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For an encore, 'Joker' is No.1 again at the box office
Read full article: For an encore, 'Joker' is No.1 again at the box officeTodd Phillip's R-rated comic-book hit regained the top spot at the weekend box office in its fourth week of release, narrowly besting "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil." The Warner Bros. sensation, starring Joaquin Phoenix, took in $18.9 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. "Mistress of Evil," starring Angelina Jolie, is performing better overseas, where it grossed $64.3 million over the weekend. With such a close race at the top between "Joker" and "Mistress of Evil," the order could switch when final figures are released Monday. But ticket sales have continued to surge well past expectations for "Joker."