Joker came in eighth at the weekend box office adding $5.6 million to its domestic total. That stands at $322.6 million. Internationally, the film added $13 million to its total to bring that to $694 million. That’s a grand total of $1.017 billion making it the first R-rated film to cross the billion-dollar mark. It’s also:

• The fourth DC Comics adaptation to cross the billion-dollar line
• Seventh film to earn $1 billion in 2019
• The third film to cross $1 billion with a China release

When it comes to DC films, it’s a most interesting one. It’s right in the middle when it comes to domestic earnings. And after the next couple of weeks, the film will likely wind up in second or third place as far as that statistic:

Film	Studio	Domestic Gross
Wonder Woman	WB	$412,563,408
Aquaman	WB	$335,061,807
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	WB	$330,360,194
Suicide Squad	WB	$325,100,054
Joker	WB	$322,599,593
Man of Steel	WB	$291,045,518
Justice League	WB	$229,024,295
Shazam!	WB	$140,371,656
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies	WB	$29,790,236

Joker has been doing quite well in international earnings where Warner Bros. has had issues in the past. Aquaman indicates a shift for the company and lessons seem to be continued with Joker.

Film	Studio	International Gross
Aquaman	WB	$813,100,000
Joker	WB	$694,000,000
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	WB	$542,900,000
Justice League	WB	$428,900,000
Suicide Squad	WB	$420,500,000
Wonder Woman	WB	$409,283,604
Man of Steel	WB	$377,000,000
Shazam!	WB	$224,200,000
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies	WB	$22,300,000

The film is now one of the most profitable comic film adaptations of all time. With a reported budget of $55 million, the movie has an 18.48x return so far. That’s the highest factor for any movie based on a comic beating The Mask which was the previous leader with a 15.29x factor.

The film hasn’t earned the most compared to the budget, that record is held by Avengers: Endgame. Despite a $356 million budget, that movie earned a “profit” of $2.442 billion. Joker has cracked the top ten though having so far earned a “profit” of $961.6 million. There’s a chance the film will cross the $1 billion “profit” by its run is done.

Spider-Man: Far From Home saw some dollars come in at the international box office. The film added about $14,000 to that total.

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Here’s where 2019’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers.

Total Domestic Gross: $2.355 billion
Total International Gross: $4.916 billion
Worldwide Gross: $7.271 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.289 billion
Total “Profit”: $5.983 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $235.5 million
Average International Gross: $491.6 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $727.1 million
Average Budget: $128.9 million
Average Profit: $598.3 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. The bold numbers are above average while those below average are not.

Film	Studio	Domestic Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$858,373,000
Captain Marvel	BV	$426,829,839
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$390,532,085
Joker	WB	$322,599,593
Shazam!	WB	$140,371,656
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$85,710,210
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$65,845,974
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$30,712,119
Hellboy	Lions	$21,903,748
The Kitchen	WB	$12,180,032

Film	Studio	International Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$1,939,427,564
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$741,313,717
Captain Marvel	BV	$701,444,955
Joker	WB	$694,000,000
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$319,142,333
Shazam!	WB	$224,200,000
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$186,597,000
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$83,390,702
Hellboy	Lions	$18,882,732
The Kitchen	WB	$3,700,000

Film	Studio	Worldwide Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$2,797,800,564
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$1,131,845,802
Captain Marvel	BV	$1,128,274,794
Joker	WB	$1,016,599,593
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$404,852,543
Shazam!	WB	$364,571,656
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$252,442,974
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$114,102,821
Hellboy	Lions	$40,786,480
The Kitchen	WB	$15,880,032

Film	Studio	Gross-Budget
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$2,441,800,564
Captain Marvel	BV	$976,274,794
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$971,845,802
Joker	WB	$961,599,593
Shazam!	WB	$264,571,656
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$234,852,543
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$105,602,821
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$52,442,974
Hellboy	Lions	-$9,213,520
The Kitchen	WB	-$21,119,968

Film	Studio	Gross/Budget
Joker	WB	18.48
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	13.42
Avengers: Endgame	BV	7.86
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	7.07
Captain Marvel	BV	4.61
Shazam!	WB	3.65
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	2.38
Dark Phoenix	Fox	1.26
Hellboy	Lions	0.82
The Kitchen	WB	0.43

Joker came in sixth place this past weekend and added $9.2 million to its domestic total to bring that to $313.5 million. Internationally, the film added $20.3 million to its foreign box office which now is $671.2 million. The film has earned $984.7 million worldwide. It should cross the billion-dollar mark sometime this coming week.

