Los Angeles (AFP)

The latest incarnation of "Terminator" has crushed yet formidable opponents, the "Joker" and the witch of "Maleficent", for its entry into the North American box office, according to provisional figures released Sunday by the specialized company Exhibitor Relations.

1984, 1991 and now 2019: the third installment of "Terminator: Dark Fate", still with Arnold Schwarzenegger as a cyber assassin, made $ 29 million in revenue in the United States and Canada for its first weekend of operation .

Still in the second row is the disturbing "Joker", a story about the transformation of the failed comic Arthur Fleck into a super-villain who will become Batman's nemesis. The film worn by Joaquin Phoenix has won nearly $ 14 million over three days and nearly $ 300 million over five weeks.

With just over $ 12 million pocketed since Friday, the second installment of "Maleficent: The Power of Evil" comes down the third step of the podium. Disney's famous witch, starring Angelina Jolie, now totals nearly $ 85 million in three-week recipes in theaters.

Nice breakthrough for "Harriet" in fourth place right out. The film tells the story of Harriet Tubman who helped hundreds of slaves flee the southern United States after escaping his owner in 1849. He raised $ 12 million over the weekend .

Back to the fantastic fifth place: "The Addams Family" and its strange monsters, added 8.5 million to his kitty, now 85 million in four weeks.

Here is the rest of the Top 10:

6 - "Return to Zombieland", records $ 7.3 million in revenue, for a total of nearly 60 million in three weeks.

7 - "Countdown", a horror movie for young audiences centered around a mysterious smartphone application, raised $ 5.8 million over the weekend and 17.7 in two weeks

8 - "Black and Blue": A young black policewoman is targeted by corrupt colleagues. The film records $ 4 million for its second weekend in theaters for a total of 15.4 million

9 - "Brooklyn affairs": Investigations of a private detective in the New York of the 50s raised 3.65 million for his weekend of release

10 - "Artic dogs": a cartoon where animals are fighting to save the Arctic won 3.1 million for his arrival in the dark rooms

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