New York (AFP)

The disturbing "Joker" has thrilled the head of the North American box office to "Maleficent", according to provisional figures of the specialized company Exhibitor Relations published Sunday, during a weekend marked by the absence of major outlets.

This account of the transformation of the failed comic Arthur Fleck into Joker earned $ 18.9 million in revenue in the United States and Canada from Friday to Sunday.

That brings its total to $ 277.6 million in four weeks and 849 million worldwide, making it already the greatest success of all time for a film rated "R" in the United States, prohibited to unaccompanied under-17s.

He is ahead of "Maleficent: The Power of Evil", which had risen to the top of the North American box office when it was released last weekend, and realized on these three days 18.5 million dollars of recipes.

Disney's famous witch, starring Angelina Jolie, now totals $ 65.4 million in two weeks.

The podium is completed by "The Addams Family", the animated feature-length version of the series and movies, at a good distance with its $ 11.7 million over the weekend, and 72.8 in three weeks.

In fourth place comes "Return to Zombieland", which surfs on the already well-run zombie vein and records $ 11.6 million in revenue, for a total of $ 47 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 $ 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. Film Receives $ 8.3 Million in Ticket Sales for First Theatrical Weekend

7 - "Gemini Man": $ 4 million ($ 43.3 million in three weeks)

8 - "The Lighthouse": $ 3 million (3.7 in two weeks)

9 - "The Current War": $ 2.7 million for the release of this film about the rivalry between inventors Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse

10 - "Abominable": $ 2 million ($ 56.8 million in five weeks)

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