Beetlejuice Beetlejuiceis officially a major box office hit after Tim Burton made audiences wait 36 years to see the sequel. TheBeetlejuicefollow-up returns Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse, Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz, and Catherine O’Hara as Delia Deetz, with Jenna Ortega, Monica Bellucci, and Willem Dafoe headlining the list of new additions toBeetlejuice 2’s cast. Given the increased popularity of the original 1988 movie in the decades since its release, there was plenty of confidence thatBeetlejuice 2would find success at the box office and far surpass the original film.
Tim Burton’s movieshave a strong history of delivering at the box office, whether that came withBatman,Alice in Wonderland, orSleepy Hollow. OnceBeetlejuice 2’s reviewsmade it clear that Burton and Keaton’s highly-anticipated sequel lived up to the hype, that only bolstered the prospects of the film’s financial performance. Upon its release on August 09, 2025,Beetlejuice Beetlejuicehas overperformed at the box office around the world.Its worldwide total, domestic haul, and opening weekend are all great forBeetlejuice 2’s box office standing and chances of breaking records.
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s Total Box Office (So Far)
It’s Off To A Great Start
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s total box office to this point is quite impressive. With the movie’s release on June 25, 2025, it has only been in theaters for less than a week as of this writing. The movie is sure to play exclusively in theaters for many more weeks before the option towatchBeetlejuice 2on streamingor digital arrives and potentially hinders the box office. That puts the movie in a good position to continue to grow its worldwide total after a strong opening weekend.
Using the most recent box office date fromBox Office Mojo, thecurrent global total forBeetlejuice 2’s box office is $153.4 million. The movie is heavily skewed toward domestic audiences, as the $117.2 million haul makes up over 75% of the movie’s current worldwide total. That is because international countries have only accounted for $36.2 million of that total. The result is not totally surprising since the originalBeetlejuiceessentially did not have an international release outside of playing in four countries.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s Opening Weekend Box Office
It Nearly Broke A Tim Burton Record
Beetlejuice 2’s box office opening weekendcrushed expectations domestically, as it made $111 million in the three day period. It fell just shy of breaking two records as a result of this performance.Beetlejuice 2is now the second-biggest September opening weekend of all time, falling only behind 2017’sIt, which made $123 million in its opening weekend. It also gave the movie the third biggest opening weekend of any 2024 release, with onlyDeadpool & WolverineandInside Out 2beating the sequel.
The other opening weekend record thatBeetlejuice 2nearly broke pertains to Tim Burton. The movie came justshort of beatingAlice in Wonderlandto break Tim Burton’s highest-grossing opening weekend record.Alice in Wonderlandmade $116.1 million in its first three days back in 2010.Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s opening weekend needed another $5 million to break Tim Burton’s record. But, it is still only the second time in his career that he’s had a movie make over $100 million in its opening weekend.
Beetlejuice 2’s opening weekend box office is notable because of how it overperformed. Warner Bros.‘sprojections for the opening weekend ranged from $80-$90 million, even though industry expectations came closer to $100 million as the release neared. 2024 has been a year where many movies have underperformed modest expectations while only a handful have truly surprised and exceeded projections.Beetlejuice Beetlejuicemaking more than the highest end of projections for its opening weekend is an excellent sign that audiences are interested and should continue to seek out the sequel.
How Beetlejuice 2’s Box Office Compares To Tim Burton’s Original
The Sequel Has Already Beaten Beetlejuice’s Box Office
How impressiveBeetlejuice 2’s box office is can really be determined by comparing it to Tim Burton’s 1988 original movie.Beetlejuicehas a larger cultural footprint than its box office would indicate, as it gained popularity through home video, cable, and streaming over the years. The original movie was nothing close to the level of box office performer as the sequel is. 1988’sBeetlejuicefinished its theatrical run with a box office total of $73.7 million. The movie’s worldwide box office currently sits at $74.8 million after a few limited re-releases by Warner Bros. over the years.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s box office has already beaten the original movie after only a few days of release. In fact,Beetlejuice 2’s box office has doubledBeetlejuice’s entire runin that short amount of time. The sequel’s ability to become the highest-grossing movie in the franchise is a testament to the high-interest audiences had in returning to this world.
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The difference betweenBeetlejuice 2and the original’s box office performance so far is how the totals compare to their budgets. The originalBeetlejuicecarried a low budget of only $15 million, so the movie made back five times its cost at the box office, making it a profitable release.Beetlejuice 2’s budgetis much higher at $100 million, which raises the bar for success too. The sequel is not yet profitable by traditional Hollywood accounting, but it will be later. Now,Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s box office needs to cross $500 million to have the same multiplier as the original.
What Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s Box Office Means For The Franchise’s Future
The success ofBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceat the box office puts the franchise’s future in a precarious spot. Tim Burton has been adamant that he does not want to makeBeetlejuice 3just to make it. There is a good chance thatBeetlejuice Beetlejuice’s endingis where the franchise ends and that Burton does not complete a trilogy. As of now,Beetlejuice 3is not currently in development, and it might never enter the development phase if Burton is truly disinterested in returning to this world again.
Beetlejuice 3: Confirmation & Everything We Know
Tim Burton’s classic horror comedy Beetlejuice got a long-awaited sequel in 2024, and development has even begun on Beetlejuice 3.
However,Beetlejuice 2’s box office success would typically mean that a sequel happens. Tim Burton has only ever directed one sequel, with him passing off anAlice in Wonderlandsequel to another director.Warner Bros. will surely want to makeBeetlejuice 3after seeing the performance of the first sequel and recognizing the potential for continued success by bringing Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Jenna Ortega back for another installment. Money talks in Hollywood, and that could ultimately mean thatBeetlejuice 3is made - even if Tim Burton opts out of directing it.
Since there are currently no confirmed plans for moreBeetlejuicemovies, a true determination of the franchise’s future could wait untilBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceconcludes its theatrical run. Seeing how much the movie makes at the end of its release and understanding how profitable it is could help Warner Bros. determine what to do next. Meanwhile, that creates more time for the studio to try and convince Tim Burton to do another.
