Washington (AFP)
The "Joker" continues to give goosebumps in the dark: the film has won the first week of the North American box office, cumulating 193.6 million receipts, according to the final figures published Monday by the specialized company Exhibitor Relations.
This movie about the life of Batman's best enemy-coached by masterful Joaquin Phoenix-raised $ 55.9 million in three days.
Despite controversy in the United States over the violent themes of the Warner film, Todd Phillips' film, awarded by the highest award at the Venice Film Festival, had made the weekend of its North American debut the fifth best start of the year 2019 according to the specialized magazine Variety.
"The Addams Family" hits the box office, rising to second place with $ 30.3 million.
The animated film about this strange and macabre family comes out two weeks from Halloween, with the voices - in English - of Oscar Isaac and Charlize Theron.
In third position is "Gemini Man" and its 20.6 million dollars pocketed since Friday. This action movie with Will Smith was directed by Ang Lee, to whom we owe the famous "The Secret of Brokeback Mountain" (2005) and "Tiger and Dragon" (2000).
Fourth, "Abominable" and his magic Yeti Everest left with $ 6.1 million in revenue this weekend. The animation film totals 47.9 million since its release three weeks ago.
With $ 4.9 million, "Downton Abbey", the film adaptation of the television series narrating the adventures of the Crawley family and its servants, is fifth. Its revenues, in four weeks, amount to 82.7 million.
Here is the rest of the Top 10:
6. "Queens": $ 3.9 million ($ 98.1 million in five weeks)
7. "Judy": $ 3.2 million ($ 14.9 million in three weeks)
8. "That: Chapter 2": $ 3.1 million (207 in six weeks);
9. "Jexi": $ 3.1 million for its release
10. "Ad Astra": 1.9 (47 million in four weeks)
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