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

Michael Keaton arrives at the premiere of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP) Michael Keaton arrives at the premiere of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
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It鈥檚 a three-peat for 鈥淏eetlejuice Beetlejuice.鈥

The Tim Burton legacy sequel to his 1988 horror comedy topped the North American box office charts for the third straight weekend with US$26 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

It edged out the animated new release 鈥淭ransformers: One,鈥 which brought in US$25 million. The Optimus Prime origin story from Paramount Pictures features the voices of Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry and Scarlett Johansson.

鈥淏eetlejuice Beetlejuice,鈥 a Warner Bros. release with Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder returning as stars, has earned more than US$226 million domestically in its three weeks after a monster opening of $110 million 鈥 the third best of the year 鈥 and a second weekend of US$51.6 million.

Third place went to the James McAvoy horror 鈥淪peak No Evil,鈥 which came in at US$5.9 million in its second week for a total of US$21.5 million.

On the whole, the box office was in a quiet phase that is expected to break when 鈥 Joker: Folie 脿 Deux 鈥 dances its way onto the big screen on Oct. 4.

The year鈥檚 second-highest grosser 鈥 Deadpool & Wolverine 鈥 remained in the top 5 in its ninth weekend with another US$3.9 million and a domestic total of US$627 million. Only Pixar's 鈥淚nside Out 2鈥 has earned more.

The Demi Moore-starring, Coralie Fargeat-directed body horror 鈥淭he Substance," which made a splash at the Cannes Film Festival, brought in US$3.1 million on limited screens in its first weekend for the sixth spot.

The Daily Wire movie 鈥淎m I Racist?鈥 鈥 in which conservative columnist Matt Walsh goes undercover as a 鈥淒EI trainee鈥 鈥 stayed in the top 10 after a fourth place finish last week, earning US$2.9 million for seventh place and a two-week total of US$9 million.

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