Joker 2 projected to open $68M

[Bradley 58,980]

It may be less than the first film but it's still a record breaker for Gaga's career.

 

A Star Is Born: $42 million opening

House of Gucci: $22 million opening (remember this was post-pandemic)

Joker: Folie a Deux: $68 million opening

[lilboyblue 5,087]

I fear they've miscalculated downplaying the musical aspect of the film. It's almost coming off disingenuous.

Gaga is the draw here because we've already seen Joker before. Show us the singing!

[Wet Fire 7,383]

It will do great, I believe. Here in India there's immense hype surrounding JFAD. And most viewers don't bother booking tickets months prior here. Everyone and their straight cousins are looking forward to watch it lol 

Like the last time people here were that excited was Oppenheimer. By the way, Oppenheimer was a bigger hit than Barbie in India.

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[FATCAT 59,984]

57 minutes ago, lilboyblue said:

I fear they've miscalculated downplaying the musical aspect of the film. It's almost coming off disingenuous.

Gaga is the draw here because we've already seen Joker before. Show us the singing!

I don't think its a musical so much that its a movie that has characters that sing, which is hard to convey to the public 

[FFXIV WhiteMage 5,914]

Me who don’t have any idea of whether its good or bad

 

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[Levine 23,546]

1 hour ago, Starmie25 said:

Am I the only person who doesn't buy tickets a month ahead of the premiere.

Is it maybe more an American thing?

I live in Italy and I never did that lol I buy the tickets only 1-2 days before the day I chose but just to skip the line in the theatre and to pick my fave seats. 

[SoundofSilence 167]

i am sure this will rise and we are not ready for that

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4 hours ago, FATCAT said:

Yall Phoenix hates in-person promo, especially talk shows. I'm willing to bet that's why there's been limited promo by Gaga and the other actors. Online promo has been pretty extensive though, I've seen quite a few trailers out in the wild, just like the first film. We're probably just not used to it after HoG and ASIB were interviews everywhere.

I think we will have a lot more interviews once the movie premieres in other territories. We only have Venice for now

[Galagala 4,607]

That's certainly not "amazing".....
 

[LG2008 5,068]

Why is it dropping every time they make estimations?

[LG2008 5,068]

8 hours ago, FATCAT said:

The first Joker didn't have a phenomenal opening either, only $90 M, so if its just as polarizing & gets a lot of attention, it could propel it in the weeks following. Plenty of other movies labeled "flops" by critics went on to be fan favorites. 

But the first one had a 50 million budget, this one's is 200 million 

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5 minutes ago, LG2008 said:

But the first one had a 50 million budget, this one's is 200 million 

$150M as far as I can tell 

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27 minutes ago, LG2008 said:

But the first one had a 50 million budget, this one's is 200 million 

The first one had 60 million and this one is less than 200 million.

https://variety.com/2024/film/features/todd-phillips-joker-2-movie-interview-1236111122/

[Luv u Sum 2,346]

that's.... actually not good 

[REALITY 76,141]

I appreciate some people in here trying to spin that opening number into something good, but the reality is that it's not good. Sequels should generally do better at the box office than their predecessors, and Joker 2 is no exception. If anything it should be tracking much better because Joaquin's Joker became a cultural phenomenon and the addition of Gaga.

It should, at the very least, be close to the original film's $96 million (domestic) opening. It might be a career-high for Gaga, but the optics won't look good. People won't compare this film to ASIB or HoG, they're going to compare it to the first Joker. I hope that number gets at least in the $80-$90 million range when the movie finally releases.