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A Joker at the box office! Why did “Joker: Folie a Deux” fail so spectacularly?

Author
Baker Machado
Published
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Episode Link
https://shows.acast.com/baker/episodes/a-joker-at-the-box-office-why-did-joker-folie-a-deux-fail-so

“I genuinely can’t watch it,” “laughable” and “awful.” Those are just some of the reviews for “Joker: Folie a Deux,” the $200 million sequel to the mega blockbuster “Joker,” starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. So how did one of the most anticipated films in years bring in just $37 million domestically at the box office on its opening weekend and fail so spectacularly? Shawn Robbins, Director of Analytics at Fandango and Founder of Box Office Theory, will tell us why Joker became its own laughing stock at the box office. 



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