Current:Home > Invest'Joker: Folie à Deux' underwhelms at the box office, receives weak audience scores-VaTradeCoin
'Joker: Folie à Deux' underwhelms at the box office, receives weak audience scores
lotradecoin ongoing promotions and bonuses View Date:2024-12-25 23:46:53
Warner Bros. doesn't have much to smile about this weekend as the highly anticipated "Joker" sequel underwhelms at the box office.
Amid weak reviews from both critics and audiences, "Joker: Folie à Deux" didn't come close to matching the success of its predecessor in its opening weekend. The film took in $40 million at the domestic box office, according to studio estimates on Sunday, down from the $96.2 million the original movie grossed in its 2019 debut.
"Folie à Deux" has already proven divisive among audiences, which may make it difficult for the film to recover from its soft opening in the coming weeks.
In polling conducted by CinemaScore, which surveys moviegoers at theaters, "Folie à Deux" received a grade of D, an unusually low score for a major comic book movie. For comparison, the original "Joker" received a B+ grade, and this year's widely panned Marvel movie "Madame Web" still earned a C+.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the audience approval rating for "Folie à Deux" currently stands at 31%, a significant drop from 89% for the first "Joker."
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Joker: Folie à Deux' ending:Who dies? Who walks? Who gets the last laugh?
At a time when DC had spent years focused on building a shared world of movies to compete with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original "Joker" in 2019 stood out for its decision to take place in an entirely separate continuity and provide a grim new origin story for the title character. It was a huge hit, raking in over $1 billion at the worldwide box office and becoming the highest grossing R-rated movie of all time until that record was surpassed this year by "Deadpool & Wolverine."
Directed again by Todd Phillips, the follow-up puts the Joker (Joaquin Phoenix) on trial for his murders committed in the previous film and sees him fall in love with Lee Quinzel (Lady Gaga). But in a surprising and polarizing choice, Phillips turned the sequel into a musical, complete with frequent covers of largely pre-existing songs.
'Joker 2' review:Joaquin Phoenix returns in a sweeter, not better, movie musical
The first "Joker" divided critics, but reviews for "Folie à Deux" have skewed much more negative. After the movie premiered at the Venice Film Festival, many critics panned the film, arguing Gaga was underused and that Phillips spent too much time retreading territory from the original. Audiences have also expressed dissatisfaction with the film's musical sequences and controversial ending.
"Folie à Deux" now appears unlikely to make a splash at the Academy Awards like its predecessor did. The first "Joker" received 11 Oscar nominations, the most of any movie that year, and Phoenix won the Oscar for best actor. The film also won best original score.
"Folie à Deux" also marks another box office disappointment for DC, which has endured several financial failures in recent years including 2023's "The Flash."
The weak box office numbers led to the hiring in 2022 of producers James Gunn and Peter Safran, who have announced plans to resurrect the DC Comics brand on the big screen starting with a reboot of "Superman," set for release in 2025. Phillips has said he is unlikely to return to DC to direct any future films.
veryGood! (61434)
Related
- Hate crime charges dropped against 12 college students arrested in Maryland assault
- Flag football in the Olympics? Cricket, lacrosse also expected as new sports for 2028
- How's your 401k doing after 2022? For retirement-age Americans, not so well
- In Poland, church and state draw nearer, and some Catholic faithful rebel
- SCDF aids police in gaining entry to cluttered Bedok flat, discovers 73
- Wanted: Knowledge workers in the American Heartland
- 43 Malaysians freed from phone scam syndicate in Peru were young people who arrived a week earlier
- Did the sluggish Bills botch their travel plans to London before loss to Jaguars?
- Stock market today: Asian shares advance, tracking rally on Wall Street
- Extremely rare Jurassic fossils discovered near Lake Powell in Utah: Right place at the right time
Ranking
- SCDF aids police in gaining entry to cluttered Bedok flat, discovers 73
- Meta Quest 3 review: powerful augmented reality lacks the games to back it up
- Ads getting a little too targeted? Here's how to stop retailers from tracking your data
- Stop whining about Eagles' 'Brotherly Shove.' It's beautiful. Put it in the Louvre.
- Gen Z is 'doom spending' its way through the holidays. What does that mean?
- Simone Biles wins 2 more gold medals at 2023 Gymnastics World Championships
- Pakistan ‘extremely disappointed’ over Cricket World Cup visa delay by India for media and fans
- Caitlyn Jenner Addresses What She Knows About Kim Kardashian's Sex Tape Release
Recommendation
-
Luigi Mangione Case: Why McDonald's Employee Who Reported Him Might Not Get $60,000 Reward
-
Indigenous Peoples Day rally urges Maine voters to restore tribal treaties to printed constitution
-
Israel strikes downtown Gaza City and mobilizes 300,000 reservists as war enters fourth day
-
Stock market today: Rate hopes push Asian shares higher while oil prices edge lower
-
California judges say they’re underpaid, and their new lawsuit could cost taxpayers millions
-
Kenya court temporarily bars security forces deployment to Haiti for two weeks
-
WEOWNCOIN: Top Five Emerging Companies in the Cryptocurrency Industry That May Potentially Replace Some of the Larger Trading Companies
-
WEOWNCOIN: Top Five Emerging Companies in the Cryptocurrency Industry That May Potentially Replace Some of the Larger Trading Companies