Joker 2 Earns $40M Against Reported $190M Budget

Per ScreenRant, Joker 2: Folie à Deux‘s first weekend at the box office will come out to about half of the initial earnings of the Todd Phillips-directed original in 2019. Despite earning $40M and standing at No. 1 this week in the domestic box office, Joker 2 fell short of insider estimates ranging between $42-47M. The film also posed a much higher budget than the original at an estimated $190M, featuring musical numbers and stars like Lady Gaga joining the cast.

In its second week at the box office, The Wild Robot continues its success with an additional $18.7M, presenting a 48% drop against its $35M last week, placing at No. 2 this week. Also in its second week of release, Coppola’s Megalopolis has slipped down to No. 10, earning $1.1M for a 73% drop.

A surprising top-ten entry comes in the form of Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal, a film starring two YouTubers. The film earned $1.8M while appearing in just 302 theaters.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice slowly continues its decline down the ladder, down one place to No. 3 this week, adding $10M to its total gross. The Substance, a quiet critical success, earned $1.3M to keep it on the top-ten list.

1. Joker: Folie à Deux, Weekend Gross: $40M Total Gross: $40M

2. The Wild Robot, Weekend Gross: $19M Total Gross: $64M

3. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Weekend Gross: $10M Total Gross: $266M

4. Transformers One, Weekend Gross: $5.4M Total Gross: $47M

5. Speak No Evil, Weekend Gross: $2.8M Total Gross: $33M

6. Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal, Weekend Gross: $1.8M Total Gross: $1.8M

7. White Bird, Weekend Gross: $1.5M Total Gross: $1.5M

8. Deadpool & Wolverine, Weekend Gross: $1.5M Total Gross: $634M

9. The Substance, Weekend Gross: $1.3M Total Gross: $9.7M

10. Megalopolis, Weekend Gross: $1.1M Total Gross: $6.5M