The film is now one of the most profitable comic film adaptations of all time. With a reported budget of $55 million, the film has had a 17.9x return so far. That’s the highest factor for any movie based on a comic beating The Mask which was the previous leader with a 15.29x factor.

The film hasn’t earned the most compared to the budget, that record is held by Avengers: Endgame. Despite a $356 million budget, the film earned a “profit” of $2.442 billion. Joker has cracked the top ten though having so far earned a “profit” of $929.7 million.

As it crosses the $1 billion mark this week, Joker will be the fourth DC Comics based property to do so.

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Here’s where 2019’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers.

Total Domestic Gross: $2.346 billion
Total International Gross: $4.893 billion
Worldwide Gross: $7.239 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.289 billion
Total “Profit”: $5.951 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $234.6 million
Average International Gross: $489.3 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $723.9 million
Average Budget: $128.9 million
Average Profit: $595.1 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. The bold numbers are above average while those below average are not.

Film	Studio	Domestic Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$858,373,000
Captain Marvel	BV	$426,829,839
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$390,532,085
Joker	WB	$313,491,507
Shazam!	WB	$140,371,656
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$85,710,210
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$65,845,974
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$30,712,119
Hellboy	Lions	$21,903,748
The Kitchen	WB	$12,180,032

Film	Studio	International Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$1,939,427,564
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$741,299,723
Captain Marvel	BV	$701,444,955
Joker	WB	$671,200,000
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$319,142,333
Shazam!	WB	$224,200,000
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$186,597,000
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$83,390,702
Hellboy	Lions	$18,882,732
The Kitchen	WB	$3,700,000

Film	Studio	Worldwide Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$2,797,800,564
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$1,131,831,808
Captain Marvel	BV	$1,128,274,794
Joker	WB	$984,691,507
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$404,852,543
Shazam!	WB	$364,571,656
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$252,442,974
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$114,102,821
Hellboy	Lions	$40,786,480
The Kitchen	WB	$15,880,032

Film	Studio	Gross-Budget
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$2,441,800,564
Captain Marvel	BV	$976,274,794
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$971,831,808
Joker	WB	$929,691,507
Shazam!	WB	$264,571,656
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$234,852,543
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$105,602,821
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$52,442,974
Hellboy	Lions	-$9,213,520
The Kitchen	WB	-$21,119,968

Film	Studio	Gross/Budget
Joker	WB	17.90
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	13.42
Avengers: Endgame	BV	7.86
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	7.07
Captain Marvel	BV	4.61
Shazam!	WB	3.65
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	2.38
Dark Phoenix	Fox	1.26
Hellboy	Lions	0.82
The Kitchen	WB	0.43

Joker came in second place at the weekend box office adding an estimated $13.9 million to its domestic total a 27.7% drop from the previous weekend.

Over the week, the film earned nearly $22 million domestically and $63 million at the international box office.

The film has earned $299.6 million in total domestically. The movie has also earned $634.4 million at the international box office bringing its worldwide total to $934 million making the elusive $1 billion box office within reach. With just a $55 million budget, the film is one of the most profitable of the year.

The film is now ranked #13 in worldwide grosses for a film based on a comic property. It needs to cross the billion-dollar mark to move higher in the rankings.

