Joker 2 Box Office Collection: Joaquin Phoenix’s Sequel Needs Way More Money Than Black Adam and The Flash Just to Break Even
- 'Joker 2' opens to disappointing $40 million at the Box office.
- The sequel needs $450 million to break even, huge challenge ahead.
- The film even outpaced the struggles of 'Black Adam' and 'The Flash.'
Joker 2 has recently dropped and is already feeling the heat. The hype train rolled in, but the ticket sales? Not so lit. With a cool $40 million opening weekend, it landed at No. 1, but it’s way behind the $50 million to $65 million predictions. And remember the first Joker? It crushed records with $96.2 million.
Warner Bros. is sweating bullets right now. Now, let’s get real: this sequel costs a whopping $200 million. That’s a lot of cheddar! To even think about breaking even, it needs to rake in at least $450 million. Yeah, you heard that right—450 million!
That’s more than what Black Adam and The Flash managed, and both of those films were not exactly box office champs either. With poor reviews from audiences, it’s looking pretty grim. The director, Todd Phillips, went for a musical spin, but was that the right move? Probably not.
The Box Office Blues of Joker 2
Let’s break it down. According to Variety, Joker: Folie à Deux opened to $40 million, which sounds solid, but here’s the catch—it’s not. Critics are throwing shade like it’s confetti. With a 33% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a ‘D’ CinemaScore, this flick is not winning any popularity contests.
What’s more, buzz from festivals wasn’t exactly glowing. People are just not feeling this musical vibe. Warner Bros. thought they were onto something big, but it seems like they misread the room. While the original Joker turned into a cash cow, this one is struggling to even moo.
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To make matters worse, the marketing spent big bucks, and all that pressure is hitting hard. They need Folie à Deux to pull in some serious ticket sales, or it might crash even harder. If this keeps up, Warner Bros. may regret investing so heavily in the project.
Joker 2 Faces Bigger Box Office Struggles than Black Adam and The Flash
Now, let’s take a look at Black Adam and The Flash. Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam pulled in around $387 million globally, but with production costs of about $195 million and marketing expenses reaching another $100 million, it was still in the red.
To break even, it needed to reach around $425 million (per Hype Beast). Then there’s The Flash. With a hefty production budget of $200 million and at least $65 million spent on advertising, this superhero flick also needed to rake in about $400 million to stay afloat (as reported by Collider).
While these movies didn’t perform as well as hoped, they still set a lower bar compared to Joker: Folie à Deux, which needs a staggering $450 million to break even.
Despite their struggles, Black Adam and The Flash face less pressure than Joker 2. The sequel has a significant hill to climb—if it can’t reach those big numbers, it will be known as the sequel that could’ve been.
