The final weekend numbers are in forJoker: Folie a Deux, and they aren’t pretty.
What was initially estimated asa $39 million openinghas now been revised to $37 million.
To put that in perspective, the Joker sequel had a lower opening thanMorbius.
When those kind of numbers are weighed against a $190-200 million budget, someone typically loses their job.
But in the case of Joker, the Warner Bros. studio executives are likely to get through it.
Instead, most of the blame has been centered around director Todd Phillips.
That means he had full creative control over the film, which was not screened for test audiences.
That helped keep undecided moviegoers from seeing it over the weekend.
Warning: There are spoilers ahead for the end of Joker: Folie a Deux.
Stop reading now if you don’t want to know how it ends.
Phillips doesn’t have his next movie at Warner Bros. lined up.
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