With early morning estimates placing “Joker” ahead of “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” the tide turned slightly, with the actuals showing “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” as the Queen of the Box Office for the second straight weekend. Earning another $19.3 million, “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” edged out “Joker,” which has officially become the highest grossing R-rated feature film of all-time, by only $100,000, as it earned $19.2 million. “Countdown” opened slightly below its projections, earning $8.8 million on a $10 million and was still able to clinch a spot in the Top Five. Just missing the Top Five was fellow new release “Black and Blue,” which opened slightly higher than its $7.5 million projection with a debut of $8.3 million. Other debuts included “The Current War,” which earned $2.6 million, “Western Stars,” which earned $1 million, and “Housefull 4,” “Jesus Is King,” the Fathom Events re-release of “Spirited Away,” and “One Piece: Stampede,” all of which debuted under $1 million.
Earning the POPCORN AWARD for the second straight week was “Jojo Rabbit,” which moved up three spots and earned an average of $18,983 in 55 theaters. Earning the GOLDEN PERCENTAGE AWARD was Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood,” which got re-released this weekend with extra footage and increased by +746.5% and earned itself a ROCKET by jumping up twelve spots. Also moving up the List was “The Addams Family” (2019) which edged out “Zombieland: Double Tap” to take third place. “The Lighthouse” jumped up eight spots to land at #8. “Judy,” “Hustlers,” “It: Chapter Two,” and “Pain and Glory” all fell five or spots while “Ad Astra” earned itself a BOMB by falling twelve spots to #25. Falling off the List completely, as expected, were “Dora and the Lost City of Gold,” “Good Boys,” and “Angel Has Fallen.” Joining them was “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,” “Jexi,” “The Lion King” (2019), which just hit home video last week, “The Captain,” “The Peanut Butter Falcon,” and “Rambo: Last Blood.”
Next weekend, “Terminator: Dark Fate” will upend “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” looking for an opening of $38 million, easily putting it at #1. The animated feature “Arctic Dogs” will try and earn $6 million while “Motherless Brooklyn” will try and make $4 million. Focus Features’ “Harriet” should also make a mark, but no projections were available for that one. Making room for these films will be “Ad Astra,” coming off the BOMB and the #25 position. The Fathom Events “Spirited Away” is likely only screening the one weekend, so that, too, should fall off. “Pain and Glory” should continue its dive while “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” and “Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark” should battle it out for that last position.
BOX OFFICE KING: “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”
BOX OFFICE QUEEN: “Joker”
POPCORN AWARD*: “Jojo Rabbit”
GOLDEN PERCENTAGE AWARD**: “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
| # | Title | Weekend | Total | Budget | Week | LW | CH |
| 1 | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (BV) |
$19,369,877 | ($66,245,035) | $185m* | 2nd | #1 |  |
| 2 | Joker (WB) |
$19,248,035 | ($277,931,557) | $55m | 4th | #2 | |
| 3 | The Addams Family (2019) (UAR) |
$12,006,007 | ($73,101,705) | $40m* | 3rd | #4 |  |
| 4 | Zombieland 2: Double Tap (Sony) |
$11,817,487 | ($47,217,760) | $42m | 2nd | #3 |  |
| 5 | Countdown (STX) |
$8,865,082 | ($8,865,082) | $6.5m* | 1st | N | |
| 6 | Black And Blue (SG) |
$8,376,846 | ($8,376,846) | $12m* | 1st | N | |
| 7 | Gemini Man (Par) |
$4,065,502 | ($43,407,915) | $138m | 3rd | #5 | |
| 8 | The Lighthouse (A24) |
$3,029,959 | ($3,610,446) | ** | 2nd | #15 | |
| 9 | The Current War (101) |
$2,633,717 | ($2,633,717) | $30m* | 1st | N | |
| 10 | Abominable (Uni) |
$2,085,225 | ($56,904,720) | $75m | 5th | #6 | |
| 11 | Downton Abbey (Focus) |
$1,949,545 | ($92,256,175) | $20m* | 6th | #7 | |
| 12 | Parasite (2019) (Neon) |
$1,826,424 | ($4,113,934) | $11m* | 3rd | #11 | |
| 13 | Judy (RAtt) |
$1,218,301 | ($21,551,677) | ** | 5th | #8 | |
| 14 | Jojo Rabbit (FoxS) |
$1,044,070 | ($1,503,494) | ** | 2nd | #17 |  |
| 15 | Western Stars (WB) |
$1,001,282 | ($1,001,282) | ** | 1st | N | |
| 16 | Housefull 4 (FIP) |
$904,808 | ($904,808) | $10.5m* | 1st | N | |
| 17 | Hustlers (STX) |
$856,962 | ($103,561,824) | $20m | 7th | #9 | |
| 18 | Jesus Is King (IMAX) |
$830,000 | ($830,000) | ** | 1st | N | |
| 19 | It: Chapter Two (WB) |
$683,952 | ($210,758,107) | $35m* | 8th | #10 | |
| 20 | Spirited Away (Fathom) |
$561,821 | ($561,821) | ** | 1st | N | |
| 21 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Sony) |
$555,845 | ($140,428,363) | $90m | 14th | #33 |   |
| 22 | Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (LG) |
$534,136 | ($68,711,623) | $25m | 12th | #22 | |
| 23 | Pain and Glory (SPC) |
$398,417 | ($1,653,720) | ** | 4th | #16 | |
| 24 | One Piece: Stampede (Fun) |
$357,740 | ($770,755) | ** | 1st | N | |
| 25 | Ad Astra (Fox) |
$276,326 | ($49,313,893) | $85m* | 6th | #13 |  |
<<<ALL DOMESTIC NUMBERS FROM BOX OFFICE MOJO>>>>
OFF THE CHARTS THIS WEEK
| Title | Dom / World | Budget | Weeks | Highest | NOTE |
| Angel Has Fallen (LGF) | $69,002,336 ($133,343,200) |
$40m | 10th | #1 (x2) |
(+$29m) (+$93.3m) |
| The Captain (2019) (WGUSA) | $580,196 ($377,771,732) |
$13.8m* | 2nd | #18 |
(-$13.2m) (+$364m) |
| Dora and the Lost City of Gold (Par) | $60,477,943 ($115,074,585) |
$49m | 12th | #4 |
(+$11.5m) (+$66.1m) |
| Good Boys (Uni) | $83,062,270 ($110,567,165) |
$20m | 11th | #1 |
(+$63.1m) (+$90.6m) |
| Jexi (LGF) | $6,449,670 ($6,883,134) |
$5m* | 3rd | #9 |
(+$1.4m) (+$1.9m) |
| Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (Grwh) | $3,777,574 |
** | 8th | #16 |
** |
| The Lion King (BV) | $543,187,716 ($1,653,239,079) |
$260m | 16th | #1 (x2) |
(+$283.2m) (+$1.39b) |
| The Peanut Butter Falcon (RAtt) | $20,079,925 ($20,169,080) |
$20,000 | 12th | #9 |
(+$20.1m) (+$20.2m) |
| Rambo: Last Blood (LGF) | $44,536,318 ($86,778,329) |
$50m | 6th | #3 |
(-$5.5m) (+$36.8m) |
(OFFICIALLY CLOSED)
*POPCORN AWARD goes to the highest per theater average within the Top 25 List
**GOLDEN PERCENTAGE AWARD goes to the highest increase within the Top 25 List