Joker is also the second highest-grossing DC Universe film of the modern era (post-Man of Steel) worldwide. The movie’s success really comes from the international box-office where it has succeeded while most DC films stumble, Aquaman being the exception. It’s the second highest-grossing film at the international box office for a DC film. It’s the fifth highest-grossing film domestically, but will likely move into fifth by the time its domestic run is over.

Over the past week, Spider-Man: Far From Home earned an estimated $43,000 internationally. The movie’s domestic total now stands at $390.5 million domestically and $741.3 million internationally. Worldwide, the film has earned $1.132 billion.

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Here’s where 2019’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers.

Total Domestic Gross: $2.332 billion
Total International Gross: $4.856 billion
Worldwide Gross: $7.188 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.289 billion
Total “Profit”: $5.900 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $233.2 million
Average International Gross: $485.6 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $718.8 million
Average Budget: $128.9 million
Average Profit: $590 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. The bold numbers are above average while those below average are not.

Film	Studio	Domestic Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$858,373,000
Captain Marvel	BV	$426,829,839
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$390,532,085
Joker	WB	$299,611,992
Shazam!	WB	$140,371,656
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$85,710,210
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$65,845,974
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$30,712,119
Hellboy	Lions	$21,903,748
The Kitchen	WB	$12,180,032

Film	Studio	International Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$1,939,427,564
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$741,299,721
Captain Marvel	BV	$701,444,955
Joker	WB	$634,400,000
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$319,142,333
Shazam!	WB	$224,200,000
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$186,597,000
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$83,390,702
Hellboy	Lions	$18,882,732
The Kitchen	WB	$3,700,000

Film	Studio	Worldwide Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$2,797,800,564
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$1,131,831,806
Captain Marvel	BV	$1,128,274,794
Joker	WB	$934,011,992
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$404,852,543
Shazam!	WB	$364,571,656
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$252,442,974
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$114,102,821
Hellboy	Lions	$40,786,480
The Kitchen	WB	$15,880,032

Film	Studio	Gross-Budget
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$2,441,800,564
Captain Marvel	BV	$976,274,794
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$971,831,806
Joker	WB	$879,011,992
Shazam!	WB	$264,571,656
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$234,852,543
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$105,602,821
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$52,442,974
Hellboy	Lions	-$9,213,520
The Kitchen	WB	-$21,119,968

Film	Studio	Gross/Budget
Joker	WB	16.98
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	13.42
Avengers: Endgame	BV	7.86
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	7.07
Captain Marvel	BV	4.61
Shazam!	WB	3.65
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	2.38
Dark Phoenix	Fox	1.26
Hellboy	Lions	0.82
The Kitchen	WB	0.43

Joker dethroned Maleficent: Mistress of Evil to take the weekend box office. The film dipped just 35% from the previous weekend after four weeks. The film earned an estimated $18.9 million. Domestically, the movie has earned $277.6 million. Internationally, the film added $47.8 million to bring that total to $571.5 million. Worldwide, its total sits at $849.1 million and that’s without China. The film will likely pass the $900 million mark and there’s a chance it’ll cross the $1 billion mark as well, though that’s more difficult without China.

The film is now ranked #19 in worldwide grosses for a film based on a comic property. It needs just $4 million to pass Thor: Ragnarok and $7 million to pass last year’s Venom.

Joker is also the third highest-grossing DC Universe film of the modern era (post-Man of Steel) worldwide and will likely pass Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to become second when it’s done. The movie’s success really comes from the international box-office where it has succeeded while most DC films stumble, Aquaman being the exception. It’s the second highest-grossing film at the international box office for a DC film. It’s the sixth highest-grossing film domestically, but will likely move into fifth by the time its domestic run is over.

Over the past week, Spider-Man: Far From Home earned an estimated $37,000 domestically and $220,000 internationally. The movie’s domestic total now stands at $390.5 million domestically and $741.3 million internationally. Worldwide, the film has earned $1.132 billion.

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Here’s where 2019’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers.

