“I used to think that my life was a tragedy, but now I realize, it’s a comedy”
“Joker” laughs it up again in its second week
This previous weekend saw three new films open in wide release with one setting records in limited release. However, “Joker” still reigns supreme as in the films second week of release it has already earned nearly 10 times its budget worldwide. The Joaquin Phoenix starring film has made over $543 million worldwide.
The first of this weekend’s new releases lands in second, over performing by $7 million according to BoxOfficeMojo’s projections being “The Addams Family (2019)”. The animated film earned $30.3 million. However, on the flip side, one of the other new releases, which was directed by Ang Lee and starring Will Smith flopped making $20.5 million on a $138 million budget in its opening weekend.
Falling to fourth on the top five is “Abominable” dropping nearly 50% in the films third week of release earning $6 million. Rounding up the top five is “Downton Abbey” with $4.8 million falling just 38.9% continuing to hold well week to week.
Two new film opens wide this upcoming weekend hoping to find their way onto the chart. Both films being sequels, with Disney’s “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” and Sony’s “Zombieland 2: Double Tap”. Both films are targeting opposite demographics and are projected to possibly battle for next weekends top spot alongside “Joker” in the films third week of release.
Check back next week to see which film comes out on top and how “Parasite” does in the films second week after the record-breaking limited opening.
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