Joker 2 Folie à Deux experiences a disastrous and very alarming launch. The DC feature could even be overtaken by the release of a film that makes a big splash.
The very disappointing early reviews for Joker 2 may have sealed its fate before its official release. So far, it’s a failure, with a $40 million start for its opening weekend in the United States. That’s twice as much – even slightly more – than the sales generated by Todd Phillips’ previous film with Joaquin Phoenix. And this despite the presence of Lady Gaga, which should have been a main argument given the fans that the singer is able to gather.
“Joker 2 Folie à Deux” is ready to be ejected from THE film of the moment
We don’t mean to be bad omens, but the release of Joker 2 is currently a global catastrophe. In fact, the very complicated start is also confirmed in France with only 602,000 registrations. In his time joker had attracted 1.6 million viewers in its first week. Worse still, the film only had 131,948 admissions at launch, compared to 291,000, which is even less than the new animated film The wild robot
But according to analysts, “Joker 2 Folie à Deux” is even on the verge of being destroyed by a completely WTF film: horror 3. The third part of Damien Leone’s franchise, which pushes the boundaries of gore significantly further, to the point that it is subject to a ban for under 18s in our country. A decision that certainly limits its scope, but increases the current enthusiasm for this aspect. It is estimated that “Terrifier 3” could have 11 million viewers on American soil this weekend.
With a performance like that, one of the most violent films of recent years could eclipse Joker 2 Folie à Deux. How ? The continuation of the adventures of Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) and his playmate Harley Quinn (Lady Gaga) could result in a 60% or even 75% drop in sales. He would then only collect $9 million and would therefore fall behind horror 3. We’ll see where the DC feature ends, but it’s concerning.