Total Domestic Gross: $2.310 billion
Total International Gross: $4.793 billion
Worldwide Gross: $7.103 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.289 billion
Total “Profit”: $5.815 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $231 million
Average International Gross: $479.3 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $710.3 million
Average Budget: $128.9 million
Average Profit: $581.5 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. The bold numbers are above average while those below average are not.

Film	Studio	Domestic Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$858,373,000
Captain Marvel	BV	$426,829,839
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$390,532,085
Joker	WB	$277,583,522
Shazam!	WB	$140,371,656
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$85,710,210
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$65,845,974
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$30,712,119
Hellboy	Lions	$21,903,748
The Kitchen	WB	$12,180,032

Film	Studio	International Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$1,939,427,564
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$741,256,837
Captain Marvel	BV	$701,444,955
Joker	WB	$571,500,000
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$319,142,333
Shazam!	WB	$224,200,000
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$186,597,000
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$83,390,702
Hellboy	Lions	$18,882,732
The Kitchen	WB	$3,700,000

Film	Studio	Worldwide Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$2,797,800,564
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$1,131,788,922
Captain Marvel	BV	$1,128,274,794
Joker	WB	$849,083,522
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$404,852,543
Shazam!	WB	$364,571,656
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$252,442,974
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$114,102,821
Hellboy	Lions	$40,786,480
The Kitchen	WB	$15,880,032

Film	Studio	Gross-Budget
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$2,441,800,564
Captain Marvel	BV	$976,274,794
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$971,788,922
Joker	WB	$794,083,522
Shazam!	WB	$264,571,656
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$234,852,543
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$105,602,821
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$52,442,974
Hellboy	Lions	-$9,213,520
The Kitchen	WB	-$21,119,968

Film	Studio	Gross/Budget
Joker	WB	15.44
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	13.42
Avengers: Endgame	BV	7.86
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	7.07
Captain Marvel	BV	4.61
Shazam!	WB	3.65
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	2.38
Dark Phoenix	Fox	1.26
Hellboy	Lions	0.82
The Kitchen	WB	0.43

Joker dipped to second place in its third week. It dropped just 48% which is a strong performance of an estimated $29.2 million domestically. It has now earned $247.2 million at the domestic box office. Internationally, the film added $77.8 million for a foreign total of $490.3 million. Worldwide, the film has earned $737.5 million. With such success over three weeks, the question is if the film will cross the coveted $1 billion mark.

The film rocketed up the rankings of worldwide earnings for comic adaptations. Joker now ranks #28 up from #44 last week. The movie is $8.1 million away from passing Suicide Squad and $10.3 million from X-Men: Days of Future Past. After this week, the film will likely rank about #21 on the chart. When it comes to the modern DCU, the film has passed Man of Steel, Justice League, and Shazam. When it comes to the return on budget, it ranks as the top film for DC by over a factor of 2 from the next highest.

Over the past week, Spider-Man: Far From Home earned an estimated $85,000 internationally. The movie’s domestic total now stands at $390.4 million domestically and $741.0 million internationally. Worldwide, the film has earned $1.132 billion.

The Kitchen is almost done with its run at the box office. The film earned an estimated $100,000 internationally. The film has fallen short of making back its budget showing when it came to this kitchen, folks chose to ate out.

Two films saw life which might be just an adjustment. Avengers: Endgame added $1.5 million to its international total. Shazam! added $100,000 to its international total as well.

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Here’s where 2019’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers.

Total Domestic Gross: $2.280 billion
Total International Gross: $4.708 billion
Worldwide Gross: $6.988 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.289 billion
Total “Profit”: $5.699 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $228 million
Average International Gross: $470.8 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $698.8 million
Average Budget: $128.9 million
Average Profit: $569.9 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. The bold numbers are above average while those below average are not.

