Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” beats back newcomers “Speak No Evil,” “The Killer’s Game” and “Am I Racist?’ at the weekend box office.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Scares off 'Transformers' for Third Week as Box Office No. 1 LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s a three-peat for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” The Tim Burton legacy sequel to his 1988 horror comedy topped the North American box office charts for the third straight weekend with $26 million in ticket sales,

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

Optimus Prime and Megatron put up a fight, but in the end, the robots were no match for everyone’s favorite bio-exorcist. After an unusually close box office race, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” emerged victorious over newcomer Paramount and Hasbro’s animated “Transformers One” to retain the No.

For the third week in a row, the long awaited "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" held its top spot at the box office, beating out the animated "Transformers: One."

"Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" is the No. 1 movie in North America for a third weekend, earning an additional $26 million in receipts, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.

The Autobots and Decepticons are no match for the undead. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has once again snagged No. 1, beating out box office newcomer Transformers One. The long-awaited sequel surpassed the animated prequel by a mere $1 million,

Animation is an MVP this year, on it's way to as much as $5 billion or more in global sales. And last weekend was no exception, setting a stage for strong holiday season.