Warner Bros’ Todd Phillips-directed sequel Joker: Folie à Deux earned $7M in previews that began at 3 p.m. Thursday. The number indicates that the $190M+ movie could get to a $50M opening, particularly when comped against movies that exceeded that threshold in their starts such as Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part One ($7M last […]
  • BertramDitore@lemm.eeEnglish
    191·
    2 months ago

    Well I just learned from this article that the movie is a musical. And I love musicals, but that’s weird.

    • Raiderkev@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      I noped out of wanting to see it in theaters when they announced it. I thought Joker was really good, and was excited about a sequel. A musical was certainly a choice. I am waiting for streaming if I ever do watch it.

    • ALilOff@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      2 months ago

      Cause money, Birds of Prey had a budget around ~$90 million, Joker had a budget of about ~$55.

      Birds of Prey made about $200 million net gross in the box office as Joker made over $1 billion.

  • NigelFrobisher@aussie.zoneEnglish
    9·
    2 months ago

    Doing a Joker film as a thinly-veiled Scorcese pastiche to lure in all the overly self-serious young men, and then doing the sequel as a jukebox musical is a practical joke worthy of Jocker himself.

    • Krauerking@lemy.lolEnglish
      41·
      2 months ago

      That would be true if they actually did a musical instead of barely shoe horned in musical numbers as an excuse to put in scenes completely unrelated the plot so that they can have Phoenix in joker makeup, to use in the trailers.

      People were expecting a movie. Not a slow trash fire that decides it hated its audience and wants to make sure you know by the end of the film.

      • JoeyJoeJoeJrEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        Saw the movie today. I concur with this astute review.

        I would say there were maybe (maybe) 4 spots where it made sense to put music, and maybe 1 or 2 of those where the scene and music were done well (graded on a favorable curve). Then about 20-25 places they jammed bad music for what felt like no reason other than to slow down a movie that already wasn’t going anywhere.