North American box office: "Joker" topped the list

Los Angeles, October 6 (China News Service) -- The 76th Venice International Film Festival Golden Lion Award film "Joker" topped the latest North American box office list with no competition.

North American box office statistics website boxofficemojo.com released the latest film market data on October 6, 40 films reported more than $146 million at the weekend box office, up 54.7% month-on-month. The action crime drama "Joker", released on the 4th, is undoubtedly the strongest driver of this wave of rally, with about $93.5 million at the box office alone supporting most of the country.

Not only that, "Joker" also set the best opening weekend box office record for a film debuted in October in North America, ranking 4th in the total box office of all restricted films, after that year's "blockbuster" action films "Deadpool" and "Deadpool 2" and horror film "It". At present, the film has grossed about $234 million worldwide.

The main creative lineup of "Joker", which is both popular in the industry and the market, is not bad. Todd Phillips, producer of this year's seven-nominated Academy Awards feature film "A Star Is Born" and "post-70s" American filmmaker, directs and co-wrote "Joker". Jacqueline Phoenix, 45, starred. He has won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival, the Best Actor Award at the Venice Film Festival, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical Comedy Film, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award for Best Actor and many other awards, and has received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actor and one nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and is expected to enter the Oscars again with "Joker".

Adapted from dc comics, one of the two major comic book giants in the United States, Joker is independent of the DC Extended Universe and tells the origin of "Joker". Some fans praised his plot rhythm and acting skills as "master-level", which is the most profound analysis of human nature and society in DC movies in recent years. Another moviegoer said that although the film originated from DC, it is completely different from previous superhero movies, does not rely on special effects and action scenes to catch people's attention, and the dramatic tension hits the heart.

Under the impact of "Joker", the winner of the previous list, "Abominable", took a back seat with about $12 million at the box office and a 41.8% decline in the second release weekend. Produced and distributed by DreamWorks Animation and Oriental DreamWorks, the Chinese-based animated film currently grossed about $76.33 million worldwide. The feature film "Downton Abbey," the runner-up on the previous list, retreated to Third place with a box office of about $8 million and a 44.2% decline, and currently grossed about $135 million worldwide.

In addition, the feature films "Hustlers", the horror film "It: Chapter Two", the sci-fi thriller "Ad Astra", the feature film "Judy", the action film "Rambo: Last Blood", the Indian action thriller "War" and the comedy "Good Boys" Ranked 4th to 10th in this issue.

This upcoming weekend, United Pictures' animated "The Addams Family," Paramount Pictures' sci-fi "Gemini Man" and Lionsgate's restricted comedy "Jexi" will all be released on October 11. (End)