If you’ve paid attention to the weekend box office you may have noticed thatJoker: Folie a Deuxhasn’t done well. The first week numbers were far below what people expected grossing under $40 million opening weekend. According toBox Office Mojo, that's far below the $90 million from the first movie made on its opening weekend.
The bad press surrounding the film could have worked in its favor. Sometimes people will see poor reviews and think it can’t be as bad as reported. That wasn’t the case forJoker: Folie a Deux. The movie dropped over 80% from the first weekend. What does that mean?Joker 2isn't worth seeing in theaters.
Don’t let this writer discourage you from seeing the movie especially since he hasn’t seen it himself. However, the drop from just under $40 million to $7 million says that even word of mouth from people who enjoyed it isn’t enough to get people to theaters. It also doesn’t help that even the audience score onRottenTomatoes is worse than the critics.
In the case of movies likeThe MarvelsandBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicethe audience liked a movie more than the critics. In the interest of fairness, the opposite can be said forCaptain Marvel(even though it was massively review-bombed). WithJoker 2, it looks like almost nobody enjoyed this. It's more than enough of a reason to wait for this to stream for free. It may not be worth paying for the rental.
The phrase, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me” comes to mind. I’ve rented. purchased, and went to the theaters to see movies hoping everyone was wrong. For example, I own a digital copy ofMorbiusandDark Phoenixand saw 2015'sFantastic Four(orFan4stic) in theaters. I was warned that they weren’t good but I thought they couldn’t be that bad. Well, they were. Nevertheless, both have a higher rating thanJoker 2.
Lastly, this writer can’t wait to watchJoker: Folie a Deux. As much as I’d like to say that I won’t rent or buy the movie, I know I will. Call it curiosity or a glutton for punishment. Sometimes seeing how awful something is worth the price you'll pay. It didn’t help either thatThe Pitch Meetingmade the movie seem too ridiculous not to watch even with the spoilers. There's still disbelief thatJoker 2is better than what everyone is saying.
When I do watchJoker 2, you’ll get a full and honest review onCaped Crusadesand theBam Smack Powpodcast.
Did you seeJoker: Folie a Deux? Was it as bad as people said? We want to hear from you. You can email us atentertainment@fansided.com.
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