The premiere of 'Joker: Folie à Deux' has a global box office of more than $120 million

Last weekend, Warner Bros. released in theaters around the world Joker: Folie à Deux, sequel that features the returns of Todd Phillips as co-writer and director, and that of Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck/Joker, in addition to the debut of Lady Gaga like Harley Quinn, who in this Joker-verse Phillips is known as Lee Quinzel.

And in case you are not aware, we tell you that on social networks the audience is destroying the sequel, with the comments focusing on what Phillips has done with the story, specifically with the character of the Joker. The character's fandom was disappointed (the hate It's out of control out there. Maybe this will become a case of “He who laughs last, laughs best”and in a few more years, the film will be appreciated for its real value and the message it seeks to convey.

While we know if that happens or not, it is time to report the figures that its opening weekend in theaters left us.

In the domestic box office (United States) debuted at number 1, with $40 million dollarsfalling below launch projections. At the international box office it debuted with $81.1 million dollars in a total of 76 markets.. This box office did remain within the projections made. He global premiere total is $121.1 million.

IMAX theaters had a global total of $10 million, including $5 million from the international market.

And this would be a great box office in itself, if we did not have to count the budget factor of the film, which was also much higher than that of the original. Joker 2 It had a budget of $190-200 million dollars, while the original installment had a budget of $55 million dollars. The sequel would have to amass a global box office of $450 million to break even.

Los 5 best markets for its premiere are: United Kingdom ($8 billion), Germany ($6.9 billion), Italy ($5.6 billion), Mexico ($5.5 million)and France ($5 million).

• In it RU had a premiere similar to that of Venom 2, and one better than Dune (by 4%) and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (by 90%).
• In Italia became WB's best premiere of 2024.
• In Mexicosurpassed Kindgom of the Planet of the Apes (by 13%), already Dune: Part Two (by 84%). As for the R Rating, it surpassed Oppenheimer (by 56%).
• In Francehad a premiere similar to that of IT: Chapter Twoand surpassed that of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (by 13%).

Joker: Folie à Deux is yet to be released in Japan (October 11) and China (October 16).

The sequel It has musical elements and is set in Arkham Asylumwhich is where it ends JOKER (2019) after Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) was sent there. Folie à Deux It takes place two years after the events of the original, as Arthur awaits his trial for the murder of five people.

Phillips wrote the script with Scott Silverhis coguionist in Joker (2019).

In addition to Phoenix and Gaga, the main cast includes Zazie Beetz reprising her role as Sophie Dumond, with the new additions of Catherine Keener (Get Out), Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges), Jacob Lofland (Mud), y Harry Lawtey (Industry) como Harvey Dent.

With data from Deadline and figures from Box Office Mojo.