Disney/Fox’s “Ford v Ferrari” won the domestic box office this weekend with an estimated $31 million.
Directed by James Mangold and starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon, “Ford v Ferrari” is based on the remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles (Bale), who together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.
Sony’s action comedy “Charlie’s Angels” was a major disappointment as it only took in $8.6 million. Landing in third place between “Midway” ($8.75 million) and “Playing With Fire” ($8.5 million).
Warner Bros. “Joker“, on the other hand, finished its seventh weekend with a mammoth $1.017 billion in worldwide ticket sales.
Disney’s “Maleficent: Mistress” of Evil came in No. 9 domestically with $5.2 million for a global cume of $458.9 million.
Here are the weekend’s Top 10 North American box office estimates:
1. Ford v Ferrari: NEW
$31,037,000 in 3,528 theaters; Cumulative: $31,037,000
2. Midway: Week 2; Last weekend #1
$8,750,000 in 3,242 theaters; Cumulative: $35,141,000
3. Charlie’s Angels: NEW
$8,600,000 in 3,452 theaters; Cumulative: $8,600,000
4. Playing With Fire: Week 2; Last weekend #3
$8,550,000 in 3,185 theaters; Cumulative: $25,498,000
5. Last Christmas: Week 2; Last weekend #4
$6,700,000 in 3,454 theaters; Cumulative: $22,575,000
6. Doctor Sleep: Week 2; Last weekend #2
$6,181,000 in 3,855 theaters; Cumulative: $25,039,000
7. The Good Liar: NEW
$5,656,000 in 2,439 theaters; Cumulative: $5,656,000
8. Joker: Week 7; Last weekend #6
$5,635,000 in 2,337 theaters; Cumulative: $322,600,000
9. Maleficent – Mistress of Evil: Week 5; Last weekend #7
$5,247,000 in 2,549 theaters; Cumulative: $106,040,000
10. Harriet: Week 3; Last weekend #8
$4,780,000 in 2,011 theaters; Cumulative: $31,883,000
