This may not be the same thing, but some of the sequels to an original film in a series exceeded the original. "Tarzan and His Mate" was better than the first Weissmuller Tarzan, "Charlie Chan in Shanghai" was the best of the Oland Chan films, and I'm sure you could get an argument over which of the Bond sequels exceeded the original.
That doesn't mean Beetlejuice 2 has a chance; it will likely flop like much of Hollywoke productions of late.
Bride of Frankenstein is better than Frankenstein.