‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Debuts Behind ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’ Re-Release in China
variety.comRebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter “Joker: Folie à Deux” debuted over the weekend in its final major market, China, where the offbeat comic book sequel landed behind “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” on box office charts.
A re-release of the second “Harry Potter” movie earned $4.6 million over the weekend, while “Joker 2” brought in $5.9 million from 11,204 screens across a five-day frame.
The original 2019 “Joker,” which grossed a staggering $743 million overseas, wasn’t released in China. Warner Bros. is the distributor of both “Joker” and the “Harry Potter” franchise and reported the order on box office charts, but the studio would not provide clarity on the comparative three-day number for “Joker 2.” At the international box office, “Folie à Deux” added $14.7 million from 78 markets over the weekend, boosting its overseas tally to $135.5 million.
With $56.4 million in North America, the film has grossed $192 million to date. It cost $200 million to produce and is poised to lose at least $150 million to $200 million in its theatrical run.
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