Beetlejuice, the self-proclaimed "Ghost with the Most," is one of the most iconic characters of the '80s. After the original movie was released in 1988 and made nearly $75 million on a $15 million budget, according to Box Office Mojo, talks of a sequel began almost immediately. Instead, we got a Saturday morning cartoon from 1989 to 1991, and a relatively short-lived Broadway musical from 2019 to 2020 (with a brief return from April 2022 to January 2023).
Ultimately, it took 36 years for director Tim Burton and star Michael Keaton to bring Beetlejuice back to the big screen, along with returning cast members Catherine O'Hara and Winona Ryder and newcomers to the franchise: Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, and Willem Dafoe.
Variety reported "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" could make anywhere from $80 million to $100 million during its opening weekend, which would make it one of the most successful September opening weekends of all time. With the critical buzz being relatively high — especially for Burton, whose recent movies arguably haven't been his best — the film is certain to stir up the legacy sequel conversation yet again.
Here are 10 other classic films from the '80s we'd like to see revived on the big screen.