What’s more, that’s just domestic – at the global box office, the horror sequel has earned $145 million. The new movie’s impressive ticket sales have helped Beetlejuice Beetlejuice cross a major landmark, making it the second-highest grossing September debut of all time.

The Tim Burton sequel easily topped the domestic box office charts again with $51.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” remains the most popular movie in North America, grossing $51.6 million in its second weekend in theaters, according to industry estimates released Sunday. Director Tim Burton’s comedy/horror film is a sequel to his 1988 “Beetlejuice.

More than 30 years after the first "Beetlejuice" film hit theaters, the long-awaited sequel is finally here. But it took a unique set of circumstances for this project to come together.