“Joker” dominated a trio of new entries with animated comedy “The Addams Family” leading the rest of pack with $30.3 million at 4,007 venues, topping forecasts. Will Smith’s “Gemini Man” wound up under expectations with $20.5 million at 3,642 locations. Adam DeVine’s artificial intelligence comedy “Jexi” generated little interest with $3.1 million at 2,332 screens.
Despite mounting controversy and security concerns, the R-rated comic-book movie scored $93.5 million (76 million pounds) over the weekend and now stands as the biggest October launch of all time