"Joker" is Back at #1 Spot

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Joker Delivers Largest October Opening Ever with $93.5 Million
by Brad Brevet
October 6, 2019


This weekend saw the Warner Bros. DC Comics adaptation Joker deliver the largest October domestic opening weekend of all-time and the fourth largest opening ever for an R-rated feature.

The film was the #1 movie domestically and overseas, kicking things off with a $234 million global launch.



With an estimated $93.5 million, Warner Bros.'s Joker delivered the largest October domestic opening ever, topping the $80.25 million opening for Venom just last year, not to mention coming very close to the $93.8 million opening for Justice League in 2017, which it could very easily top once actuals come in on Monday.

Joker's performance is also the fourth largest domestic opening ever for an R-rated film and comes up just shy of becoming only the fourth R-rated film to ever open with $100+ million.



Opening day audiences gave the film a "B+" CinemaScore with the under-35 set giving it an "A-". To go along with a solid critical opinion — 69% on RottenTomatoes — the film holds a 91% audience score on RottenTomatoes to go along with an impressive 9.1/10 from IMDb users.

Internationally, Joker debuted in 73 markets and brought in an estimated $140.5 million for a $234 million global debut.







Universal's animated feature Abominable comes in second. The DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio's title dipped -42% in its second weekend for an estimated $12 million three-day and a $37.8 million domestic cume after ten days in release.

Internationally, the film opened in China this weekend with $11.2 million, contributing to a $24.6 million international performance from 44 overall markets and an overseas cume that now totals $38.5 million and a global cume totaling $76.3 million.







In third is Downton Abbey, which enters its third week dropping just -44% and delivering an estimated $8 million as the film's domestic cume is now just shy of $74 million.

Internationally, the film added $6.6 million this weekend, pushing its overseas cume to $61.8 million for a global total topping $135 million.







STX's Hustlers continues its strong run, topping $91 million domestically this weekend after dipping -45% and bringing in an estimated $6.3 million.

Internationally, the film also added another $1.9 million for an overseas cume totaling $18.7 million and a global tally that now tops $110 million.







Rounding out the top five is WB and New Line's It: Chapter Two, which brought in an estimated $5.35 million as it enters its fifth week in release and becomes only the third R-rated film ever to top $200 million domestically.

Internationally, the film added another $5.6 million from 78 markets for an international cume totaling $234.5 million and a worldwide total that now stands at $436.7 million with a November 1 opening in Japan still in the film's future.







Just outside the top five, Roadside's expansion of Judy into 1,458 locations (+997) saw the film deliver a $4.4 million three-day, improving on the film's limited opening last weekend by +52.4%.

The film's domestic cume now stands at $8.9 million after ten days in release.







Elsewhere in the top ten, Yash Raj's War launched on Wednesday and headed into the weekend playing in just 305 locations and landed a spot in the top ten with an estimated $1.58 million for a five day cume topping $2 million.

In limited release, Sony Classics's release of Pedro Almodovar's Pain & Glory got off to a strong start, bringing in an estimated $160,087 from four locations ($40,022 PTA).

On the flip side, Fox Searchlight's Lucy in the Sky fizzled, opening in 37 theaters with an estimated $55,000 ($1,667 PTA).

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October 4-6, 2019 Weekend Studio Estimates:


1. Joker $93,500,000
2. Abominable $12,000,000 / $37,833,115
3. Downton Abbey $8,000,000 / $73,626,935
4. Hustlers $6,300,000 / $91,321,880
5. It: Chapter Two $5,355,000 / $202,205,157
6. Ad Astra $4,557,000 / $43,662,768
7. Judy $4,445,635 / $8,904,078
8. Rambo: Last Blood $3,550,000 / $39,823,895
9. War $2,088,290
10. Good Boys $900,000 / $82,042,620

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Joker Narrowly Holds Off Maleficent to Return to the Weekend's Top Spot
by Brad Brevet
October 27, 2019


It's a narrow race at the top of the box office, but based on estimates WB's Joker was able to return to the weekend #1 spot after a brief respite last weekend as Disney's Maleficent: Mistress of Evil falls to second in its sophomore frame.

