September 5, 2024
-3-News.jpg "Theater counts: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice set to open in a massive 4,575 theaters")
It was another weekend of box office glory for Deadpool & Wolverine, as the film once again claimed the top spot on the domestic charts by earning $15.5 million, taking its 38-day North American total to $599.8 million, and has since crossed the $600 million threshold, currently enjoying a domestic total of $606 million. This weekend, two new wide releases make their way into North American cinemas, with one poised to knock the dynamic duo from their perch once and for all.
While Deadpool & Wolverine has been in the spotlight for the majority of its run, it is time to shine some light, and box office, on this weekend’s most anticipated release, Beetlejuice-Beetlejuice. The long-awaited sequel to Beetlejuice debuts in 4,575 theaters this weekend, tying Toy Story 4 as the seventh-widest release of all time. 36 years after the original film, the dark fantasy-comedy brings back Michael Keaton as the titular character while featuring an array of Hollywood talent, including Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, and Willem Dafoe among others.
Another new arrival is A24’s psychological horror The Front Room, based on the 2016 short story of the same name by Susan Hill. Starting its run in 2,095 theaters, the film follows newly pregnant Belinda as she witnesses everything go to hell after her mother-in-law moves in. As the diabolical guest tries to get her claws on the child, Belinda must draw the line somewhere…
Occupying the spot as the second-widest release this weekend is the current box office champ, Deadpool & Wolverine, playing in 3,400 locations. Afraid takes the spot as the third widest-release showing in 3,003 cinemas. Next is It Ends With Us, available in 2,850 venues, while last week’s newcomer, Reagan, retains its opening count of 2,754 theaters as it enters its second weekend.
Looking ahead to next week, The Killer’s Game is estimated to open in 2,500 theaters.
| Movie | Distributor | Theaters | Previous Theaters |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | Warner Bros | 4,575 | New | |
| Deadpool & Wolverine | Walt Disney | 3,400 | 3,630 | -230 |
| Afraid | Sony Pictures | 3,003 | 3,003 | |
| It Ends With Us | Sony Pictures | 2,850 | 3,551 | -701 |
| Reagan | Showbiz Direct | 2,754 | 2,754 | |
| Alien: Romulus | 20th Century Studios | 2,560 | 3,120 | -560 |
| Twisters | Universal Pictures | 2,241 | 3,005 | -764 |
| The Front Room | A24 | 2,095 | New | |
| Despicable Me 4 | Universal Pictures | 1,908 | 2,698 | -790 |
| Blink Twice | Amazon MGM Studios | 1,806 | 3,067 | -1,261 |
| The Forge | Sony Pictures | 1,710 | 1,921 | -211 |
| Inside Out 2 | Walt Disney | 960 | 2,660 | -1,700 |
| 1992 | Lionsgate | 875 | 875 | |
| Trap | Warner Bros. | 341 | 732 | -391 |
| The Crow | Lionsgate | 296 | 2,752 | -2,456 |
| City of Dreams | Roadside Attractions | 225 | 774 | -549 |
| Shaun of the Dead | Focus Features | 202 | 133 | +69 |
| Slingshot | Bleecker Street | 142 | 845 | -703 |
| Strange Darling | Magenta Light Studios | 130 | 800 | -670 |
| My Penguin Friend | Roadside Attractions | 126 | 252 | -126 |
| Didi (弟弟) | Focus Features | 113 | 234 | -121 |
| Seeking Mavis Beacon | Neon | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Skincare | IFC Films | 3 | 8 | -5 |
Filed under: Theater Counts, Willem Dafoe, Michael Keaton, Catherine O’Hara, Winona Ryder