For decades, Tim Burton had been toying with the idea of making a sequel to Beetlejuice, one of his most beloved films from his early career and the one that set the course for a career that has only continued to grow since then. However, he had to wait until 2024 to, in the midst of the era of remakes and late sequels, bring to life Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. But how did it turn out?
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Subscribe (it's FREE) ►Despite serious doubts that people would still remember the mystique of that first cult film, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has achieved an unparalleled opening in theaters. With $110 million raised in its first weekend, it has become the third-best opening of 2024 and the second-highest-grossing film in the history of September. In addition, it has already surpassed the box office of the first film. So, Tim Burton has done it again.
A sequel much crazier than the original movie
After more than thirty years, Beetlejuice returns in a sequel full of macabre humor and supernatural chaos. Lydia Deetz, now an adult and a mother, lives peacefully in a small town until paranormal events begin to disturb her life and that of her teenage daughter. Trapped between the worlds of the living and the dead, Lydia once again turns to Beetlejuice, the irreverent “bio-exorcist,” to deal with the ghosts that have invaded her home.
