BOX OFFICE UPDATE: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Remains No. 1 With $51 Million, ‘Speak No Evil’ Opens To $11.5 Million
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ continues to dominate in its second week of release at the domestic and international box office.
Tim Burton’s sequel to the classic 1988 original added $51.6 million (through this Sunday), launching domestic numbers to $188 million, sitting the film at $264.3 million worldwide. ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,’ though performing moderately well in foreign markets, isn’t performing as well as Warner Bros. intended, only accumulating $76.3 million. The film cost approximately $100 million to make.
A new film’s arrival is sparking some intrigue, as ‘Speak No Evil’ landed in theatres this weekend. The Universal and Blumhouse horror feature is a remake of the 2022 Danish film of the same name, and opened in second place with $11.5 million domestically from 3,375 venues. The movie has performed decently well in 73 foreign markets with $9.3 million, bringing the worldwide total for the first weekend to $20.8 million. The film holds a $15 million budget.
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‘Speak No Evil’ stars James McAvoy as Paddy, Mackenzie Davis as Louise Dalton, Scoot McNairy as Ben Dalton, Alix West Lefler as Agnes Dalton, Dan Hough as Ant, Aisling Franciosi as Ciara, Kris Hichen as Mike, and Motaz Mulhees as Muhjid. The film has earned rave reviews from critics and audiences alike, with 85% from 144 critic reviews and 85% from over 500 verified audience ratings.
‘Speak No Evil’ synopsis: A family is invited to spend a whole weekend in a lonely home in the countryside, but as the weekend progresses, they realize that a dark side lies within the family who invited them.
A promising flick that failed to draw in the movie-going crowds was Lionsgate’s ‘The Killer’s Game,’ starring Dave Bautista, which landed in 6th place with $2.6 million from 2,623 domestic locations. The film trailed behind Matt Walsh’s satire documentary ‘Am I Racist?’ in fourth place with $4.75 million from 1,517 theaters and Disney/Marvel’s ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ continuing its box office success at third place with $5.2 million from 3,075 theaters — steadying at $1.3 billion worldwide on its eighth weekend. The fifth place position goes to ‘Reagan’ with $3 million.
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