Moviegoers said yes to more " Beetlejuice Beetlejuice " this weekend. After its monster opening, the Tim Burton sequel easily topped the domestic box office charts again with $51.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Down only 54% from a week earlier, the North American gross for the Warner Bros. release is already at $188 million. Internationally, it added $28.
7 million, bringing its worldwide total to a staggering $264.3 million. "To drop just 54% is really impressive and indicative of a pretty solid word of mouth," said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore.
"Audiences are enjoying the film." While its hold was strong, "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" didn't have much in the way of major new competition. Fresh offerings included the James McAvoy horror " Speak No Evil ," a satirical documentary following right wing podcaster Matt Walsh; and a new Dave Bautista action pic, "The Killer's Game.
" Second place in weekend ticket sales went to " Speak No Evil," a remake of a 2022 Danish horror film about an unsuspecting family who decides to spend a weekend with new friends in the country. McAvoy stars in it, along with Mackenzie Davis and Scoot McNairy. With positive reviews and a shrewd release date of Friday the 13th, the Blumhouse production released by Universal Pictures made an estimated $11.
5 million from 3,375 locations. " Deadpool & Wolverine " landed in third place in its eighth weekend with another $5.2 million.
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