Box Office 10-6-24

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – “Joker: Folie á Deux” opened atop the box office this weekend though it fell below expectations, taking in $40 million, according to industry estimates released Sunday.

Director Todd Phillips’ sequel to his 2019 blockbuster, which stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, has received mostly poor reviews and failed to match the $96.2 million opening weekend of the first film.

“The Wild Robot” slipped to second one week after opening in first place, grossing $18.7 million Friday through Sunday at theaters in the United States and Canada, Comscore reported.

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” was third with $10.3 million in its fifth week.

“Transformers One” took fourth place with $5.3 million in its third weekend in theaters, followed by “Speak No Evil” with $2.8 million in its fourth weekend.

Rounding out the top 10 domestic releases were “Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal” ($1.7 million), “White Bird” ($1.53 million), “Deadpool & Wolverine” ($1.52 million), “The Substance” ($1.34 million) and “Megalopolis” ($1 million).

This weekend’s overall three-day box office haul was estimated at $90 million. The year-to-date total is $6.43 billion — down 11% from the figure at this time last year, according to Comscore.

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