Todd Phillips' Joke: Folie a Deux was below expectations. The sequel to the billion-dollar film&nbsp;not only disappointed the movie's fan base and audience but also its own cast members.&nbsp;

After a huge failure at the box office, actor Tim Dillon, who played the role of Arkham Asylum guard, has talked about Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga's musical, which he called, one of “the worst films ever made.”

During his appearance on The Joe Rogan podcast, Tim said “I think what happened, after the first Joker, there was a lot of talk like, ‘Ooh, this was loved by incels. This was loved by the wrong kinds of people. This sent the wrong kind of message. Male rage! Nihilism!’ All these think pieces. And then I think ‘What if we went the other way?’ And now they have Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga tap dancing to a point where it’s insane.”

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Adding further, he said all the cast members had a kind of feeling that the sequel was going to be a dud at the box office while the movie was being shot.&nbsp;

Saying that there was no plot, Dillon described, “It has no plot. We would sit there, me and these other guys were all dressed in these security outfits because we’re working at the Arkham Asylum, and I would turn to one of them, and we’d hear this crap, and I’d go, ‘What the fuck is this?’ And they’d go, ‘This is going to bomb, man.’ I go, ‘This is the worst thing I’ve ever…’ We were talking about it at lunch, and we’d go, ‘What is the plot? Is there a plot? I don’t know, I think he falls in love with her in the prison?’ … It’s not even hate watchable. That’s how terrible it is.”

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After the success of Joker, the audience had huge expectations from the second part, which had Phoenix and Gaga, the two acting powerhouses, playing the lead. However, the film failed to live up to expectations.

Released on Oct. 4 worldwide, the movie earned $204 million on a $190–200 million budget. If we look at the numbers of the 2019 movie, it was a huge box office hit and earned a staggering $1.07 billion at the global box office. The original movie was made on a $65 million budget.

Todd Phillips' Joke: Folie a Deux was below expectations. The sequel to the billion-dollar film not only disappointed the movie's fan base and audience but also its own cast members.

Todd Phillips' Joke: Folie a Deux was below expectations. The sequel to the billion-dollar film not only disappointed the movie's fan base and audience but also its own cast members. After a huge failure at the box office, actor Tim Dillon, who played the role of Arkham Asylum guard, has talked about Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga's musical, which he called, one of “the worst films ever made.” During his appearance on The Joe Rogan podcast, Tim said “I think what happened, after the first Joker, there was a lot of talk like, ‘Ooh, this was loved by incels. This was loved by the wrong kinds of people. This sent the wrong kind of message. Male rage! Nihilism!’ All these think pieces. And then I think ‘What if we went the other way?’ And now they have Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga tap dancing to a point where it’s insane.” Also read: Captain America: Brave New World trailer: It's Sam Wilson vs Red Hulk | Watch Adding further, he said all the cast members had a kind of feeling that the sequel was going to be a dud at the box office while the movie was being shot. Saying that there was no plot, Dillon described, “It has no plot. We would sit there, me and these other guys were all dressed in these security outfits because we’re working at the Arkham Asylum, and I would turn to one of them, and we’d hear this crap, and I’d go, ‘What the fuck is this?’ And they’d go, ‘This is going to bomb, man.’ I go, ‘This is the worst thing I’ve ever…’ We were talking about it at lunch, and we’d go, ‘What is the plot? Is there a plot? I don’t know, I think he falls in love with her in the prison?’ … It’s not even hate watchable. That’s how terrible it is.” Also read: SNL takes jibes at Trump in first show post elections: 'Every person on this stage believed in you' After the success of Joker, the audience had huge expectations from the second part, which had Phoenix and Gaga, the two acting powerhouses, playing the lead. However, the film failed to live up to expectations. Released on Oct. 4 worldwide, the movie earned $204 million on a $190–200 million budget. If we look at the numbers of the 2019 movie, it was a huge box office hit and earned a staggering $1.07 billion at the global box office. The original movie was made on a $65 million budget.

