Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Repeats as No. 1 Movie

Friday the 13th might have been unlucky for some film titles, but not for the ghost with the most. And for the second weekend in a row, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the No. 1 movie at the box office. Director Tim Burton’s long-awaited follow-up to the 1988 classic made an estimated $51.7 million (per The Numbers) as it jumps in the line and dances its way closer to $200 million domestically.

In fact, moviegoers flocked to see the supernatural sequel all week long — and it was a financial runaway each and every day. After winning its first weekend of release to kick off the fall, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice swept the top spot at the box office Monday through Thursday convincingly throughout this last week.

And while Deadpool & Wolverine was equally dominant, as the Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman-led Marvel Cinematic Universe entry won the No. 2 slot those same days, the disparity between the films’ financial gains each day was staggering. Check out just how badly the ghost with the most dominated the Merc with a Mouth (below):

Daily Box Office Numbers September 9-12 (Domestic)

• Monday: Beetlejuice 2 ($6.2 million) | Deadpool 3 ($580,121)
• Tuesday: Beetlejuice 2 ($8.9 million) | Deadpool 3 ($724,191)
• Wednesday: Beetlejuice 2 ($5.4 million) | Deadpool 3 ($597,782)
• Thursday: Beetlejuice 2 ($4.9 million) | Deadpool 3 ($550,861)

Speak No Evil Silently Lays Claim to Silver Medal at Weekend Box Office

While last week’s No. 1 film, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, dominated at the box office over the second weekend of September, newcomer Speak No Evil laid claim to the No. 2 spot. The James McAvoy-led reimagining of the 2022 film of the same name was forecast to make between $12 million and $20 million during its debut, but it faltered.

Director James Watkin’s psychological horror flick trended toward the lower end of its forecast en route to making an estimated $11.5 million domestically. But when one considers that Speak No Evil’s production budget is only $15 million, Universal Pictures celebrates a victory with the so-called remake. Meanwhile, a very familiar chimichanga-eating face checks in at No. 3.

And even as director Shawn Levy’s latest theatrical release closes out its eighth weekend, Deadpool & Wolverine still manages to win the bronze medal with another $5.2 million. With that number, the Merc with a Mouth’s first MCU adventure has moved up to No. 14 on the list of the highest-grossing films domestically of all time, according to Box Office Mojo. Plus, the superhero flick continues inching closer to No. 22 Frozen ($1.306 billion) on the worldwide list as Deadpool 3 approaches $1.3 billion globally.

Surprisingly, this weekend’s No. 4 spot is taken by the documentary Am I Racist? which didn’t figure to be much of a player at the weekend box office, let alone make the Top 5 with $4.8 million. However, the Matt Walsh-led comedy outperforms expectations on a production budget of approximately $3 million to become an instant success after opening in just over 1,500 cinemas. And the political biopic Reagan rounds out the Top 5 with $3 million, while Dave Bautista’s The Killer’s Game only manages to make $2.6 million during its debut.

Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry’s respective takes on young Optimus Prime (Orion Pax) and Megatron (D-16) begins its theatrical run next weekend, and Transformers One’s box office forecast predicts the new animated adventure will make somewhere between $40 million and $50 million during its debut. Plus, with a franchise-tying Tomatometer rating of 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, the film’s rave reviews could help those numbers swell as the movie rolls out.