After a career spanning five decades,Michael Keatonis back on top thanks to his return as Beetlejuice in Tim Burton’s legacy sequel to the 1988 horror comedy.The huge success of the moviehas resulted in the former Batman star reaching a massive personal milestone to add to his many awards and accolades that he has achieved in his time in the industry.
As the worldwide haul ofBeetlejuice Beetlejuicesits just below $350 million, the film has pushed Keaton’s total career box office revenue to over $7 billion. While the actor’s career has seen many ups and downs, his box office appeal has rarely waned for long. Even movies he has been involved in that have been deemed a disaster –such as Tim Burton’s remake ofDumbo– have added a substantial amount to his personal tally.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the sequel to the original Tim Burton classic that starred Michael Keaton and Wynona Rider in a horror-comedy that involved ghosts trying to scare off new homebuyers from taking their house. The sequel brings back Michael Keaton as the hilarious and sleazy ghost with selfish intentions, now joined by Jenna Ortega in a new role.
The release ofBeetlejuice Beetlejuicecame with a certain amount of trepidationthanks to the many decades that have passed since the original movie’s debut and the long and laborious development and production time of the sequel. However, as the movie’s box office total surpassed the original movie’s entire haul in a few days, all doubts evaporated like a ghostly vapor, leaving the movie free to dominate the box office for several weeks despite several other high profile releases.
Michael Keaton’s Biggest Movies
It is not surprising thatMichael Keaton’s highest grossing movie as the lead star is still 1989’sBatman. His original appearance as the Dark Knight took $411 million on the back of its $48 million budget. Having one of the lowest budgets of Keaton’s top movies, it also made his comic book movie appearance one of his most profitable by some way. However,Batmanis not the highest grossing movie he has been involved in thanks to his appearances in several blockbuster franchise movies.
Sitting aboveBatmanon Keaton’s all-time highest grossing list areCarswith $426 million,Spider-Man: Homecomingwith $880 million,Toy Story 3with $1.07 billion, andtop of the stack is 2015’sMinionsand its haul of $1.16 billion. Currently, the only movie betweenBatmanandBeetlejuice BeetlejuiceisDumbo, which took a disappointing-for-Disney $353 million in 2019 and will likely be passed by his latest movie.
Michael Keaton’s 10 Best Movies, Ranked by Rotten Tomatoes
Though he’s only been nominated once for an Oscar, Michael Keaton has had a remarkable career, and Rotten Tomatoes has the rankings to prove it.
Of course, Keaton could have perhaps reached his $7 billion milestone much sooner if 2023’sThe Flashhad lived up to its potential, but his Batman return in that movie was marred by a combination of changing plans at Warner Bros., which led to the cancelation of his other Batman appearance in the Leslie Grace-ledBatgirl,and the generally troubled production ofThe Flashthanks to several delays and external issues with star Ezra Miller becoming a public minefield. However, the actor is currently in the middle of a renaissance, and that could mean that his new milestone certainly won’t be his last.He will next appear in the comedyGoodrich, which is set to be released on October 18.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuiceis still playing in theaters.
