‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ claims No. 1 over ‘Joker’
Land Willem Dafoe mindbender “The Lighthouse” earned $419,764 from eight theaters, and “Jay & Silent Bob Reboot” grossed $93,520 from one screen this weekend.
But the year is still down 5% from last year.
“It was a great weekend for sequels and great weekend for indie movies,”Dergarabedian said. “But we’re still struggling to get ahead of last year. We’re racing to the finish line here. We’ve only got 11 weekends left to go.” Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1.“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,”$36 million ($117 million international).
2.“Joker,” $29.5 million ($77.8 million internat i onal ) .
3.“Zombieland: Double Tap,” $26.7 million ($5.3 million international).
4.“The Addams Family,” $16.1 million.
5.“Gemini Man,”$8.5 million ($33.4 million i nt er nat i onal ) .
6.“Abominable,” $3.5 million ($9.2 million i nt er nat i onal ) .
7.“Downton Abbey,” $3.1 million ($2.5 million international).
8.“Judy,” $2.1 million ($1.3 million international).
9.“Hustlers,” $2.1 million ($3 million internat i onal ) .
10.“It: Chapter Two,” $1.5 million.
ACROSS
1 Negative battery terminal 6 Where zoo animals are kept
11 Time zone
14Infant’s crying disease 15 Grown
16River (Spanish)
17 Force up a tree 18Stomach
19Halloween mo
20 Change color 22 Newfoundland (abbr.) 23 Curative mineral spring 24 Owns
27Body of water
29 Glide
33 Negros island
34 Evils
36 Long-term memory 37 Santa’s laugh
38 Sharp noises
40 Prove
42 Against
43 Teen skin ailment
44 Gold (abbr.)
45 Texas (abbr.)
46 Past times
47 Shaft of light
48 ___ Lauder
50 Designer Hilfiger 51 Deciliter
52 Morse code “T”
53 God
55 Hive dweller
56 Mythical deity
58 Genetic code
59 Ancient
60 Family
61 Okay
63 Sphere
65 Male sheep
66 Spring
69 Tiny amounts
73 Not against
74 Cebu town (southern part)
75 Cuffs
76 After Sun.
77Teensy
78 Light cake
DOWN
1 Skit
2 Neither’s partner 3 Bullfight cheer
4 Expired
5 Shedding off of an outer coat
6 Auto
7 City in Yemen
8 Bodies of water
9 Annex 10Pigpen 11 Search in the dark 12 Soft mineral
13 Toddler
21 Snakelike fish 23 Short-term memory 24 Perils
25 Highest
26 Cub
28 Native Americans
30 Klu ___ Klan
31 Dined
32 Rich
35 Tin (abbr.)
37 Chili makers 39 Appliance brand 41Trusty horse
42 Fast food meal
44 Ashen
46 Hey!
48 Munch
49 Education (abbr.) 50 Relating to a czar 52 Degree of expertise in karate
54 Card game
56 Singer Paul
57 Cheek cosmetics 60 Shrub with hairy fruit 62 Ku Klux ___
64 Big knife
65 Revolutions per minute 66 Basin
67 Is
68 Teddy
70 Sticky black substance 71 Clever
72 Compass point