Joker: Folie à Deux has passed a major milestone at the global box office, but is still a long way from making money. The sequel to the DC Comics musical, starring Joaquin Phoenix alongside Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn, received a D CinemaScore, the worst ever for a Hollywood superhero film. Joker: Folie à Deux The box office was a huge disappointment, missing projections with its $37.7 million domestic debut and suffering one of the worst second-week drops in history, falling 81.2% for a domestic total of just $51 million against stated budget of $200 million.
Per Diversityas of Sunday morning, Joker: Folie à Deux is projected to finish its second weekend in theaters with an international gross of $22.6 million from 77 territories. This will bring the international total to $113 million by Sunday evening and the overall global gross to $165.3 million. This will do it 20th film of the year to cross $150 million global milestonepassing Beekeeper ($152.7 million) and will take 20th place on the global chart in 2024.
However, Joker: Folie à Deux earnings are still a long way off. Its break-even point is estimated at about $450 million. still needs to earn another $285 million to turn a profit.
What does this global milestone mean for Joker: Folie à Deux?
DC movie likely won’t break even in theaters
This international weekend shows that the release still has an impact in overseas territories that it doesn’t have in North America. Its drop of 81.2% is likely due to negative consequences. Joker: Folie à Deux The response from both critics and the public was unparalleled internationally. The film has overseas there was a still significant but less dramatic drop of 72.1%.bringing the global weekly decline to approximately 75.5%. So far, international gross revenues have consistently exceeded domestic gross revenues by more than twice.
For each subsequent global weekend, less than $29.6 million will likely be earned for that weekend…
However, even though international audiences are more favorable towards the film, that doesn’t mean it will ever break even in theaters. Foreign markets still fell below initial forecasts and falls harder than the average superhero blockbusterpossibly due to a variety of factors, including the controversial addition of a musical element and controversial Joker: Folie à Deux ending. Natural diminishing returns mean that each subsequent global weekend will likely bring in less than that weekend’s $29.6 million, making it nearly impossible for the film to cross the $450 million finish line.
Our Take on the Joker: Folie à Deux Global Box Office
The DC brand likely won’t suffer for long
Ultimately, Joker: Folie à Deux it seems destined to join the list of recent DC failures, which includes 2023. Shazam! Fury of the Gods (which grossed $134.1 million on a budget of approximately $125 million), Flash ($273.1 million vs. approximately $220 million), and blue beetle ($130.8 million versus approximately $125 million). However, the brand is likely to recover soon. The newly renamed DC Universe (from which Joker is not part of, but is the property of, DC Elseworlds) is being relaunched in 2025 with James Gunn. Supermana trendy title that could be a hit and right DC’s ship.
Source: Diversity