The premiere of “Joker: Delirium for Two ” in theaters disappointed. In the first weekend, the sequence starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga raised just US$121 million (about R$660 million) globally according to Deadline, a number lower than the US$ 139 million (R$ 759.2 million) accumulated by the first film released in 2019.
What makes the sequel’s situation even worse is its domestic collection, in the United States. The production earned just US$40 million (R$218.4 million) in the country a value lower than “The Marvels ” and “The Flash “, both considered commercial failures which raised US$46.1 million (R$251.7 million) and US$70 million (R$382.3 million), respectively.
According to the first projections, “Joker: Delirium for Two” was expected to gross US$70 million (R$382.3 million). However, a few days before the premiere, expectations dropped to US$50 million (R$273 million) . The final number is lower than expected by Warner Bros. who produced and distributed the feature film.
In addition to the lukewarm reviews, the sequel with Phoenix and Gaga as Joker and Harley Quinn also earned the worst review for a superhero film in the world. CinemaScore a company that analyzes the public’s experience with films and assigns grades from A to F.
According to this analysis, “Joker: Delirium for Two” received a D rating . Before that, the lowest scores for films in this genre were “Madame Teia” (2024), “Morbius” (2022) and “Batman & Robin” (1997), all with C+ and “Fantastic Four” (2015) with W- .
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This content was originally published in “Joker 2”, debut with lower than expected revenue and negative reviews on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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