Joker 2 actor Tim Dillon calls it 'worst film ever made', says the movie has no plot

Joker: Folie a Deux&nbsp;experienced a significant decline in its second week of release, following an already disappointing opening weekend. The sequel has underperformed compared to the 2019 film, which was well-received by both audiences and critics. &nbsp;

Despite being highly anticipated alongside films like Deadpool and Wolverine, the movie fell short of expectations.&nbsp;

<h3 lang="EN-US" paraeid="{2b5e0447-e9b7-497e-922e-afcc354ea5d1}{200}" paraid="727176828" >Opening week in the USA&nbsp;</h3>

The film's opening weekend in the US brought in USD 38 million, considerably less than the projected estimate of USD 50 to USD 70 million. The second week proved even more challenging, with earnings that rose&nbsp;just to USD 7 million across 4,102 US theatres. This&nbsp;makes for an unexpected 81 per cent drop, marking the steepest decline ever recorded for a comic book-based film. It also ranks among the most severe domestic declines for any film so far.&nbsp;

According to Box Office Mojo, which has tracked box office data since 1982, this drop places Joker: Folie a Deux in the Top 20 biggest second-weekend declines ever recorded. The previous record for steepest decline was held by The Marvels, released in 2023, which saw a 78 per cent drop in its second week, according to The Guardian.&nbsp;

<h3 lang="EN-US" paraeid="{ccbf0c3b-aa18-4586-9106-8204628c927f}{206}" paraid="739115764" >Global collection&nbsp;</h3>

Globally, the Joaquin Phoenix&nbsp;starrer has earned USD 165 million, which is still far from recouping its USD 200 million budget. On the contrary, the original Joker was produced for just one-third of the sequel's budget and grossed USD 248.4 million worldwide in its opening weekend alone. &nbsp;

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The 2019 film went on to earn USD one billion globally, becoming the first R-rated film to reach this milestone and holding the title of highest-grossing R-rated film until it was surpassed by Deadpool and Wolverine in 2024.&nbsp;

<h3 lang="EN-US" paraeid="{2b5e0447-e9b7-497e-922e-afcc354ea5d1}{151}" paraid="268343148" >Remarks&nbsp;</h3>

Joker 2, which is&nbsp;a musical, for most part has failed to impress the critics and has been called “boring” and “startingly dull”. The film also features&nbsp;Lady Gaga&nbsp;as Harley Quinn.

Joker: Folie a Deux experienced a significant decline in its second week of release, following an already disappointing opening weekend. The sequel has underperformed compared to the 2019 film, which was well-received by both audiences and critics.

Joker: Folie a Deux experienced a significant decline in its second week of release, following an already disappointing opening weekend. The sequel has underperformed compared to the 2019 film, which was well-received by both audiences and critics. Despite being highly anticipated alongside films like Deadpool and Wolverine, the movie fell short of expectations. Opening week in the USA The film's opening weekend in the US brought in USD 38 million, considerably less than the projected estimate of USD 50 to USD 70 million. The second week proved even more challenging, with earnings that rose just to USD 7 million across 4,102 US theatres. This makes for an unexpected 81 per cent drop, marking the steepest decline ever recorded for a comic book-based film. It also ranks among the most severe domestic declines for any film so far. According to Box Office Mojo, which has tracked box office data since 1982, this drop places Joker: Folie a Deux in the Top 20 biggest second-weekend declines ever recorded. The previous record for steepest decline was held by The Marvels, released in 2023, which saw a 78 per cent drop in its second week, according to The Guardian. Global collection Globally, the Joaquin Phoenix starrer has earned USD 165 million, which is still far from recouping its USD 200 million budget. On the contrary, the original Joker was produced for just one-third of the sequel's budget and grossed USD 248.4 million worldwide in its opening weekend alone. Also read: Rajkumar Rao opens up about paying EMI, cars and what too much money does to actors The 2019 film went on to earn USD one billion globally, becoming the first R-rated film to reach this milestone and holding the title of highest-grossing R-rated film until it was surpassed by Deadpool and Wolverine in 2024. Remarks Joker 2, which is a musical, for most part has failed to impress the critics and has been called “boring” and “startingly dull”. The film also features Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn.

Joker: Folie a Deux records steepest decline at US box office collections in second week

Warner Bros.' Joker: Folie a Deux,&nbsp;a dark new musical Batman spinoff, earned an estimated $40 million over the weekend to top the North American box office, industry watchers reported Sunday.