Film	Studio	Domestic Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$858,373,000
Captain Marvel	BV	$426,829,839
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$390,495,270
Joker	WB	$247,229,004
Shazam!	WB	$140,371,656
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$85,710,210
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$65,845,974
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$30,712,119
Hellboy	Lions	$21,903,748
The Kitchen	WB	$12,180,032

Film	Studio	International Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$1,939,427,564
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$741,039,769
Captain Marvel	BV	$701,444,955
Joker	WB	$490,300,000
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$319,142,333
Shazam!	WB	$224,200,000
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$186,597,000
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$83,390,702
Hellboy	Lions	$18,882,732
The Kitchen	WB	$3,700,000

Film	Studio	Worldwide Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$2,797,800,564
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$1,131,535,039
Captain Marvel	BV	$1,128,274,794
Joker	WB	$737,529,004
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$404,852,543
Shazam!	WB	$364,571,656
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$252,442,974
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$114,102,821
Hellboy	Lions	$40,786,480
The Kitchen	WB	$15,880,032

Film	Studio	Gross-Budget
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$2,441,800,564
Captain Marvel	BV	$976,274,794
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$971,535,039
Joker	WB	$682,529,004
Shazam!	WB	$264,571,656
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$234,852,543
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$105,602,821
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$52,442,974
Hellboy	Lions	-$9,213,520
The Kitchen	WB	-$21,119,968

Film	Studio	Gross/Budget
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	13.42
Joker	WB	13.41
Avengers: Endgame	BV	7.86
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	7.07
Captain Marvel	BV	4.61
Shazam!	WB	3.65
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	2.38
Dark Phoenix	Fox	1.26
Hellboy	Lions	0.82
The Kitchen	WB	0.43

Despite some solid competition, Joker held on to the top spot at the weekend box office domestically, internationally, and worldwide. The film has earned almost $544 million in twelve days.

Joker earned an estimated $55 million dipping just 43% in its second weekend. Domestically, the film has earned $192.7 million after ten days in release. It’s the largest October second weekend ever beating Gravity’s $43.2 million in 2013.

Internationally, the film brought in an estimated $123.7 million from 79 markets. The film has earned $351.2 million at the foreign box office so far.

The film has also been climbing the charts and is now #44 in lifetime worldwide grosses for a comic film adaptation. It’s also a solid return on investment. The film’s reported budget is $55 million and with worldwide grosses at $544 million and counting, the multiplier is a solid 9.89 and climbing. It’s the second-best return for a comic adaptation this year behind Dragon Ball Super: Broly. It’s also the best return of the modern era of DC films that began with Batman Begins through Aquaman.

Over the past week, Spider-Man: Far From Home earned an estimated $170,000 domestically. The movie’s domestic total now stands at $390.4 million. Internationally, the film added about $130,000 to its total. Internationally, the film has earned $741.0 million. Worldwide, the film has earned $1.131 billion. Having passed Captain Marvel, the movie would need to earn a bit less than $16.6 million to pass Aquaman in worldwide grosses.

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Here’s where 2019’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers.

Total Domestic Gross: $2.225 billion
Total International Gross: $4.567 billion
Worldwide Gross: $6.792 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.289 billion
Total “Profit”: $5.504 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $222.5 million
Average International Gross: $456.7 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $679.2 million
Average Budget: $128.9 million
Average Profit: $550.4 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. The bold numbers are above average while those below average are not.

Film	Studio	Domestic Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$858,373,000
Captain Marvel	BV	$426,829,839
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$390,410,394
Joker	WB	$192,728,787
Shazam!	WB	$140,371,656
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$85,710,210
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$65,845,974
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$30,712,119
Hellboy	Lions	$21,903,748
The Kitchen	WB	$12,180,032

Film	Studio	International Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$1,937,901,401
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$741,039,769
Captain Marvel	BV	$701,444,955
Joker	WB	$351,200,000
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$319,142,333
Shazam!	WB	$224,100,000
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$186,597,000
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$83,390,702
Hellboy	Lions	$18,882,732
The Kitchen	WB	$3,600,000

Film	Studio	Worldwide Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$2,796,274,401
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$1,131,450,163
Captain Marvel	BV	$1,128,274,794
Joker	WB	$543,928,787
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$404,852,543
Shazam!	WB	$364,471,656
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$252,442,974
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$114,102,821
Hellboy	Lions	$40,786,480
The Kitchen	WB	$15,780,032

