Warner Bros.Jokerhas reclaimed its top spot at the box office after a brief win for Disney’sMaleficent: Mistress of Evil. The atypical Batman villain origin story did well at the Friday box office, raking in $5.46 million domestically and bringing up its total to $264 million here in the U.S.Jokeris proving an unstoppable force, even if those box office numbers show some signs of fatigue in its hot streak as more and more folks going in for first time and (more likely) repeat viewings in the 3,936 theaters it’s showing in across the country.
Jokeris in for another record-breaking weekend, too, as it enters its fourth weekend in theaters. TheJoaquin Phoenixstarrer was"congratulated" on Friday byDeadpoolstarRyan Reynoldswith aJokerposter whose wording had been tweaked to indicate the flick was well on its way to becoming the highest-grossing R-rated film ever made, beatingDeadpool,The Matrix Reloaded,Logan,The Hangover, and a handful of other R-rated biggies.
Coming in at number two is last weekend’s box office champMaleficent: Mistress of Evil. The sequel to 2014’sMaleficentis currently playing on 3,790 screens and has reeled in $4.8 million at the domestic box office, bringing its total up to $51 million. The Disney sequel is stumbling hard and, despite its number one position just a week ago, ison track to hit bomb statusafter it was revealed the film’s budget was around $185 million. JoiningMaleficent 2in the middle of the top five at the Friday box office isZombieland 2: Double Tap, the sequel to 2009’sZombielandfeaturing returning castWoody Harrelson,Jesse Eisenberg,Emma Stone, andAbigail Breslin. The horror comedy added $3.37 to its domestic box office total from the 3,468 screens its being shown on.
Rounding out the top five at Friday’s box office are two newcomers: the low-budget horror flickCountdownand gritty cop dramaBlack and Blue.Countdown, which starsYouleadElizabeth Lailas a young woman who downloads an app that reveals when a user will die and realizes she has mere days to live, brought in $3.14 million domestically in its opening weekend. The $6 million budget forCountdownis on track to be earned back and then some as predictions say it will bring in around $8 million over the weekend from its 2,675 locations.
Meanwhile,Black and Blue, which seesNaomie Harrisplaying a cop whose loyalties are quickly divided when she gets footage of dirty cops during a shady deal on her bodycam and must go on the run to avoid being killed, earned $3 million domestically as it heads into its first weekend. The flick opened in 2,062 theaters across the U.S.
Jokeris definitely on track to remain at the top of the box office charts, but just how much will the Warner Bros. picture earn? Stay tuned for tomorrow’s report. For more onCountdown, check out ourinterview with directorJustin Decon bringing the horror story to life.
$5,460,000
$264,143,522
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
$4,825,000
$51,700,158
Zombieland 2: Double Tap
$3,375,000
$38,775,273
$3,140,000
Black and Blue
$3,055,000
