As if the opening weekend field workplace numbers had been unhealthy sufficient for “Joker: Folie à Deux,” the second weekend report that was set is much more embarrassing. Now, after a tough 10 days in theaters, there’s now an estimate of how a lot cash Warner Bros. goes to lose from Todd Phillips’ bomb. And it’s maybe essentially the most embarrassing of all.
In response to Selection, field workplace specialists predict that “Joker: Folie à Deux” will lose someplace between $150 million and $200 million by the point it leaves theaters. That may simply set it as much as be one of many largest bombs of 2024, if not the most important.
To interrupt the quantity down much more, “Joker: Folie à Deux” value the studio a reported $190 million to supply, and one other $100 million was spent on promoting. In response to field workplace specialists, the movie is barely anticipated to herald roughly $215 million globally by the tip of its run. If you think about that the studio splits that quantity with the theaters, it doesn’t bode effectively for the ‘Joker’ sequel.
Fortunately, it might seem that Todd Phillips didn’t have any want to make a 3rd ‘Joker’ movie already. So, it’s not like it is a franchise that was anticipated to run for years. It was a little bit of a miracle to get the second movie in entrance of cameras, anyway.
So, what brought about all of those points? The large drawback is the movie simply isn’t superb. Even once you strip away the controversial musical numbers, individuals are nonetheless not happy with “Joker: Folie à Deux” in any means. Making issues even worse is the truth that word-of-mouth was abysmal after an already embarrassingly low opening weekend. The movie opened actually low after which dropped a stunning 81% in its second weekend. Ouch.
When you nonetheless need to see “Joker: Folie à Deux,” you’ve gotten a while left, because the movie is at the moment nonetheless in theaters. For now, a minimum of.
‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ May Lose Up To $200 Million From Its Theatrical Run
