"Joker: Folie à Deux," starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, plummeted from its chart-topping debut to a mere $7.1 million, marking a historic dip for a comic-book film.
"Joker" Sequel Plummets to $7.1M in Box Office Slump
"Joker" Sequel Plummets to $7.1M in Box Office Slump
The much-anticipated "Joker: Folie à Deux" sees a dramatic 80% box office drop.
The highly anticipated "Joker: Folie à Deux," starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, has experienced a startling 80% drop in earnings, falling from a $30 million debut to just $7.1 million in its second weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This dramatic decline has set a new record for the steepest weekend-to-weekend fall for a comic-book film. The surprise box office leader turned out to be the indie horror sensation "Terrifier 3," raking in $18.2 million, while animated family film "The Wild Robot" secured the second spot with $13.4 million.
Critics have given mixed reviews of the "Joker" sequel, praising it as "bleak and daring" but also criticizing it as "depressingly dull and plodding." Meanwhile, "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" slipped to fourth place with $7 million, and rounding up the top five is the innovative comedy-drama "Piece by Piece," notable for its star-studded voice cast.
In other news, the controversial film "The Apprentice," which delves into Donald Trump's early years, opened at number ten with $1.6 million amid legal threats from Trump and claims of it being "election interference by Hollywood elites." The biopic, featuring fictionalized events of Trump's past, remains a topic of heated debate as it prepares for its UK premiere at the London Film Festival.
Critics have given mixed reviews of the "Joker" sequel, praising it as "bleak and daring" but also criticizing it as "depressingly dull and plodding." Meanwhile, "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" slipped to fourth place with $7 million, and rounding up the top five is the innovative comedy-drama "Piece by Piece," notable for its star-studded voice cast.
In other news, the controversial film "The Apprentice," which delves into Donald Trump's early years, opened at number ten with $1.6 million amid legal threats from Trump and claims of it being "election interference by Hollywood elites." The biopic, featuring fictionalized events of Trump's past, remains a topic of heated debate as it prepares for its UK premiere at the London Film Festival.
