Joker got the last laugh.
“Joker: Folie a Deux” reached No. 1 on Friday with $20 million on its first day in theaters, according to the numbers,
The Todd-Phillips-directed psychological thriller, which The Post called “a pointless sequel”, is the follow-up to 2019’s “Joker,” which brought an Oscar to Joaquin Phoenix, who reprized his lead role.
It’s also a musical – and the post said Phoenix and his co-star Lady Gaga, who plays his girlfriend Harley Quinn, “sing for no reason.”
supervillain flick, which Cost 200 million dollars to makeIt is projected to gross a maximum of $47 million in its opening weekend in 4,102 theaters, as per deadline,
that figure is around Half of what the original film earned in its opening weekend.
On its second Friday in theaters, “The Wild Robot” remained in second place with sales of nearly $5 million.
The sci-fi adventure, which is based on the popular children’s book series of the same name, has already grossed over $50 million domestically, according to variety,
“Beetlejuice” dropped one spot to third this week with revenues of $2.7 million, its fifth in theaters.
“Transformers One” finished in fourth place with $1.37 million.
The psychological horror film “Speak No Evil”, which opened on September 13, finished fifth with $840,000.