From the left: Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson and Keegan-Michael Key arrive at the premiere for Transformers One in London on Sept. 19.Vianney Le Caer/The Canadian Press
It’s a three-peat for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
The Tim Burton legacy sequel to his 1988 horror comedy topped the North American box office charts for the third straight weekend with US$26-million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
It edged out the animated new release Transformers: One, which brought in US$25-million. The Optimus Prime origin story from Paramount Pictures features the voices of Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry and Scarlett Johansson.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, a Warner Bros. release with Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder returning as stars, has earned more than US$226-million domestically in its three weeks after a monster opening of US$110-million – the third best of the year – and a second weekend of US$51.6-million.
Third place went to the James McAvoy horror Speak No Evil, which came in at US$5.9-million in its second week for a total of US$21.5-million.
On the whole, the box office was in a quiet phase that is expected to break when Joker: Folie a Deux dances its way onto the big screen on Oct. 4.
The year’s second-highest grosser Deadpool & Wolverine remained in the top five in its ninth weekend with another US$3.9-million and a domestic total of US$627-million. Only Pixar’s Inside Out 2 has earned more.
The Demi Moore-starring, Coralie Fargeat-directed body horror The Substance, which made a splash at the Cannes Film Festival, brought in US$3.1-million on limited screens in its first weekend for the sixth spot.
The Daily Wire movie Am I Racist? – in which conservative columnist Matt Walsh goes undercover as a “DEI trainee” – stayed in the top 10 after a fourth-place finish last week, earning US$2.9-million for seventh place and a two-week total of US$9-million.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, US$26-million.
- Transformers One, US$25-million.
- Speak No Evil, US$5.9-million.
- Never Let Go, US$4.5-million.
- Deadpool & Wolverine, US$3.9-million.
- The Substance, US$3.1-million.
- Am I Racist?, US$2.5-million.
- Reagan, US$1.7-million.
- JUNG KOOK: I AM STILL, US$1.4-million.
- Alien Romulus, US$1.3-million.