It’s a tale of two R-rated films based on DC properties and an anime at the weekend box office. Despite positive reviews and a push from fans, Birds of Prey continues to fight for every dollar at the box office.

With a drop of two spots to come in at #8 for the weekend, Birds of Prey brought in an estimated $2.2 million domestically. It has earned $82.6 million in its five weeks.

Over two weeks (we missed last week’s update) the film has earned about $10 million domestically and $12 million internationally. Along with its $113.2 million internationally, the film nears $200 million worldwide and has earned $195.8 million.

The film opens in Japan on March 20.

My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising debuted in fourth place last week. The film opened with $5.9 million domestically. It opened in Japan in December. This past weekend, the anime was #10 after last week’s debut at #4. The film added $1.5 million to its domestic total to bring that to $12.7 million. With $15.1 million internationally, the film has earned $27.8 million worldwide.

Joker continues to wind down its run at the box office.

Over the past two weeks, the film earned about $100,000 domestically. The film’s total now stands at $335.5 million.

Internationally, the film added $800,000 over the two weeks. It’s earned $738.7 million internationally.

The movie’s $1.074 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 $6.9 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	$335,451,311
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	$738,700,000
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 19.53x 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 $1.019 billion.

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

Total Domestic Gross: $2.368 billion
Total International Gross: $4.964 billion
Worldwide Gross: $7.332 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.289 billion
Total “Profit”: $6.043 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $236.8 million
Average International Gross: $496.4 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $733.2 million
Average Budget: $128.9 million
Average Profit: $604.3 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	$335,451,311
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	$738,700,000
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	$1,074,151,311
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	$1,019,151,311
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	19.53
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