Box Office: Joker Breaks October Record with Big Box Office Haul - IGN - IGN

Amidst a swirl of praise and controversy, Joker got the last laugh this weekend with an estimated $93.5 million domestic take, marking the movie as the biggest October launch of all time.Todd Phillips' R-rated Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix, broke the previous October release record set by Venom in 2018, which brought in $80 million.

Overseas, Joker took in another estimated $140.5 million, bringing its total bounty to $234 million for the first weekend.

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Joker received a 10 out of 10 by IGN's Jim Vejvoda, who praised Phoenix's "fully committed" performance and the movie's "masterful" reinvention of the DC Comics source material.

MCU star Josh Brolin recently saw the film and complimented it on Instagram.

Joker now stands as the sixth most successful domestic opening weekend for a DC film, since Man of Steel in 2013. It may not read all that impressive, but keep in mind the Joker's dark themes and R-rating.Here's how the list stands:

1. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

• Opening Weekend: $166,007,347

2. Suicide Squad (2016)

• Opening Weekend: $133,682,248

3. Man of Steel (2013)

• Opening Weekend: $116,619,362

4. Wonder Woman (2017)

• Opening Weekend: $103,251,471

5. Justice League (2017)

• Opening Weekend: $93,842,239

6. Joker (2019)

• Opening Weekend: $93,500,000

7. Aquaman (2018)

• Opening Weekend: $67,900,000

8. Shazam! (2019)

• Opening Weekend: $53,505,326

North American Box Office Estimates

DreamWorks' Abominable, which topped the box office last week, slid to a distant second place as Joker earned more than the rest of the Top 10 combined.

Here are the weekend's Top 10 North American box office estimates (via Box Office Mojo)

• 1. Joker $93,500,000
• 2. Abominable $12,000,000
• 3. Downton Abbey $8,000,000
• 4. Hustlers $6,300,000
• 5. It: Chapter Two $5,355,000
• 6. Ad Astra $4,557,000
• 7. Judy $4,445,635
• 8. Rambo: Last Blood $3,550,000
• 9. War $1,581,000
• 10. Good Boys $900,000

Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

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October 07, 2019 at 12:01AM