Beetlejuice 2: Tim Burton raises the dead and French box office

France box office from September 11 to 17, 2024

1 – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: 637,788 entries (news)

2 – The Count of Monte Cristo: 246,499 entries (cumulative: 8,305,715)

3 – Le Fil: 212,457 entries (new)

4 – Emilia Perez: 122,932 entries (cumulative: 760,200)

5 – Never Again – It Ends With Us: 117,161 entries (cumulative: 1,167,367)

6 – Deadpool & Wolverine: 67,360 entries (cumulative: 3,623,648)

7 – Alien Romulus: 58,423 entries (cumulative: 1,085,466)

8 – Slightly more: 56,564 entries (cumulative: 10,604,187)

9 – Old Style: 53,631 entries (cumulative: 174,370)

10 – Trial of the Dog: 53,259 entries (new)

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Of course, data must be placed in context. In 1988, Tim Burton was a young director who was barely known to the general public and had yet to make Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow or even Alice in Wonderland, his biggest success to date (he’s greatly underrated).

Therefore comparisons between Beetlejuice and his later figures must be nuanced. But the fact remains that the second part of the saga has already attracted more viewers in one week in French cinemas than its predecessor, which ended with 628,458 screenings. which is symbolic.

As in the United States, the public claims there was room for this late sequel, which would allow Tim Burton to cross the million-admission mark for the fourteenth time in his career, thanks to this. BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice Which ranks ninth among his best starts.

And that allows him to complete four consecutive weeks of reign The Count of Monte Cristowhich regained control of the box office in August. But, not content with defying predictions and crossing the 8 million viewer mark, the latter is getting closer and closer to Vice Versa 2’s score.

Just outside the top 10 again, Pixar Studios’ latest is still ahead with 8,340,387 viewers. But The Count of Monte Cristo is 8,305,715 and its momentum will allow it to move forward in the coming days to become the second biggest hit of 2024. A little extra and its 10,604,187 records that should not be joined.

Half of this week’s top 10 movies are millionaires and Emilia PerezFourth, it should not be on the list. But who would have predicted, given its subject matter (transcendentalism) or genre (musical), that it would draw 760,000 viewers and become the fifth-highest grosser of Jacques Audiard’s career?

The director already has success, after his two awards at Cannes. Are you waiting for the Cesars, or even the Oscars? For the rest of the rankings, note a very solid start ThreadSecond best average per copy for the week, while Dog TrialThe tenth manages to invite himself to the dance.

Figures: CBO – Box-Office