Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter “Joker: Folie à Deux” suffered an even worse box office debut than initially expected.
The off-beat comic book sequel, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, brought in a tragic $37.8 million in its first weekend of release.
By comparison, the original “Joker” earned $39 million on Friday alone in 2019. Initial tracking was closer to $70 million, but those projections shrank dramatically in recent weeks to $50 million to $60 million.
Monday’s final tally is below Sunday’s estimate of $40 million, which already ranked as a flop for the $200 million-budgeted tentpole.
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