‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ scares off ‘Transformers’ for third week as box office No. 1

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s a three-peat for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.”

The Tim Burton legacy sequel to his 1988 horror comedy topped the North American field workplace charts for the third straight weekend with $26 million in ticket gross sales, in keeping with studio estimates Sunday.

It edged out the animated new launch “Transformers: One,” which introduced in $25 million. The Optimus Prime origin story from Paramount Photos options the voices of Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry and Scarlett Johansson.

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” a Warner Bros. launch with Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder returning as stars, has earned greater than $226 million domestically in its three weeks after a monster opening of $110 million — the third better of the yr — and a second weekend of $51.6 million.

Third place went to the James McAvoy horror “Communicate No Evil,” which got here in at $5.9 million in its second week for a complete of $21.5 million.

On the entire, the field workplace was in a quiet part that’s anticipated to interrupt when “ Joker: Folie à Deux ” dances its manner onto the massive display on Oct. 4.

The yr’s second-highest grosser “ Deadpool & Wolverine ” remained within the high 5 in its ninth weekend with one other $3.9 million and a home whole of $627 million. Solely Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” has earned extra.

The Demi Moore-starring, Coralie Fargeat-directed physique horror “The Substance,” which made a splash on the Cannes Movie Pageant, introduced in $3.1 million on restricted screens in its first weekend for the sixth spot.

The Each day Wire film “Am I Racist?” — through which conservative columnist Matt Walsh goes undercover as a “DEI trainee” — stayed within the high 10 after a fourth place end final week, incomes $2.9 million for seventh place and a two-week whole of $9 million.

Estimated ticket gross sales for Friday via Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, in keeping with Comscore. Last home figures can be launched Monday.

1. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” $26 million.

2. “Transformers One,” $25 million.

3. “Communicate No Evil,” $5.9 million.

4. “By no means Let Go,” $4.5 million.

5. “Deadpool & Wolverine,” $3.9 million.

6. “The Substance,” $3.1 million.

7. “Am I Racist?” $2.5 million.

8. “Reagan,” $1.7 million.

9. “JUNG KOOK: I AM STILL,” $1.4 million.

10. “Alien Romulus,” $1.3 million.