Gaga paid $12M for JFAD; $200M budget

[ThisGuyTony 30,894]

 

[EGOT2027 10,894]

This is more than double any of Gaga’s previous movie budgets!!!!! And more than double the budget of the first movie (65 million)

 

 

[ThisGuyTony 30,894]

“The budget for Todd Phillips’ musical “Joker” sequel — one of De Luca and Abdy’s first green lights — has ballooned to about $200 million, a significant bump from the $60 million cost of the first film. Sources say Joaquin Phoenix is getting $20 million to reprise his role as the clown prince of crime, while Lady Gaga is taking home about $12 million to play Harley Quinn. “Joker” took in more than $1 billion, but musicals are tricky. ”

[Didymus 34,380]

That is a crazy budget, geez... More than double of the first film. Budgets like that are usually reserved for CGI blockbusters

[phantasmas 10,603]

@BorisIsHere let me hold $20 

[palma 7,846]

That is a MASSIVE budget 

Is marketing included in that? If so I get it (and that says there will be a Gaga blitz this Fall )

Also Gaga is one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood now  I think Margot got 15M for Barbie and that was a lot 

[REALITY 76,971]

That is insanely huge, especially for how low the first movie cost. I imagine getting Gaga wasn't cheap, but even then, that kind of budget rivals a lot of MCU movies. It makes me wonder if the set pieces are gonna be huge or if they built huge sound stages of the musical sequences or something. 

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There were set photos and videos of Arkham exploding and on fire. If they have huge sequences like that, plus any other musical sequences where they have to build stages—like the one in my profile pic—I could see the budget ballooning to that amount. 

 

[Gaby15 13,595]

the original news was that Gaga received 10 M $ 
good for her if she renegotiated or got additional millions for possible original music/song

[Edonis 28,950]

1 minute ago, Reality said:

That is insanely huge, especially for how low the first movie cost. I imagine getting Gaga wasn't cheap, but even then, that kind of budget rivals a lot of MCU movies. It makes me wonder if the set pieces are gonna be huge or if they built huge sound stages of the musical sequences or something. 

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There were set photos and videos of Arkham exploding and on fire. If they have huge sequences like that, plus any other musical sequences where they have to build stages—like the one in my profile pic—I could see the budget ballooning to that amount. 

 

Those typically are done on a budget if they are practical effects. But it's possible there are other effects we haven't seen yet though. Or maybe it is marketing after all?

[Mother of Puppies 36,460]

6 minutes ago, palma said:

think Margot got 15M for Barbie and that was a lot 

I read that she got 50 million because she also co-produced the movie (at least that’s what I read online)

[InTheCloset 20,180]

She should have been paid more because all the gheyz will be buying the tickets just to see her

[weed 73,963]

Yasssssss that’s so major 

huge budget 

can’t ****ing waittttttt

[InTheCloset 20,180]

Gaga should have got $20. I mean she is lady ****ing gaga

[palma 7,846]

10 minutes ago, Mother of Puppies said:

I read that she got 50 million because she also co-produced the movie (at least that’s what I read online)

Just looked it up and apparently she was paid 12.5M upfront (highest paid actress of 2022) but I'm pretty sure she negotiated to get a percentage of the revenues for her involvement + producing the film. Still, getting 15M for acting is HUGE 

Invest the money in a visual album Gaga I beg you 

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10 minutes ago, Edonis said:

Those typically are done on a budget if they are practical effects. But it's possible there are other effects we haven't seen yet though. Or maybe it is marketing after all?

I believe marketing budgets are usually separate from the film budget. So they'll spend well over $200 million if you include the marketing in this. 

I can't imagine that this film will have a ton of VFX work, so I don't think that's the reason for the budget. I guess unless the musical sequences have a lot of VFX. I still think the increased budget reflects the talent involved + the practical effects. Otherwise, Idk why else the budget would be so high