead ofIt : Chapter Two’s$91 million in 2019 ) . For 2024 overall , it ’s the third - best domestic opener of the year behindDeadpool & Wolverine’smassive $ 211.4 million outset andInside Out 2’s$154.2 million .
There ’s been a vainglorious marketing push behindBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceover the preceding several months , and renew interestingness in the larger franchise . Along with make multitude to rewatch the first film to see if it still holds up ( and peradventure just Burton ’s entire filmography overall ) , it decidedly helps that the ninety animated serial publication recentlyhit Tubiahead of the subsequence ’s release . Its stars can also be credited : people hump them some Winona Ryder , Michael Keaton , and Jenna Ortega , particularly the latter thanks toWednesdayand theScreamsequels . Add on the strongword of mouthfrom its premiere at the Venice Film Festival , and it ’s no surprise that folks have drank the Juice , as it were .
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What else is there to look ahead to this month ? Genre - wise , Blumhouse’sSpeak No Evilremake willfinallyhit theaters on September 13 , along with a one - 24-hour interval runnel for the first three episode ofDandadan , Lionsgate ’s action - comedyThe Killer ’s Game , and the Megan Fox sci - fi horror flickSubservience . The folllowing calendar week on September 20 , we ’ve catch the animated prequelTransformersOne , Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley’sThe Substance , and Halle Berry protect tike once more inNever allow Go . Finally , September 27 will close up things out withHellboy : The Crooked Man , The Wild Robot , Azrael , andMegalopolis .
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