After breaking a catastrophic record during its theatrical release, Joker Folie à Deux continue his slow and painful descent into Hell… The sequel to the 2019 film, which received praise from critics and the public, is criticized by the very people who praised the previous part. As for the weekend that has just passed, he confirms that Warner Bros. has a real industrial accident on its hands.
A historic collapse at the box office
It’s not time for celebration at the Warner Bros. premises. Joker: Folie à Deux collapsed at the box office during its second weekend of release. According to our colleagues at Deadline, the musical comedy carried by Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga “shows a free fall of -82% with around $6.7-7 million according to industry estimates“. During its opening weekend in the United States, it had already not brought in much: $37.6 million. To give you an idea, in general, a successful film hardly loses more than 60% from one weekend to another. Anything above this percentage drop is considered by the industry to be badthen I might as well tell you that the score recorded by this Joker 2 is extremely disappointing!
While the first film grossed $96.2 million during its opening weekend in 2019, subsequently continuing to benefit from flattering word of mouth, this sequel suffers from the opposite effect. . The disastrous box office of Folie à Deux corresponds to the “worst result for a DC film in the history of the brand on the big screen“After The Flash (73% decrease) and The Suicide Squad (72% decrease). A very expensive flop, since Warner Bros. would have spent around $200 million on the filmwhich stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga as Arthur Fleck and Harley Quinn. No wonder the singer is doing very badly because of the bad reviews…
