(Los Angeles) Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and its kingdom of the dead continues to captivate audiences after an exceptional theatrical debut and has earned an additional $26 million, according to projections Sunday from specialist firm Exhibitor Relations.
Tim Burton has pulled out all the stops for the highly anticipated sequel to the first installment of Beetlejuice released in 1988, which became a cult classic after a mixed theatrical debut. But the Beetlejuice The 2024 vintage, produced by Warner Bros, has attracted a lot of attention and has already earned a total of nearly $227 million in the United States and Canada.
At 73, Michael Keaton dons the striped costume of the sinister and prankster “bio-exorcist” trying to join the world of the living.
He co-stars with two stars who also appeared in the first installment: Winona Ryder, 52, and Catherine O’Hara, 70, as a stepmother and stepdaughter who move into a house haunted by a couple of ghosts.
Jenna Ortega, who became a star at 21 thanks to the Netflix series Wednesday (inspired by The Addams Family) produced by Tim Burton, is among the newcomers, with Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci and Willem Dafoe.
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Jenna Ortega
On his heels, Transformers: First Class made a disappointing entry into North American cinemas.
The animated film, the latest in the franchise Transformersgrossed $25 million, below estimates of $30 million.
Josh Cooley, the director of Toy Story 4returns to the universe of the planet Cybertron with this feature film whose story takes place before the series of films of the Transformers.
The podium is completed by horror with the distressing new American version of the Danish-Dutch film Don’t say anythingwhich grossed $5.9 million after a very successful debut last weekend.
It follows a couple who, invited to stay at a remote British farm, quickly discover that their seemingly benevolent hosts are in fact serial killers.
In the same vein, Mother Landin which a mother and her twin sons suffer from the presence of an evil spirit for years, grossed $4.5 million.
The Marvel Deadpool and Worlverine raked in 3.9 million, with its superheroes played by stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.
Here is the rest of the top 10
- 6. The Substance (3.1 million)
- 7. Am I Racist? (2.5 million)
- 8. Reagan (1.8 million)
- 9. Jung Kook: I am still (1.4 million)
- 10. Alien: Romulus (1.3 million)