Birds of Prey Drops to Third While Joker Slows Down
It’s a tale of two R-rated films based on DC properties at the weekend box office. Despite positive reviews and a push from fans, Birds of Prey continues to fight at the box office.
With a drop about 59%, the film brought in an estimated $7 million over the three days. That brings the domestic total to $72.5 million. Internationally, the film added $10 million from 78 markets. The international total now stands at $101.2 million for a worldwide total of $173.7 million. The film should be well profitable by the time its run is over but the film will definitely send Warner Bros. back to the drawing board. The film opens in Japan on March 20.
Joker continues to wind down its run but saw its post Oscar boost slow down.
Over the past week, the film earned about $104,000 domestically which is a decrease from the $170,000 it earned over the previous week. The film’s total now stands at $335.4 million.
Internationally, the film added $500,000 over the week which is down from the previous week’s $600,000. It’s earned $737.9 million internationally.
The movie’s $1.073 billion is an amazing haul for a movie whose budget was just $55 million. It caps off a record-setting year for films based on comics.
The movie is currently ranked #11 in worldwide total for a comic adaptation. It’s about $7.8 million from passing The Dark Knight Rises and will crack the top ten at that point. It’s unlikely to do so but you never know.
When it comes to DC films, it’s a most interesting one. The film is marching along and it’s possible it will pass Aquaman‘s domestic total by the time its domestic run is over:
| Film | Studio | Domestic Gross |
| Wonder Woman | WB | $412,563,408 |
| Aquaman | WB | $335,061,807 |
| Joker | WB | $335,355,159 |
| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | WB | $330,360,194 |
| Suicide Squad | WB | $325,100,054 |
| 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 | $737,900,000 |
| 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 | $225,600,000 |
| 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 a 19.51x 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 $1.018 billion.
Here’s where 2019’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers.
Total Domestic Gross: $2.368 billion
Total International Gross: $4.963 billion
Worldwide Gross: $7.331 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.289 billion
Total “Profit”: $6.042 billion
Average Domestic Gross: $236.8 million
Average International Gross: $496.3 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $733.1 million
Average Budget: $128.9 million
Average Profit: $604.2 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 | $335,355,159 |
| 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 | $741,396,434 |
| Joker | WB | $737,900,000 |
| Captain Marvel | BV | $701,444,955 |
| Alita: Battle Angel | Fox | $319,142,333 |
| Shazam! | WB | $225,600,000 |
| 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 | $1,131,928,519 |
| Captain Marvel | BV | $1,128,274,794 |
| Joker | WB | $1,073,255,159 |
| Alita: Battle Angel | Fox | $404,852,543 |
| Shazam! | WB | $365,971,656 |
| 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 |
| Joker | WB | $1,018,255,159 |
| Captain Marvel | BV | $976,274,794 |
| Spider-Man: Far From Home | Sony | $971,9285,519 |
| Shazam! | WB | $265,971,656 |
| 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 | 19.51 |
| 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 | 3.66 |
| Alita: Battle Angel | Fox | 2.38 |
| Dark Phoenix | Fox | 1.26 |
| Hellboy | Lions | 0.82 |
| The Kitchen | WB | 0.43 |