Film	Studio	Gross-Budget
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$2,440,274,401
Captain Marvel	BV	$976,274,794
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$971,450,163
Joker	WB	$488,928,787
Shazam!	WB	$264,471,656
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$234,852,543
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$105,602,821
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$52,442,974
Hellboy	Lions	-$9,213,520
The Kitchen	WB	-$21,219,968

Film	Studio	Gross/Budget
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	13.42
Joker	WB	9.89
Avengers: Endgame	BV	7.85
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	7.07
Captain Marvel	BV	4.61
Shazam!	WB	3.64
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	2.38
Dark Phoenix	Fox	1.26
Hellboy	Lions	0.82
The Kitchen	WB	0.43

Comic film adaptations are big dollars and we track how they do each week to see trends and what’s working and what’s not. With 2018’s films wrapped up, we’ve turned our focus squarely on 2019.

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It was a given that Joker would top the weekend box office but a record-setting weekend wasn’t a given for the R-rated film.

Joker was the top film domestically and earned $234 million worldwide. With an estimated $93.5 million, the film had the largest October domestic opening ever. It beat Venom which earned $80.25 million. Justice League earned $93.8 million when it opened in November 2017 and when final receipts are in Joker could top that.

The film also earned the fourth largest domestic opening ever for an R-rated film. Its preview grosses of $13.3 million was also a record for October preview grosses.

The audience gave the film a “B+” CinemaScore with those under 35 giving it an “A-“. On various rating sites, the film enjoyed good reviews, especially from audiences.

Internationally, the film debuted in 73 markets where it earned $140.5 million. The film opens in France and Germany later this week.

This past week, Spider-Man: Far From Home earned an estimated $360,000 domestically. The movie’s domestic total now stands at $390.2 million. Internationally, the film added about $200,000 to its total. Internationally, the film has earned $740.9 million. Worldwide, the film has earned $1.131 billion. Having passed Captain Marvel, the movie would need to earn a bit less than $17 million to pass Aquaman in worldwide grosses.

The Kitchen, based on the Vertigo comic miniseries, continues to struggle at the box office but it’s earning dollars. Over the week, the film earned about $20,000 domestically for the week. It also earned $200,000 at the international box office. The movie has brought in just over $12.2 million domestically, $3.6 million internationally, and about $15.8 million worldwide. That’s far short of the $37 million reported budget. It’s also the worst-performing comic adaptation of the year.

2019 is the tale of two films for Warner Bros. Where they’ve found success in Joker, The Kitchen has been the exact opposite.

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Here’s where 2019’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers.

Total Domestic Gross: $2.126 billion
Total International Gross: $4.356 billion
Worldwide Gross: $6.482 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.289 billion
Total “Profit”: $5.194 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $212.6 million
Average International Gross: $435.6 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $648.2 million
Average Budget: $128.9 million
Average Profit: $519.4 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. The bold numbers are above average while those below average are not.

Film	Studio	Domestic Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$858,373,000
Captain Marvel	BV	$426,829,839
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$390,234,064
Shazam!	WB	$140,371,656
Joker	WB	$93,500,000
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$85,710,210
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$65,845,974
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$30,712,119
Hellboy	Lions	$21,903,748
The Kitchen	WB	$12,180,032

Film	Studio	International Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$1,937,901,401
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$740,873,062
Captain Marvel	BV	$701,444,955
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$319,142,333
Shazam!	WB	$224,100,000
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$186,597,000
Joker	WB	$140,500,000
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$83,390,702
Hellboy	Lions	$18,882,732
The Kitchen	WB	$3,600,000

Film	Studio	Worldwide Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$2,796,274,401
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$1,131,107,126
Captain Marvel	BV	$1,128,274,794
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$404,852,543
Shazam!	WB	$364,471,656
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$252,442,974
Joker	WB	$234,000,000
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$114,102,821
Hellboy	Lions	$40,786,480
The Kitchen	WB	$15,780,032

