Tim Burton Made a Costly Decision That Cost $50 Million and Saved Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Tim Burton has brought forth some of the best Hollywood movies to the audience over the years.
- His decision to prevent digital release of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice led to a huge cut in the budget.
- Despite the budget getting slashed, the movie has grossed over $250 million on the box office.
Animator and director Tim Burton is pretty famous in the movie circuit for pioneering goth culture in the American film industry. Well acclaimed for his horror and fantasy movies, the 66-year-old director is a man with an Emmy Award and nominations for 2 Academy Awards, 1 Golden Globe Award, and 3 BAFTA Awards.
His notable works include Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. Aiming to continue his legacy, he made a decision regarding Beetlejuice Beetlejuice which saved the movie. Fans must be proud of Burton for saving the essence of theaters with his one big decision regarding the movie.
Tim Burton’s One Important Decision Went In Favor Of The Beetlejuice Sequel
Fans were very excited after Burton assured them that he was going to release the sequel of his 1988 horror masterpiece, Beetlejuice. The sequel of the original movie, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice released on September 6, 2024, and became an instant commercial and critical hit. However, what’s interesting to note is that the movie was initially planned to have an online release i.e. on a streaming platform.
It was Burton who made a bold decision that led to the budget getting reduced by $50 million. He made sure that Beetlejuice Beetlejuice gets a theatrical release instead of being dumped on a streaming platform. Although he was adamant about it, it worked just right for the movie. Even though the movie came almost 36 years after the original work, it became one of the best recent sequels.
Not just Burton’s direction, but also the creepy production design and Michael Keaton’s hilarious performance in the title role have been equally appreciated. On top of that, Winona Ryder, Monica Bellucci, and Jenna Ortega have also done a wonderful job of making the movie successful and preserving the original’s legacy.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s Box Office Success Proves Tim Burton Made the Right Decision
Burton insisted on releasing Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in theaters instead on a streaming platform and slashed the expected budget by almost $50 million. He made the change in budget by getting some of the major players to take salary cuts and throwing in some tax incentives.
What’s even more impressive is the result of his decision. The movie went on to become a commercial hit with a lot of appreciation from the audiences as well as the critics. Burton went for the old-school practical effects instead of CGI which made the movie even more visually appealing on a big screen.
On top of that, the movie by far has already earned over $267 million at the worldwide box office against a budget of under $100 million (via Box Office Mojo). Comparing it to the general rule of thumb that states a movie is commercially successful if it grosses 2.5 times its production budget, it’s pretty clear that the movie has already made it big.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is now in theaters.
