Following a controversial release,Joker: Folie à Deux’s final box office earnings were so underwhelming that they were beaten by 10 other infamousDCmovies. AfterJokerbroke records by becoming the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time in 2019 (a record broken five years later byDeadpool & Wolverine),Joker: Folie à Deuxflipped the script completely. Some fans of the original movie felt cheated by the culmination of Arthur Fleck’s story, while others felt the musical sequences to be jarring and the pacing of the movie to be far more sluggish than its predecessor.
As a result,Joker: Folie à Deuxhas joined the ranks of thelowest-rated DC movies. It is far from the most universally panned, however, which is an accolade typically given to such movies as 1997’sSteeland 2004’sCatwoman, although these movies boast worldwide box office numbers that reflect their poor receptions ($1,686,429 and $82,078,046, respectively). Unfortunately forJoker: Folie à Deux, even ahandful of lower-rated DC moviesboast far larger box office results, as do some of the moredivisive DC movies.
Joker 2’s Box Office Is Beaten By 10 Infamous DC Movies
4 Of Them Are Lower-Rated
Joker: Folie à Deuxultimately grossed $206,117,925 at the worldwide box office, according toThe Numbers,and has earned 32% from both critics and audiences onRotten Tomatoes. Against a reported production budget of $190 million, this means thatJoker: Folie à Deuxwas a certified flop, counteracting the unprecedented success of its predecessor. It is also significantly outstripped by ten other DC movies that have gained a certain measure of notoriety throughout DC’s cinematic history.
Controversial DC Movies That Grossed More Than Joker: Folie à Deux
12%
$238,317,814
25%
$219,535,492
26%
$745,744,980
29%
$872,395,091
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
33%
$433,845,564
39%
$390,455,088
$655,945,209
41%
$336,529,144
57%
$667,999,518
63%
$266,550,332
Batman & Robintakes the crown as the most universally panned DC movie that earned more thanJoker: Folie à Deux, an unfortunate accolade worsened by the fact it would amount to around $468 million today when adjusted for inflation. Thehighest-grossing DC movieson the list,Batman v SupermanandSuicide Squad, were among the DCEU’s earliest blockbusters, which makes their large take-homes more explicable. Meanwhile, whileThe Flashis the least criticized of DC’s worst-rated, the fact it only outshoneJoker: Folie à Deuxby $60 million is indicative of declining enthusiasm in the DCEU at the time.
Why Joker 2’s Box Office Is Lower Than Some Of DC’s More Infamous Movies
Some Believe Joker: Folie à Deux Retconned Joker
Abysmal word of mouth significantly hamstrungJoker: Folie à Deuxupon release. This was magnified by social media, something which earlier movies likeBatman & RobinBatman Foreverwere blissfully invulnerable to. Still, the fact thatGreen Lanternand, more pertinently,Suicide Squadcould beatJoker: Folie à Deuxdespite being rated significantly worse and lambasted online speaks to a deeper problem that theJokersequel faced - a problem that many believe was self-imposed.
Joker: Folie à Deux’s Controversy Fully Explained
The sequel to Joker has caused a great deal of controversy, and audiences do not seem to be responding positively to the new film at all.
Jokerwas a cultural phenomenon, as illustrated by its incredible box office.Many fans of the original movie therefore felt insulted by the sequel as it ran roughshod over this Joker’s established origins, as Arthur Fleck meekly renounces the mantle during the climax before being killed by an unnamed inmate who seemingly steals the mantle for himself. The visceral reaction swiftly went viral and dissuaded all too many from witnessingJoker: Folie à Deuxfor themselves.
Joker: Folie a Deux
Cast
Joker: Folie à Deux is the sequel to Todd Phillips' critically acclaimed comic book thriller Joker. Reprising his Academy Award-winning performance as the failed comedian Arthur Fleck, Joaquin Phoenix revisits the iconic DC character alongside Lady Gaga, who makes her debut as Joker’s lover Harley Quinn in this standalone continuity of the DC Universe.
