'Joker 2’ stumbles at box office with lackluster $40 million debut
Joker: Folie à Deux,” a genre-bending sequel to the billion-dollar comic book smash, hit a sour note at the box office even as it opened to No. 1 with $40 million.
‘Joker 2’ stumbles at box office amid poor reviews from audiences and critics
Just three weeks ago, tracking services pegged the movie for a $70 million debut, which would still have been down a fair amount from “Joker’s” record-breaking $96.2 million launch in Oct. 2019. Reviews were mixed out of the Venice Film Festival, where it premiered in competition like the first movie and even got a 12-minute standing ovation.
‘Joker 2' Tops International Box Office With $81.1 Million
"Joker: Folie à Deux” debuted to an estimated $81.1 million this weekend to top the international box office. The film, which is a follow-up to 2019’s “Joker,” earned a disappointing $40 million domestically.
Joker 2’s Box Office Starts Way Less Than Original’s $96 Million Opening
Joker: Folie à Deux has made way less than the original movie in its opening weekend and is likely on its way to be another flop for DC.
‘Joker 2’ Limps To $120 Million Global, International Box Office Grant Reprieve
Folie à Deux" enough breathing room to avoid a total disaster after all? Take a look at the most likely high-end and low-end outcomes.
No One’s Laughing Now: ‘Joker Folie à Deux’ Falls Down With $39M-$40M Opening: How The Sequel Went Sideways – Sunday Box Office
Outside the top 5 is Lionsgate’s misfire White Bird with $650K today, and $1.5M-$2M opening for the weekend.
Box Office: ‘Joker 2’ Singing Off-Key With $20 Million Opening Day
Joker: Folie à Deux' is off to a shaky performance at the domestic box office after earning $20 million on its opening day.
Joker 2 Box Office (Collection), Joker: Folie a Deux Falls Down $39M-$40M Opening
Despite being the top film at the North American box office, Joker: Folie a Deux has underperformed compared to its predecessor.
‘D’ Spells Disaster - Audiences Heckle ‘Joker 2’ Off Box Office Stage
The seeming failure of their latest comic book film hints that even sequels to Batman-branded blockbusters might not be able to save Warner from audience DC-brand apathy.
'Joker: Folie à Deux' tops North American box office with $40M
"Joker: Folie à Deux" is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $40 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.
$200 Million ‘Joker’ Sequel Is a Box Office Bust
The highly anticipated musical sequel to the 2019 hit “Joker” from Warner Bros.’s movie studio delivered just $40 million at the domestic box office in its opening weekend. That performance fell short of already modest industry projections that it would gross between $50 million and $60 million.
Joker 2’s Massive Box Office Failure Offers Dark Lessons in Hollywood
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Joker 2: Wild theories claim film is intentionally bad to annoy fans of the original
Joker fans are now trying to work out what went so wrong. A common, yet rather unlikely, theory that has been widely shared ...
‘Joker: Folie A Deux’ Bows To $121M Global; Overseas Taps Expected Range, But Auds Clearly Not Gaga Over Sequel – International Box Office
Joker: Folie à Deux did not cause the hoped for frenzy at the global box office this weekend, debuting to $121.1M worldwide ...
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Joker 2 Gets Praise From 5-Time Oscar-Winning Director Amid Bad Reviews
However, the polarizing film has garnered the endorsement of an Oscar-winning filmmaker. On Instagram, The Godfather director ...
'Joker: Folie à Deux' Receives Lowest Ever Score for a Comic Book Film
Joker: Folie à Deux has falls flat at the box office after earning an "unprecedented" D CinemaScore. Th latest rating makes ...