“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” at number 1 on the first day in cinemas

The second time it works for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”.

The dark fantasy horror comedy, which the Washington Post called “pointless” and “boring,” grossed $41.5 million on Friday, its first day in theaters, according to The Numbers.

Tim Burton's film, which is the sequel to the 1988 cult classic “Beetlejuice,” is expected to gross at least $97 million in its opening weekend in the United States, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

If that happens, the film will be the second-highest-grossing September opening of all time, surpassed only by the 2017 supernatural horror film It.

Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O'Hara reprised their roles in the sequel – which reportedly had a production budget of an incredible $100 million – and Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Jenna Ortega and Willem Dafoe rounded out the cast.

“Deadpool & Wolverine,” which has been No. 1 for the past five Fridays, fell to No. 2 with $1.7 million. According to Deadline, the Marvel superhero film is expected to gross $6.7 million this weekend, its sixth theatrical release.

The presidential biopic “Reagan,” which The Post says “covers all the greatest achievements of the Republican’s life and career, leaving out no famous line or episode,” came in third, grossing just over $1.5 million on its second Friday in theaters.

“It Ends With Us” remained in fourth place, grossing $1.1 million.

The romantic drama sparked controversy over an alleged feud between its stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, and this week their co-star Brandon Sklenar spoke out about his August 20 Instagram post addressing the controversy.

“I put it out there and thought, 'Let's see how this goes, I don't know. It just seems silly to me,'” he told Access.

“It kind of defeats the whole purpose of the thing to spread negativity. It's an important film for so many women and for so many victims of domestic violence. And yes, that's what it's about, to make people feel heard and strong and loved. So to project anything other than that seems counterintuitive. And I'm grateful to the people who appreciated it.”

“Alien: Romulus,” which was in third place last week, fell to fifth place with sales of $1 million.