Joker: Folie a Deux suffers $33m collapse at North American box office

The film, which has received mixed reviews, falls to third spot in its second week on the chart.

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That is a record collapse for a comic-book film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

It was knocked off its perch by indie horror film Terrifier 3, which took an estimated $18.2m over the weekend.

The Joker sequel was also beaten into third spot by animated film The Wild Robot, which held on to second place, taking $13.4m.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice fell one spot to fourth, taking $7m.

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