Warner Bros. reportedly tried to release "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" on Max because it was worried it would fail.

Tim Burton has some experience with streaming under his belt, as he is an executive producer on the hit Netflix series Wednesday, but in the discussion of making Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the idea of making it as a Max original was apparently a non-starter. In the words of producer Pamela Abdy,

Tim Burton's long-awaited "Beetlejuice" sequel almost received a streaming-only release. But thanks to Burton's budget cuts and negotiations with Warner Bros. Discovery executives, plans for a potential Max-exclusive were scrapped in favor of a full theatrical debut.

Tim Burton got the budget for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice slashed by insisting on a theatrical release, but that decision ultimately saved the movie.