Meanwhile it was an equally tight race for third as well as fifth with the new releases of Countdown and Black and Blue competing for that last spot in the top five.







Returning to the top of the weekend box office is WB's Joker, which dipped just -35% as it entered its fourth week in release with an estimated $18.9 million three-day.

The film's domestic cume now tops $277.5 million, which is enough to make it the seventh largest R-rated release domestically of all-time.

Internationally the film added another $47.8 million this weekend, pushing the film's overseas total to $571.5 million for a global tally totaling nearly $850 million.







Dropping to second after one weekend at #1 is Disney's Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, which fell -49.8% in its second weekend for an estiamted $18.5 million and a domestic cume that now totals $65.4 million.

Internationally the film added another $64.3 million for an overseas cume that now tops $228 million for a global tally just shy of $294 million.







In its third weekend of release, United Artists Releasing's animated comedy The Addams Family had the lowest drop on the board among holdovers, dropping just -28% as it enters its third week in release with an estimated $11.7 million three-day, lifting it to third place for a domestic cume that now stands at $72.8 million.

Internationally, the film played in 19 markets this weekend and brought in an estimated $10.5 million for an overseas total that currently stands at $11.2 million for a worldwide cume totaling $84 million.







The Addams Family's hold on third place, however, is slight as Sony's Zombieland: Double Tap came in with an estimated $11.6 million, dipping -57% in its second weekend for a domestic cume that now stands at $47 million.

Internationally, the film brought in $9 million this weekend as it is now playing in 40 markets for an overseas cume now totaling $16.6 million and a global cume that stands at $63.6 million.







Rounding out the top five is STXfilms's horror thriller Countdown with an estimated $9 million debut. The performance for the $6.5 million production is on par with expectations while earning a "C+" from opening day audiences.

Internationally, the film debuted in 16 markets with an estimated $1.7 million, led by a $480k launch in the UK.







In sixth we find Screen Gems's R-rated action/thriller Black and Blue, which took in an estimated $8.3 million to go along with an excellent, "A+" CinemaScore.

Elsewhere in the top ten, A24's The Lighthouse had a solid showing as it expanded into 586 locations (+578) with an estimated $3.08 million and will expand further this next weekend as its domestic cume currently stands at $3.66 million after ten days in release.

Just behind it, 101 Studios's release of The Current War: Director's Cut finished on par with expectations, delivering an estimated $2.7 million from 1,022 locations. The film received a "B" CinemaScore from opening day audiences.







Outside the top ten there is plenty to mention beginning with Fox International's Housefull 4, which opened in 315 locations with an estimated $880,000 ($2,794 PTA); Kanye West's Jesus is King, which debuted in 372 IMAX locations with an estimated $830,000 ($2,231 PTA); and WB's Bruce Springsteen doc Western Stars opened in 537 theaters with an estimated $560,000 ($1,043 PTA).

Further down the list, additional limited releases include Atlas's No Safe Spaces, which opened in one theater with an estimated $45,236; Metrograph's re-release of Downtown 81 in one theater with an estimated $25,000; and Sony Classics's release of Frankie in four theaters with an estimated $22,941 ($5,735 PTA).

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October 25-27, 2019 Weekend Studio Estimates:

1. Joker $18,900,000 / $277,583,522
2. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil $18,537,000 / $65,412,158
3. The Addams Family $11,705,007 / $72,800,705
4. Zombieland: Double Tap $11,600,000 / $47,000,273
5. Countdown $9,009,000
6. Black and Blue $8,325,000
7. Gemini Man $4,000,000 / $43,342,413
8. The Lighthouse $3,661,269
9. The Current War: Director's Cut $2,730,200
10. Abominable $2,000,000 / $56,819,495