Film	Studio	Gross-Budget
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$2,440,274,401
Captain Marvel	BV	$976,274,794
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$971,107,126
Shazam!	WB	$264,471,656
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$234,852,543
Joker	WB	$179,000,000
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$105,602,821
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$52,442,974
Hellboy	Lions	-$9,213,520
The Kitchen	WB	-$21,219,968

Film	Studio	Gross/Budget
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	13.42
Avengers: Endgame	BV	7.85
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	7.07
Captain Marvel	BV	4.61
Joker	WB	4.25
Shazam!	WB	3.64
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	2.38
Dark Phoenix	Fox	1.26
Hellboy	Lions	0.82
The Kitchen	WB	0.43

Comic film adaptations are big dollars and we track how they do each week to see trends and what’s working and what’s not. With 2018’s films wrapped up, we’ve turned our focus squarely on 2019.

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This past weekend was quiet when it comes to comic adaptations at the movies. None made the top 37 listing, though two earned money over the week. Expect things to kick up as Joker opens this coming weekend.

This past week, Spider-Man: Far From Home earned an estimated $150,000 domestically. The movie’s domestic total now stands at $389.9 million. Internationally, the film added about $1.61 million to its total. Internationally, the film has earned $740.7 million. Worldwide, the film has earned $1.131 billion. Having passed Captain Marvel, the movie would need to earn about $17 million to pass Aquaman in worldwide grosses.

The Kitchen, based on the Vertigo comic miniseries, continues to struggle at the box office but it’s earning dollars. Over the week, the film earned about $40,000 domestically for the week. It also earned $400,000 at the international box office. The movie has brought in just over $12.2 million domestically, $3.4 million internationally, and about $15.6 million worldwide. That’s far short of the $37 million reported budget. It’s also the worst-performing comic adaptation of the year.

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Here’s where 2019’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers.

Total Domestic Gross: $2.032 billion
Total International Gross: $4.216 billion
Worldwide Gross: $6.247 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.234 billion
Total “Profit”: $5.014 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $225.8 million
Average International Gross: $468.4 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $694.1 million
Average Budget: $137.1 million
Average Profit: $557.1 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. The bold numbers are above average while those below average are not.

Film	Studio	Domestic Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$858,373,000
Captain Marvel	BV	$426,829,839
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$389,862,963
Shazam!	WB	$140,371,656
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$85,710,210
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$65,845,974
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$30,712,119
Hellboy	Lions	$21,903,748
The Kitchen	WB	$12,159,461

Film	Studio	International Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$1,937,901,401
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$740,685,131
Captain Marvel	BV	$701,444,955
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$319,142,333
Shazam!	WB	$224,100,000
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$186,597,000
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$83,390,702
Hellboy	Lions	$18,882,732
The Kitchen	WB	$3,400,000

Film	Studio	Worldwide Gross
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$2,796,274,401
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$1,130,548,094
Captain Marvel	BV	$1,128,274,794
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$404,852,543
Shazam!	WB	$364,471,656
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$252,442,974
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$114,102,821
Hellboy	Lions	$40,786,480
The Kitchen	WB	$15,559,461

Film	Studio	Gross-Budget
Avengers: Endgame	BV	$2,440,274,401
Captain Marvel	BV	$976,274,794
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	$970,548,094
Shazam!	WB	$264,471,656
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	$234,852,543
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	$105,602,821
Dark Phoenix	Fox	$52,442,974
Hellboy	Lions	-$9,213,520
The Kitchen	WB	-$21,440,539

Film	Studio	Gross/Budget
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	FUNamation Films	13.42
Avengers: Endgame	BV	7.85
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony	7.07
Captain Marvel	BV	4.61
Shazam!	WB	3.64
Alita: Battle Angel	Fox	2.38
Dark Phoenix	Fox	1.26
Hellboy	Lions	0.82
The Kitchen	WB	0.42