The comedy horror movie “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” had a robust exhibiting in its second weekend out, taking in $51.7 million and once more serving to shock new life into North American theaters, trade watchers mentioned Sunday.
The long-awaited Tim Burton follow-up to the favored 1988 unique noticed a drop from final weekend’s sensational $110 million opening, however the movie simply outperformed Hollywood’s different choices for the Friday-through-Sunday interval.
Michael Keaton once more incarnates the creepily hilarious title character in a forged together with “Beetlejuice” veterans Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara, plus newcomers Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci and Willem Dafoe.
Far again in second place was “Speak No Evil,” a brand new psychological horror movie from Blumhouse and Universal Pictures, taking in $11.5 million.
“This is a solid opening for a new horror film,” mentioned analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research, including that evaluations and viewers scores “are excellent.”
James McAvoy and Mackenzie Davis star within the remake of a Danish film. An American household invited to remain in a distant British farmhouse quickly learns their seemingly gracious hosts are literally serial killers.
Third place went to the superhero comedy “Deadpool & Wolverine,” at $5.2 million. Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are starring within the Disney/Marvel movie, which has taken in an enormous $621.5 million domestically in eight weeks out.
Fourth was one other new launch, the political mockumentary “Am I Racist?” from Daily Wire Studios and SDG Releasing, at $4.8 million. Conservative commentator Matt Walsh goes undercover to attend anti-racism workshops and crash mental dinner events in a provocative critique of political correctness.
And in fifth – down two spots however nonetheless performing properly for a political biopic – was “Reagan” from ShowBiz Direct and MJM Entertainment, at $2.8 million. Dennis Quaid portrays the fortieth U.S. president.
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