Turning up an estimated $93.5 million at the weekend box office, Joker [JOKER] surpassed Venom's $80.3 million last year to set the new highest October opening record. It could easily top Justice League's $93.8 million debut when the actual number comes in. The audience skewed 64% male and 68% under the age of 25.
Last weekend's champ, Abominable [EVERS] was second with $12.0 million. The animated film declined 42% in its sophomore weekend to bring its total to $37.8 million.
Downton Abbey [DWTAB] finished third at $8.0 million and $73.6 million after 3 weekends.
Hustlers [HSTLRS] earned another $6.3 million for fourth place and $91.3 million overall.
Staying at the seventh spot, Judy [JUDY] knocked down $4.4 million in its wide expansion. The musical biopic has grossed $8.9 million.
War [WARHT] was ninth with $1.6 million and $2.1 million since opening in 305 theaters on Wednesday.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | JOKER | $93,500,000 | $93,500,000 |
| 2 | ABOMINABLE | $12,000,000 | $37,833,115 |
| 3 | DOWNTON ABBEY | $8,000,000 | $73,626,935 |
| 4 | HUSTLERS | $6,300,000 | $91,320,000 |
| 5 | IT: CHAPTER TWO | $5,355,000 | $202,205,000 |
| 6 | AD ASTRA | $4,557,000 | $43,662,768 |
| 7 | JUDY | $4,445,635 | $8,904,078 |
| 8 | RAMBO: LAST BLOOD | $3,550,000 | $39,823,895 |
| 9 | WAR | $1,581,000 | $1,581,000 |
| 10 | GOOD BOYS | $900,000 | $82,042,620 |
| 11 | THE LION KING | $693,000 | $541,289,057 |
| 12 | ANGEL HAS FALLEN | $565,000 | $68,310,715 |
Tag(s): JOKER, EVERS, DWTAB, JUDY, WARHT