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When Beetlejuice Beetlejuice hit theaters in late summer, nobody knew if it would connect with audiences like the 1988 original, now a beloved classic. Director Tim Burton and star Michael Keaton didn't want to make some cheap nostalgia-bait sequel, and waited until they had a new story they felt was worth telling. Luckily for everyone involved, it worked. The film was one of the biggest hits of 2024, grossing over $450 million worldwide and reinvigorating audiences' love for the characters. But as much as the creative team didn't want to repeat themselves, some elements from the first film were probably destined to carry over. One such element comes from one of the first movie's most memorable moments: the supernatural lip-sync number.

In the original, the invading Deetz family is possessed into singing and dancing to Harry Belafonte's "Day-o (The Banana Boat Song)" by the recently deceased Maitlands (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin...

The television release date for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has been revealed. The 2024 hit is a legacy sequel to the 1988 horror-comedy and reteams original director Tim Burton with stars Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, and Michael Keaton alongside an incoming cast that includes Burton's Wednesday collaborator Jenna Ortega. It follows the Deetz family mourning the loss of their patriarch, in the process having several run-ins with beings from the afterlife. The Beetlejuice Beetlejuice box office ballooned to $451.1 million over the course of its theatrical run, making it the eighth highest-grossing movie of the year worldwide at the time of writing.

Warner Bros. Pictures has previously announced that Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will begin streaming on Max on Friday, December 6. American Sign Language (Asl) and Lngua Brasileira De Sinais (Libras) versions of the movie will be available to stream, performed by Sophia Morales and Andrey Baptista respectively. However, they have now additionally confirmed that...

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice's streaming release date has been revealed.

According to a new video on the streaming service, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is coming to Max on December 6.

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 7/10

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the sequel to the original Tim Burton classic that starred Michael Keaton and Wynona Rider in a horror-comedy that involved ghosts trying to scare off new homebuyers from taking their house. The sequel brings back Michael Keaton as the hilarious and sleazy ghost with selfish intentions, now joined by Jenna Ortega in a new role.

Director Tim BurtonRelease Date September 6, 2024Studio(s) Plan B Entertainment, Tim Burton Productions, KatzSmith Productions, Warner Bros. PicturesDistributor(s) Warner Bros. PicturesWriters Larry Wilson, Mike Vukadinovich, Michael McDowell, Seth Grahame-Smith, Alfred Gough, Miles MillarCast Sophie Holland, David Ayres, Jane Leaney, Matthew Lyons, Skylar Park, Liv Spencer, Charlie Hopkinson, Mark Heenehan, Sami Slimane, Nick Kellington, Arthur Conti, Amy Nuttall, Walles Hamonde,...

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has raced past Dune: Part Two for a major 2024 Warner Bros. record. Both movies are well-received sequels, with Denis Villeneuve's follow-up to his 2021 sci-fi epic Dune earning a Certified Fresh 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes. It was followed six months later by the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice release. The legacy sequel to the 1988 horror-comedy, which re-teams director Tim Burton with stars Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, and Winona Ryder, is now in its seventh weekend and has also been Certified Fresh with a 77% score.

Per The Numbers, as of Sunday morning, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is projected to close out its latest weekend in theaters with a cumulative domestic box office total of $283.97 million. Its 3-day gross of $5 million has pushed it past the domestic total for Dune: Part Two, which earned $282.1 million in North America. This means that the Tim Burton movie is now officially the highest grossing Warner Bros. Pictures release...

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has passed a major milestone at the domestic box office after a month in theaters. The Tim Burton legacy sequel sees the director reuniting with multiple stars of the original 1988 horror-comedy, namely Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse, Catherine O'Hara as Delia Deetz, and Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz. The Beetlejuice Beetlejuice box office opened at the domestic box office with $111 million, which marked the third-highest debut of the year, and quickly rose past $400 million worldwide.

Per Deadline, as of Saturday morning, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is projected to close out its sixth weekend in theaters with a 3-day gross of $7.3 million at the domestic box office. This lands the movie at No. 3 on the chart for the weekend, above the previous weekend's debut Joker: Folie Deux, which is cratering during its sophomore outing. This also brings the legacy sequel's cumulative domestic total to $275.8 million, making it just the fifth 2024 release to pass the $275 million milestone,...