Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has hit a new domestic milestone. The legacy sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 horror-comedy classic sees the director reteaming with original stars Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse, Catherine O’Hara as Delia Deetz, and Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz, also bringing on his Wednesday collaborator Jenna Ortega as Astrid Deetz. The Beetlejuice Beetlejuice box office has been robust from the very beginning, when it opened to $111 million, the third-highest debut of the year, before climbing to become the seventh highest-grossing 2024 movie worldwide.

Per Collider, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has now hit the $285 million milestone at the domestic box office. This cements its recently acquired lead over Dune: Part Two ($282.1 million) as the fourth highest-grossing movie of the year so far in North America. This news also comes just one day after the Tim Burton legacy sequel passed the $150 million milestone in international markets, and brings its cumulative worldwide total to roughly $435 million against its $100 million budget nearly two full months into its theatrical run.

What This Means For Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
The Tim Burton Movie Is A Certified Hit

The fact that the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice release is still able to pass major milestones so far into its domestic run is a testament to the movie’s ability to connect with audiences, who have given it a solid 80% score on the Rotten Tomatoes Popcornmeter. The movie is now entering its eighth weekend in theaters, and it doesn’t show signs of slowing down, a fact which could bring its cumulative domestic total to $300 million or more by the end of its run.

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Ultimately, the movie does not seem likely to pass the year’s No. 3 domestic title, which is Despicable Me 4 ($361 million). However, it has already become a smash success. Because a movie typically needs to earn back two and a half times its price tag in theaters, the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice budget means that its break-even point is likely somewhere around $250 million. Considering the fact that it has just surpassed this total in North America alone, the movie is probably raking in a sizable profit.

Our Take On The Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Domestic Box Office Milestone
Its Stellar Run Could Soon Come To An End

One potential reason for the strong audience hold of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the fact that horror and horror-adjacent titles tend to receive a boost in the lead-up to Halloween. However, general audience interest in horror releases can sharply drop in the weeks following October 31, so the horror-comedy movie’s prospects may dry up after another week in theaters. However, as this coincides with the natural endpoint of its theatrical run, the movie likely will not suffer extravagantly from post-Halloween doldrums.

Source: Collider

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the sequel to the original Tim Burton classic that starred Michael Keaton and Wynona Rider in a horror-comedy that involved ghosts trying to scare off new homebuyers from taking their house. The sequel brings back Michael Keaton as the hilarious and sleazy ghost with selfish intentions, now joined by Jenna Ortega in a new role.Release Date September 6, 2024 Studio(s) KatzSmith Productions , Tim Burton Productions , Warner Bros. Pictures , Plan B Entertainment Distributor(s) Warner Bros. Pictures Writers Alfred Gough , Miles Millar , Mike Vukadinovich , Seth Grahame-Smith , Michael McDowell , Larry Wilson Cast Michael Keaton , Winona Ryder , Catherine O’Hara , Jenna Ortega , Justin Theroux , Willem Dafoe , Monica Bellucci , Arthur Conti , Nick Kellington , Santiago Cabrera , Burn Gorman , Danny DeVito , Sami Slimane , Amy Nuttall , Mark Heenehan , Charlie Hopkinson , Liv Spencer , Skylar Park , Matthew Lyons , Jane Leaney , David Ayres , Sophie Holland , Walles Hamonde Character(s) Beetlejuice , Lydia Deetz , Delia Deetz , Astrid Deetz , Rory , Wolf Jackson , Delores , Jeremy , Bob-Shrinker , Richard , Father Damien , Janitor , Le Tigre , Jane Butterfield , Clive , Olga , Littler Jane , Dave-Shrinker , Jeremy’s Mom , Jeremy’s Dad , Hot Dog Lady on a Stick , Glen Runtime 104 Minutes Expand