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The Tim Burton legacy sequel to his 1988 horror comedy topped the North American box office charts for the third straight weekend with $26 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
It edged out the animated new release which brought in $25 million. The Optimus Prime origin story from Paramount Pictures featuring the voices of Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry and Scarlett Johansson earned $39 million globally.
a Warner Bros. release with Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder returning as stars, has earned more than $226 million domestically in its three weeks after a 鈥� the third best of the year 鈥� and a second weekend of $51.6 million. It has now earned $329.8 million globally.
Third place went to the James McAvoy horror 鈥淪peak No Evil,鈥� which came in at $5.9 million in its second week for a total of $21.5 million.
But for 鈥淏eetlejuice,鈥� the box office was in a quiet phase that is expected to break when 鈥� 鈥� dances its way onto the big screen on Oct. 4.
鈥淪eptember has been a bit of a sleepy month and with around 47% of the revenue being generated by this single film,鈥� said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. 鈥淔ortunately, October is on track to deliver interesting blockbusters.鈥�
The year鈥檚 second-highest grosser 鈥� 鈥� remained in the top 5 in its ninth weekend with another $3.9 million and a domestic total of $627 million. Only Pixar's 鈥淚nside Out 2鈥� has earned more.
The Demi Moore-starring, Coralie Fargeat-directed body horror which made a splash at the Cannes Film Festival, brought in $3.1 million on limited screens in its first weekend for the sixth spot.
The Daily Wire movie 鈥淎m I Racist?鈥� 鈥� in which conservative columnist Matt Walsh goes undercover as a 鈥淒EI trainee鈥� 鈥� stayed in the top 10 after a fourth place finish last week, earning $2.9 million for seventh place and a two-week total of $9 million.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. 鈥淏eetlejuice Beetlejuice,鈥� $26 million.
2. 鈥淭ransformers One,鈥� $25 million.
3. 鈥淪peak No Evil,鈥� $5.9 million.
4. 鈥淣ever Let Go,鈥� $4.5 million.
5. 鈥淒eadpool & Wolverine,鈥� $3.9 million.
6. 鈥淭he Substance,鈥� $3.1 million.
7. 鈥淎m I Racist?鈥� $2.5 million.
8. 鈥淩eagan,鈥� $1.7 million.
9. 鈥淛UNG KOOK: I AM STILL,鈥� $1.4 million.
10. 鈥淎lien Romulus,鈥� $1.3 million.
Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press
