| No | Movie Title | Weekend Gross | Overall Gross | Week # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joker | $18,900,000 | $277,583,522 | 4 |
| 2 | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | $18,537,000 | $65,412,158 | 2 |
| 3 | The Addams Family | $11,705,007 | $72,800,705 | 3 |
| 4 | Zombieland: Double Tap | $11,600,000 | $47,000,273 | 2 |
| 5 | Countdown | $9,009,000 | $9,009,000 | 1 |
| 6 | Black and Blue | $8,325,000 | $8,325,000 | 1 |
| 7 | Gemini Man | $4,000,000 | $43,342,413 | 3 |
| 8 | The Lighthouse | $3,080,782 | $3,661,269 | 2 |
| 9 | The Current War: Director’s Cut | $2,730,200 | $2,730,200 | 1 |
| 10 | Abominable | $2,000,000 | $56,819,495 | 5 |
Man, I am starting to sound like a broken record.
Todd Phillips’s Joker continues to shine at the box office, reclaiming the top spot in its fourth week after a brief drop to number two last weekend. This week was a slow one for North American moviegoers, most chose to stay home and watch old horror movies on TV it seems. But Joker still managed to draw $18,900,000 and squeak by Maleficent: Mistress of Evil for the top of the chart. That brings its total to $277,583,522. Worldwide the movie has grossed just shy of $850,000,000. That means the movie has a damn good shot at grossing one billion worldwide which is insane for a character-driven drama about a mentally-ill villain. Then again, insanity is what the Joker does best, isn’t it?
Joker now stands as the seventh-largest R-rated movie all time, domestically. It is also the fifth-largest DC title, globally. And it is still has some strength left in it. The movie is still battling for the top spot after four weeks which means it’ll be some time before it falls off. You can expect more records to be broken as Joker slowly slides down the charts.
Maleficent continues to disappoint Disney. After a rather unexciting opening last weekend, the movie still hasn’t cracked $70 million. That isn’t what Disney wanted to see, especially for a sequel released during a relatively uncrowded box office season. It’s becoming more and more obvious that the rabid fanbase for Maleficent just never really existed in the first place. So it turns out that not everything Disney touches turns to gold.
Elsewhere on the chart, Countdown did fairly okay for a critically-panned horror film that lacks any big names. Movies like this are cheap in every sense of the word and are made to produce a decent pop during the opening weekend and then fade from existence. Countdown will do just that.
Cop drama Black and Blue made an appearance on the charts but only mustered up a bit more than $8 million. However, the Cinemascore for Black and Blue was an astounding A+ so while critics didn’t enjoy the film and audiences didn’t come out in droves, those who did come out seemed to really enjoy themselves. Good for you, Black and Blue.
The Addams Family held on fairly well, experiencing little drop in its third weekend. Gemini Man continued to be a non-presence while The Current War: Director’s Cut finally found its way to theaters after being shelved and jumbled up after the Harvey Weinstein scandal. The movie boasts and all-star cast but crappy reviews and a lack of a marketing push so its emergence at number nine isn’t too surprising. The film is just lucky it was seen at all! Meanwhile The Lighthouse popped in at a better-than-expected number eight with just a hair over $3 million.
Next week will bring us the release of Terminator: Dark Fate which has a chance at being something big. Reviews have been fairly mixed so far but this is a Terminator movie co-starring Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton and produced by James Cameron so there will be a lot of folks curiously coming to to see if it compares to the original or T2. Expect it to vanquish Joker from the throne again. While Joker will continue to make lots of money as the weeks go on, its days of being number one have probably come to an end.
