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‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Flops With Lower-Than-Projected $37 Million Box Office Debut
"Joker: Folie à Deux" opened to $37 million at the domestic box office, lower than Sunday's estimates of $40 million.
The off-beat comic book sequel, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, brought in a tragic $37.8 million in its first weekend of release. “Folie à Deux” was far bigger at the international box office, launching in line with expectations of $80 million from 76 overseas markets. Much of the reason for the sequel’s inflated budget were fees for Phillips, Phoenix (returning in his Oscar-winning role as disturbed standup Arthur Fleck) and Gaga (joining as Harleen “Lee” Quinzel).
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