October 25-27: "Joker", "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil", "The Addams Family"

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“Joker” Heads Back to Top Spot

By: Keaton Marcus

Diving into the weekend, WB’s Joker is back on top with a fantastic weekend-to-weekend hold, of course, this is by default, but no one is stopping the clown from taking over the financial world! Right behind was Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, which took a bit of a slide to second place, and continued its disappointing performance. Additionally, two new wide releases debuted, with Countdown coming in fifth and Black and Blue sixth.

Coming up in first was the massive comics-adaptation Joker, which earned another 18.9M domestically, dropping only 35% from last weekend, and totaling an excellent 277.5M in North America. Don’t forget, things are just as lively overseas, with the film hauling in an estimated 47.8M, pushing to a foreign gross of 571.5M and a worldwide total of 849M, making it the largest R-rated global release of all-time. Furthermore, it also gives it the title of the fifth largest global release ranked in every DC comics adaptation, behind Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (873.6M).

Close behind in runner-up was Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, which slid a decent 49.8% from its dim opening, earning an estimated 18.5M, and pushing to a domestic total of 65.4M after 10 days in release. The question is: will the sequel hold on enough to even top 100M domestically? Overseas, things aren’t much better, this is where the picture generated 64.3M, this results in a foreign total of 228M, and a global bout of 293.9M as things look like a 395-450M finish.

Third holds another surprise, with the animated reboot of The Addams Family which performed wonderfully on its third weekend, dipping just 28% for a three-day of 11.7M and a domestic haul of 72.8M. Internationally, the picture kicked of its overseas release with an estimated 11.2M from 19 markets, this counts towards a worldwide gross of 84M.

Making it a second close call was Zombieland: Double Tap, which tumbled a steep 57% for a sophomore session of 11.6M, however, its North American total stands at a still-impressive 47M. Overseas, the film added an estimated 9M, for an overseas gross of 16.6M and a worldwide total of 63.6M.

Rounding out the top five was STX Entertainment’s newest release, Countdown, which debuted to an estimated 9M from 2,675 locations. Reviews for the film were generally negative while audiences gave it a C+ CinemaScore, considering the reception, we don’t expect that the release will stick around for too long.

Right outside the top five was Sony’s Black and Blue which opened with 8.3M from 2,062 theaters. Audiences gave it an excellent A+ CinemaScore.

Next weekend, we see four new nationwide releases populate cinemas. First off, Terminator: Dark Fate will play in 3,500+ theaters (45-60M projections), while Arctic Dogs will be accessible in 3,600+ locations. The two more moderate releases include Harriet which is showing in an estimate 2,000 sites, while Motherless Brooklyn will take to approximately 1,250 theaters.

TOP FIVE:

  1. Joker

  2. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

  3. The Addams Family (2019)

  4. Zombieland: Double Tap

  5. Countdown