Beetlejuice continued to hold the top spot at the box office in North America, finishing Sunday with a domestic total of $226.8 million. The Tim Burton-directed movie hasn’t done nearly as well overseas, where it has earned $103 million for a global total of $329.7 million. Paramount and Hasbro Entertainment’s Transformers One missed expectations. It came in at an an estimated $25 million from 3,978 theaters versus an estimated $26 million from 4,172 locations for Warner Bros.’ Beetlejuice sequel, which is now in is third weekend.
Coming in third after the Beetlejuice sequel and Transformers One was the Blumhouse and horror-thriller Speak No Evil, which earned $5.9 million from 3,375 locations in its second weekend for a solid domestic total of $21.5 million. It has earned an equally solid $20.9 million at the international box office for a global total of $42.4 million against a modest $15 million production budget.
The top 12 movies of the weekend, as of Sunday, September 22, are as follows:
| # | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | Warner Bros. | $26,000,000 | 4,172 | $6,232 | $226,848,382 | -49% |
| 2 | Transformers One | Paramount | $25,000,000 | 3,978 | $6,285 | $25,000,000 | |
| 3 | Speak No Evil | Universal | $5,900,000 | 3,375 | $1,748 | $21,454,590 | -48% |
| 4 | Never Let Go | Lionsgate | $4,500,000 | 2,667 | $1,687 | $4,500,000 | |
| 5 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Disney | $3,900,000 | 2,450 | $1,592 | $627,284,625 | -25% |
| 6 | Substance, The | MUBI | $3,100,000 | 1,949 | $1,591 | $3,100,000 | |
| 7 | Am I Racist? | SDG Releasing | $2,536,000 | 1,600 | $1,585 | $9,007,507 | -44% |
| 8 | Reagan | Showbiz Direct Distribution | $1,666,659 | 1,850 | $901 | $26,527,335 | -43% |
| 9 | JUNG KOOK: I AM STILL | Trafalgar Releasing | $1,425,748 | 769 | $1,854 | $2,574,318 | |
| 10 | Alien: Romulus | 20th Century Studios | $1,326,000 | 1,350 | $982 | $103,621,150 | -44% |
| 11 | Forge, The | Sony | $1,250,000 | 1,181 | $1,058 | $26,320,747 | -39% |
| 12 | It Ends with Us | Sony | $1,000,000 | 1,164 | $859 | $146,836,337 | -51% |
