Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: Two-Year Retrospective & 36-Year Sequel Chronicle

Opening Domestic (Sept 2024)

$111.0M

2nd largest Sept opening in history

Worldwide Cumulative Gross

$451.0M

$294M domestic / $157M int'l

Domestic Legs Multiplier

2.65x

Opening to domestic final hold

1988 Original Gross (Adjusted)

$195.4M

Unadjusted: $74.7M (1988 dollars)

36-Year Trajectory & Weekly Hold Curve (1988 – 2026)

Development Year Scrub: 2024 Focus: Sept 6, 2024 Theatrical Premiere

Milestone Archive & Lore

HISTORIC LANDMARK • SEPT 2024

Theatrical Release: Sept 6, 2024

After 36 years in development limbo, Tim Burton's 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' opened worldwide to a staggering $111.0M domestic weekend. Blending practical stop-motion effects, Keaton's manic resurrection, and Jenna Ortega's introduction, the film cemented Burton's signature gothic comedy comeback.

Neitherworld Record: Surpassed the original film's entire $74.7M lifetime run in under 4 days of release, proving practical puppetry and nostalgia hold immense theatrical power.

Neitherworld Bureaucracy & Character Lineage (Orbit Registry)

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Comparative Theatrical Run & Multiplier Modeler

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Domestic Multiplier / Legs (2.65x)

International Gross Share (34.8%)

Opening Domestic Anchor ($111.0M)

Simulated Domestic Total

$294.2M

Base: Opening × Multiplier

Simulated Worldwide Total

$451.0M

Incorporates int'l theatrical share

Handbook for the Recently Deceased: 2-Year Retrospective Dossier

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