Box Office: ‘Beetlejuice 2’ Makes $13 Million in Previews
variety.comJordan Moreau A lot of people must be saying his name three times, because Beetlejuice is taking over the box office. The long awaited sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Jenna Ortega, has made $13 million at the box office so far in Thursday previews.
The horror comedy is ready to take over the box office, after a slow end to August, with an estimated $100 million to $110 million opening this weekend.
That’s a scary good debut, since the film carries a production budget of $100 million. However, Warner Bros. is predicting a softer opening around $90 million — but many box office experts are predicting it’ll cross the $100 million mark.
The film could even land among the biggest opening weekends ever for the month of September, putting Beetlejuice shoulder to shoulder with Pennywise the Clown in 2017’s “It” ($123 million opening) and 2019’s “It: Chapter 2” ($91 million).
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