Tim Burton’s long-awaited sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is off to a rip-roaring start at the domestic box as if no time had passed between now and when the first film graced the big screen 36 years ago.
From Warner Bros., the first event pic of the fall season topped Friday’s chart with $41.5 million, including $13 million in previews. The studio is projecting a $97 million opening, but rival studios show BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice earning $102 million-plus, in line with prerelease tracking.
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