But that was far behind the $96.2 opening of the original&nbsp;Joker&nbsp;in 2019, a movie that earned Joaquin Phoenix a best-actor Oscar and grossed more than $1 billion worldwide. Industry analyst David A. Gross called it "a weak opening for the follow-up sequel in a superhero series."

Folie a Deux&nbsp;-- French for "shared madness" -- again stars Phoenix as the unbalanced titular villain, this time joined by Lady Gaga (playing the cheerily deranged Harley Quinn) as the two sing, dance and plan assorted acts of mayhem. Todd Phillips directs, and the cast includes Brendan Gleeson and Catherine Keener.

Industry watcher Exhibitor Relations estimated that last week's box office leader, the family-friendly sci-fi tale "The Wild Robot" from DreamWorks Animation, slipped a spot to second, taking in $18.7 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period.

Lupita Nyong'o voices Roz, an intelligent robot who is marooned on an uninhabited island and, to survive, has to befriend a menagerie of woodland animals -- and ends up adopting an adorable gosling.

Warner Bros.' Beetlejuice Beetlejuice&nbsp;also slipped a spot, to third, earning $10.3 million.&nbsp;

Michael Keaton again plays the creepily hilarious title character with Winona Ryder reprising her role as Lydia Deetz, backed by Beetlejuice&nbsp;newcomers Jenna Ortega, Monica Bellucci and Justin Theroux.&nbsp;

In fourth was Paramount's animated action film Transformers One,&nbsp;the latest installment in the toy-based franchise, at $5.4 million.

And in fifth, for the second straight week, was Speak No Evil,&nbsp;a psychological horror film from Blumhouse and Universal Pictures, at $2.8 million. James McAvoy and Mackenzie Davis star.

Rounding out the top 10 were:

"White Bird" ($1.5 million)

"Deadpool &amp; Wolverine" ($1.5 million)

"The Substance" ($1.3 million)

"Megalopolis" ($1.1 million) 
 
"My Old Ass" ($908,000)

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Warner Bros.' Joker: Folie a Deux, a dark new musical Batman spinoff, earned an estimated $40 million over the weekend to top the North American box office, industry watchers reported Sunday.

Warner Bros.' Joker: Folie a Deux, a dark new musical Batman spinoff, earned an estimated $40 million over the weekend to top the North American box office, industry watchers reported Sunday. But that was far behind the $96.2 opening of the original Joker in 2019, a movie that earned Joaquin Phoenix a best-actor Oscar and grossed more than $1 billion worldwide. Industry analyst David A. Gross called it "a weak opening for the follow-up sequel in a superhero series." Folie a Deux -- French for "shared madness" -- again stars Phoenix as the unbalanced titular villain, this time joined by Lady Gaga (playing the cheerily deranged Harley Quinn) as the two sing, dance and plan assorted acts of mayhem. Todd Phillips directs, and the cast includes Brendan Gleeson and Catherine Keener. Industry watcher Exhibitor Relations estimated that last week's box office leader, the family-friendly sci-fi tale "The Wild Robot" from DreamWorks Animation, slipped a spot to second, taking in $18.7 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period. Lupita Nyong'o voices Roz, an intelligent robot who is marooned on an uninhabited island and, to survive, has to befriend a menagerie of woodland animals -- and ends up adopting an adorable gosling. Warner Bros.' Beetlejuice Beetlejuice also slipped a spot, to third, earning $10.3 million. Michael Keaton again plays the creepily hilarious title character with Winona Ryder reprising her role as Lydia Deetz, backed by Beetlejuice newcomers Jenna Ortega, Monica Bellucci and Justin Theroux. In fourth was Paramount's animated action film Transformers One, the latest installment in the toy-based franchise, at $5.4 million. And in fifth, for the second straight week, was Speak No Evil, a psychological horror film from Blumhouse and Universal Pictures, at $2.8 million. James McAvoy and Mackenzie Davis star. Rounding out the top 10 were: "White Bird" ($1.5 million) "Deadpool & Wolverine" ($1.5 million) "The Substance" ($1.3 million) "Megalopolis" ($1.1 million) "My Old Ass" ($908,000) Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits for grammar and punctuation. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

Joker: Folie a Deux tops North America box office amid mixed reviews