Lady Gaga breaks her silence on ‘Joker 2′ box office flop

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the 2024 DC sequel completely flopped in a new interview with Elle.“People just sometimes don’t like some things. It’s that simple,” Gaga, 38, said in the cover story, published Tuesday.“And I think to be an artist, you have to be willing for people to sometimes not like it,” she explained. “And you keep going even if something didn’t connect in the way that you intended.”The “House of Gucci” star noted that when the fear of failure “makes its way into your life, that can be hard to get control of.

It’s part of the mayhem.”Gaga played Harley Quinn in the sequel to Joaquin Phoenix’s “Joker” movie.While 2019’s “Joker” was a massive success, grossing over $1 billion and winning Phoenix, 50, the Academy Award for Best Actor, director Todd Phillips’ follow-up had a very different outcome. “Joker: Folie à Deux” was bashed by fans upon its release in Oct.

2024, and many audience members even walked out of the theaters in the middle of the movie.It grossed only $207 million worldwide on an estimated $200 million budget.

According to Variety, the film lost Warner Bros. between $150 million and $200 million in its theatrical run.Critics had negative reactions to “Joker 2,” as well.