The same amount of Autobots and Goths rolled out to the cinema this weekend. Transformers One , an animated prequel film to the Transformers franchise, opened on Friday, and it had some stiff competition with Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice sequel. The bots are estimated to earn a $26 million opening weekend per Deadline , with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice earning $25 million during its third week in theaters.
The robots did pretty well, considering it is a fall animated flick competing against a highly anticipated sequel as we’re approaching Halloween. However, as word gets around about the film’s positive reviews from critics, maybe things can turn around for the Autobots. It could also find more success on streaming; surely Paramount+.
Either way, it’s the season of spooking, and Beetlejuice will probably be topping the box office for the time being..