Maleficent Sequel Scares Up A Box-office Lead In N.America

Disney s new "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" topped the North American box office for the weekend with an estimated take of $36 million despite falling far below the original 2014 film, an industry group reported Sunday

LOS ANGELES (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st October, 2019) Disney s new "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" topped the North American box office for the weekend with an estimated take of $36 million despite falling far below the original 2014 film, an industry group reported Sunday.The original "Maleficent," also starring Angelina Jolie, took in $69.4 million in its debut weekend, going on to earn $758 million globally.

Both films follow the evil sorceress of "Sleeping Beauty" fame; Michelle Pfeiffer plays a scheming Queen Ingrith in the latest movie.Slipping to second in its third week out was "Joker" from Warner Bros., at $29.2 million for the Friday-to-Sunday period, Exhibitor Relations said.

It stars Joaquin Phoenix in a backstory about the rise of Batman s maniacal nemesis.

In third place was new Sony release "Zombieland: Double Tap," at $26.7 million. With a star-laden cast including Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Luke Wilson and Rosario Dawson, the zombie comedy is expected to remain strong through the month-end Halloween holiday.In fourth was another Halloween-friendly film, United Artists "The Addams Family," at $16.1 million.

The computer-animated movie, which follows the spooky Addams family and some creepy relatives, features the voices of Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Snoop Dogg and Bette Midler. A live-action version in 1991 grossed $113.5 million in the US.And in fifth was Paramount s "Gemini Man," starring Will Smith as a retired hitman who must face off against a younger clone of himself.

It took in $8.5 million.