Box Office: October 4-6, 2019: JOKER, ABOMINABLE, DOWNTON ABBEY, & More

Box Office October 4-6, 2019

Joker premiered in the Number One spot at the box office over the weekend with $93.5 Million. Worldwide, Joker has made $234 Million so far.

Joker‘s take at the box office blew away expectations and set a number of records: 1.) widest October opening ever (playing in 4,374 locations), 2.) largest October Thursday preview (bringing in $13.3 million), 3.) largest October domestic opening weekend of all-time, and 4.) fourth largest opening ever for an R-rated feature.

Abominable was Second at the box office over the weekend with $12 Million.

Downton Abbey was Third at the box office over the weekend with $8 Million.

Hustlers was Fourth with $6.3 Million in the United States. Worldwide, Hustlers has made $110 Million so far.

It: Chapter Two was Fifth at the box office over the weekend with $5.3 Million. Worldwide, It: Chapter Two has made $436.7 Million so far.

Ad Astra, Judy, Rambo: Last Blood, War (which premiered this weekend), and Good Boys rounded out the Top Ten respectively.

The films in the Top Ten that opened this weekend at the box office:

Joker is a 2019 American psychological thriller film directed by Todd Phillips, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Silver. The film, based on DC Comics characters, stars Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker. An origin story set in 1981, the film follows Arthur Fleck, a mentally ill failed stand-up comedian who turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City. Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Bill Camp, Shea Whigham, and Marc Maron appear in supporting roles. Joker was produced by DC Films, Village Roadshow Pictures, Bron Creative, and Joint Effort, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

War is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Siddharth Anand. It is produced by Aditya Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films, and stars Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff. The film follows an Indian soldier assigned to eliminate his former mentor, who has gone rogue.

Principal photography of the film began in the second week of September 2018, and concluded in March 2019. Initially titled Fighters, the film’s title was changed after the release of the official teaser in July 2019. The film’s music was composed by Vishal–Shekhar, with lyrics written by Kumaar, and released under the banner YRF Music.

Next week sees the release of: The Addams Family, Gemini Man, Jexi, Parasite, and a plethora of other mainstream and independent films. Find my predictions on these releases in the weekly The Bottom Line column. A preview: Joker will be Number One at the box office for the second week in a row.

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