Maleficient: Mistress of Evil, the sequel to the original Angelina-Jolie starrer, opened at the top of the weekend box office. It brought in $36 million in sales, which is somewhat less than expected. Joker continued its strong showing in its third week, holding the #2 spot with $29.2 million. Zombieland 2: Double Tap opened at #3 over the weekend, and the sequel to the 2009 film raked in $26.7 million. The animated Addams Family film came in at #4 with $16 million in ticket sales. The Will Smith film Gemini Man rounds out the top 5 and made $8.5 million dollars.
Weekend Box Office (in estimated millions) 1. Maleficient: Mistress of Evil — $36 2. Joker — $29.2 million 3. Zombieland 2: Double Tap — $26.7 4. The Addams Family — $16 5. Gemini Man— $8.5 6. Abominable — $3.5 7. Downton Abbey — $3.1 8. Judy — $2.1 9. Hustlers — $2.1 10. It: Chapter Two — $1.51