‘Joker 2’ Suffering Worst Second Week Box Office Drop in DC History

The sequel to the DC blockbuster is looking like one of the costliest flops in years.

the absolute worst hold for a DC character movie in the history of the brand on the big screen.” Generally, hits decline less than 60 percent from weekend to weekend, and anything in the U.S., down sharply from the first film, which had a $96.2 million opening weekend back in 2019. Combine an underwhelming debut with a massive drop, and you have the makings of one of the costliest flops in recent memory.

Industry reports claim that Warner Bros. supposedly spent in the neighborhood of $200 million on the DC sequel, which stars Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck and Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn.’s 72 percent — but that had the added issue of being released simultaneously to theaters and to HBO Max, limiting its potential audience.’s poor reviews from critics and audiences — who rated the movie a “D,” the worst rating ever given to a comic-book movie.

These movies were massive blockbusters on their initial release. As the years have gone by, they’ve haven’t become generational classics.‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ ‘Didn’t Land With Audiences,’ Admits Warner Bros. Executive‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Gets Lowest CinemaScore in Comic-Book Movie HistoryEvery DC Comics Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best

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