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