The studio had forecast US$90 million (S$117 million) in box office receipts going into the weekend.
LOS ANGELES – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, a sequel to the 1988 spooky comedy hit movie, brought in US$110 million in ticket sales in its North American opening over the weekend, drawing in younger filmgoers as well as those nostalgic about the original picture.
The new film features returning cast members Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara, as well as younger actors such as Wednesday star Jenna Ortega. It was expected to appeal more to families than the typical Halloween horror fare, said Mr Shawn Robbins, an analyst with Box Office Theory. Some fans of the earlier film came to cinemas last week in costume.
Despite hits such as Inside Out 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine, the summer season in 2024 generated domestic ticket sales of about US$3.67 billion, according to Comscore. That was 10.2 per cent below 2023 and 15.4 per cent below 2019.
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