Despite releasing in early September, the highly-anticipatedBeetlejuice Beetlejuicehas proven popular enough to endure right through to its spiritual home of spook season, withOctober the perfect month for the ghost with the most to thrive. With a domestic haul of $275 million and an international total of $144 million at the Box Office, the film hasconsistently performed on its way to an impressive $420 million so far in theaters.Thanks to a recent weekend that seemed unphased by the debut of the sequel on PVOD, theBeetlejuice Beetlejuicemilestones continue to fall. One such milestone marks a huge achievement for theTim Burton-led flick, withBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceofficially in theTop 15 Comedies of All Time at the Global Box Office.
Alongsidehuge financial success for its castand many other major milestones achieved byBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, it is perhaps the fairlypositive reception at a time when reboots and sequels seem volatile to audiencesthat Burton and co can be pleased with the most. The movie has endured many other big-name releases since its September debut, with themost recent weekend box officestill earning the sequel over $7 million despite being in its sixth week.
From Script to Screen, ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Was a Short Project
Considering the 36-year wait for a sequel to hit screens, thejourney from the mind of Burton to theaters was relatively short. For projects with such big names attached, it can often take quite some time to organize each aspect of pre-production before shooting even begins, with scripts, in particular, going through major changes often across several years. Well, forBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, clearly the story somewhat wrote itself, with co-writerAlfred Goughdiscussing the short turnaround in aninterview with Collider’s Steve Weintraub:
“Funnily enough, from Tim’s first asking us to do it to now has been about three years. It was actually really short. Tim approached us in the fall of 2021. We were on the set of Season 1 ofWednesday, and he asked us to write it. He said it’s the movie that people come up to him and ask for the sequel the most. Which, if you think about Tim’s filmography, that’s pretty incredible. He had been having conversations with Michael [Keaton] and Winona [Ryder], obviously, over the years, and I think he was ready to do it.”
Beetlejuice Beetlejuiceis now one of the Top 15 Comedies of All Time at the Global Box Office. you may still catch the film in theaters with tickets available via the link below.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: The sequel to the cult classic brings back the infamous ghost Beetlejuice, who is unleashed upon a modern family, setting off a chain of hilarious and supernatural events. As mischief ensues, both the living and the deceased must deal with the resulting chaos, blending comedic antics with ghostly intrigue.
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