Joker: Folie à Deux,,” the follow-up to Todd Phillips’ 2019 origin story about the Batman villain opened in theaters nationwide to a muted $40 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, less

However, the polarizing film has garnered the endorsement of an Oscar-winning filmmaker. On Instagram, The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola shared a message of support for Joker: Folie à Deux and director Todd Phillips.

Though the first film is incredibly difficult to replace, “Joker: Folie à Deux” does a great job of further developing the psychological profile of Joker. The plot delves further into how the persona developed within Fleck and brings life to both distinctive aspects of the persona, creating a Jekyll and Hyde-esque tragedy.

Five years after the $1 billion success of Todd Phillip's 'Joker', the long-awaited follow-up has arrived with both new and returning faces alike.

Not even Lady Gaga could save the anti-hero musical drama, which reportedly earned a bleak domestic opening of $40 million in domestic ticket sales