‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ wins the box office instead of ‘Transformers: One’ surprisingly

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Say his name three times because he just won the weekend box office.
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” the sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 horror comedy, took the No. 1 spot. 1 at the box office for the third week in a row, earning $26 million, according to studio estimates.
It just finished its new weekend release, “Transformers: One,” the Optimus Prime animated origin story featuring the voices of Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry and Scarlett Johansson, which brought in $25 million.
The release of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” Warner Bros. starring Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder opened three weeks ago to $110 million and has since grossed more than $226 million domestically, according to Box Office Mojo.
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“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” took the top spot at the box office for the third week in a row. (Parisa Taghizadeh/Warner Bros./Fox News)
According to the Hollywood Reporter, “Transformers: One” has received rave reviews and even word of the awards, but fans on social media were “confused about the animation status of the film.” The outlet added that Paramount, the studio behind the film, is hopeful it will have staying power in theaters in the next few weeks.
James McAvoy’s horror “Speak No Evil” took third place at the box office with $5.9 million in its second week, for a combined total of $21.5 million.
Rounding out the top five was Halle Berry’s horror film “Never Let Go” in fourth place with $4.5 million, while Ryan Reynolds’ “Deadpool & Wolverine” with Hugh Jackman took home $3.9 million in its ninth weekend in theaters.

“Transformers: One,” the animated origin story of Optimus Prime featuring the voices of Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry and Scarlett Johansson took second place, disappointingly. (Courtesy of Paramount Pictures / Fox News)
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Also making an impact at the box office was Demi Moore’s much-talked-about body horror film, “The Substance,” which took sixth place with $3.1 million, and was only seen on limited screens in its opening weekend.
“Am I racist?” when Conservative columnist Matt Walsh disguised himself as a “DEI intern” — he took seventh place with $2.9 million.

Demi Moore’s horror film “The Substance” took sixth place at the box office, in limited release. (Photos by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)
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“Reagan,” starring Dennis Quaid, “Jung Kook: I am Still” and “Alien Romulus” rounded out the top 10 films at the box office.
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