It's a three-peat for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” Studio estimates Sunday showed that the Tim Burton sequel topped the North American box office charts for the third straight weekend, with $26 million in ticket sales.

Paramount’s “Transformers One” doesn’t seem primed for a breakout start after earning $9.56 million from 3,978 locations across Friday and preview screenings. That puts the animated prequel on track for a $26.

With a $188 million domestic total, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice seems certain to end its domestic run with a $250 million-plus final gross. It is another winner for Warner Bros, who a

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Jenna Ortega, has once again topped the box office. Tim Burton’s follow-up to the ’80s classic had a solid second weekend, raking in $51.

While its hold was strong, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” didn’t have much in the way of major new competition. Fresh offerings included the James McAvoy horror “ Speak No Evil ,” a satirical documentary following right wing podcaster Matt Walsh; and a new Dave Bautista action pic, “The Killer's Game.”

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.

Reportedly expected to bring in $30 million to $40 million in its first weekend, the animated “Transformers One” grossed just $25 million.

Paramount/Hasbro Entertainment's Transformers One is out of the gate with a $39M global start. From just 50 international box office markets (representing only 40% of the overseas footprint), the first animated Transformers movie in close to 40 years grossed $14M.