Los Angeles (AFP)

The witch of "Maleficent" has finally retained a hair the head of the North American box office facing the worrying "Joker", a given time winner by provisional figures before being demoted in the final ranking released Monday by the specialized company Exhibitor Relations.

"Evil: The Power of Evil" had climbed to the top of the North American box office when it was released last weekend, and made $ 19.4 million in revenue in the United States and Canada from Friday to Sunday. The famous Disney witch, performed by Angelina Jolie, now has a total of $ 66.2 million in two weeks.

This second installment of "Maleficent" precedes the "Joker", a story of the transformation of the comedian Arthur Fleck failed super villain who will become the archenemy of Batman, who made $ 19.2 million in revenue over three days.

The film worn by Joaquin Phoenix has won nearly $ 278 million in four weeks, about 849 million worldwide, making it already the biggest hit of all time for a film rated "R "in the United States, prohibited under 17 unaccompanied.

The podium is completed by "The Addams Family", the animated feature-length version of the series and movies, at a good distance with its $ 12 million over the weekend, and 73.1 in three weeks.

In fourth place comes "Return to Zombieland", which surfs on the already well-run zombie vein and records $ 11.8 million in revenue, for a total of $ 47.2 million in two weeks.

The highest ranked outing of the week is in fifth place. This is "Countdown", a horror movie for young audiences centered around a mysterious application for smartphone. Critically exhausted, the feature film ends the weekend with $ 8.9 million on the clock.

Here is the rest of the Top 10:

6 - "Black and Blue": A young black policewoman is targeted by corrupt colleagues. The film records $ 8.4 million in ticket sales for its first theatrical weekend.

7 - "Gemini Man": $ 4.1 million ($ 43.4 million in three weeks)

8 - "The Lighthouse": $ 3 million (3.6 in two weeks)

9 - "The Current War": $ 2.6 million for the release of this film about the rivalry between inventors Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse

10 - "Abominable": $ 2.1 million ($ 56.9 million in five weeks)

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