Although Joker: Folie à Deux is an exciting alternative to the otherwise rather uniform superhero cinema, she thinks Continuation of the billion-dollar hit from 2019 didn’t stop at the box office. After the weak opening week, the box office conclusion after the second weekend looks even more devastating.
As the Hollywood Reporter reports, Joker: Folie à Deux grossed just over $7 million in its second weekend in the US, which is a Decrease of 81.3 percent corresponds to the previous week. This so-called drop is the film’s second negative record.
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We already reported last week that Folie à Deux received a Cinemascore of D in the USA, which is not good at all. Actually exists no other comic book adaptationwhich was punished with such a harsh assessment from the audience. We are now seeing the effects in the cinema numbers.
You can watch the trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux here:
Joker: Folie à Deux – Trailer (German) HD
If a film receives a bad cinema score, it can be assumed that the Very few people recommend it by word of mouth. Mixed reviews and disappointed audience reactions: Basically, we can observe exactly the opposite of the box office performance of the first part.
When Joker was released in cinemas five years ago, it only had a drop of 41.9 percent at the end of the second weekend, which is an extremely good figure. It signals that the film caused a stir beyond its core target group and attracted people to the cinema who were curious about the unusual DC blockbuster.
Joker 2 replaces The Marvels as the comic book adaptation with the biggest drop in a second weekend
Folie à Deux couldn’t break this sound barrier and is waiting to do so steepest drop of a comic book adaptation in US cinemas. For comparison: The Marvels, the biggest box office failure from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and previous record holder in this discipline, had a slump of 78.1 percent.
In the United States, Joker: Folie à Deux grossed a total of $52 million after its second weekend. The film has grossed $165 million worldwide. This is offset by production costs of $200 million and an unspecified marketing budget. Can the film still be successful?
According to Variety, in order for Folie à Deux to reach the “break even point”, i.e. the point at which the film makes a profit, it would need to gross $450 million. This is consistent with the rule of thumb for blockbusters, which states that a film must gross two to three times its budget to be considered a success.
What is the situation in Germany? In this country the numbers fell by 65 percent. 120,000 viewers generated 1.4 million euros in sales, according to the latest report from Blickpunkt:Film. To date, 530,000 people have seen Joker: Folie à Deux in German cinemas.
Joker: Folie à Deux has been running since then October 3, 2024 in German cinemas.