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Joker
A stand-alone origin film, Joker starred Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, a mentally disturbed man driven even more so by the cruelty of the world around him. He eventually becomes the Joker, leading a city-wide riot in 1980s Gotham City.
The film was directed by Todd Phillips and went on to not only gross over $1 billion dollars at the box office, but it also run major awards. Phoenix won both the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for his portrayal of the Clown Prince of Crime.
Joker went into wide release on Oct. 4, 2019.
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11 on Joker receives 7 Critics Choice Awards nominationsAward nominations season is upon us, and one of the usual precursors to the Academy Awards is showing good signs for Joker. The Critics' Choice Awards has a history of being a fairly good barometer of what is to come when the Academy Awards time rolls around. If that holds true this year, Joker will…
If you're in the mood for one more go at seeing Joker on a big (we mean, really big) screen, then head to your local IMAX theater. Joker has returned to IMAX theaters for a limited one-week engagement. This seems like a fitting send-off to the film as it winds down its very successful theatrical…
Joker is heading to home video this month if you want to get it digitally. It was announced on Tuesday that Joker will hit digital outlets on Dec. 17. This will be a Movies Anywhere eligible film meaning you can sync it across services. The suggested retail price is currently $19.99, but that is sure…
The billion-dollar benchmark is further and further in its rearview mirror, and Joker is just continuing to climb up the all-time highest-grossing list. Joker took in $2.03 million over the weekend in the U.S. to bring its domestic total to $326.93 million. Internationally it took in $4.6 million for a new foreign total of $717…
With the billion-dollar benchmark in its rearview mirror, Joker is just continuing to climb up the all-time highest-grossing list. Joker took in $2.82 million over the weekend in the U.S. to bring its domestic total to $326.93 million. Internationally it took in $7.6 million for a new foreign total of $708.8 million. This brings its…
After seemingly endless rumors, Todd Phillips has confirmed that he did indeed pitch Joker as the first in a new label called DC Black. And as other rumors have confirmed, Warner Bros. was a bit hesitant at calling it a label. There has been talk for some time now that Joker would be the first…
When Friday morning dawned, Joker sat in a very prestigious seat. Batting a disaster, it would break $1 billion sometime over the course of the weekend. Exactly how much money it needed was up for some date with some numbers showing it needing $11 million, others saying it needed as little as $900 thousand. The…
Joker had another great weekend around the world as it inches to an ever higher gross. For its sixth weekend, Joker took in $20.3 million at the foreign box office to bring its foreign total up to $671.2 million. Domestically it landed in sixth place for the weekend and took in $9.2 million to bring…
If you were left with any questions after seeing Joker about the fate of Zazie Beetz's Sophie, Todd Phillips has cleared it up. On the off chance you have not yet seen Joker, we recommend you do not read this post and have placed the picture below as a buffer. Speaking with IndiwWire for a…
Joker had another great weekend around the world as it inches to an ever higher gross. For its fifth weekend, Joker took in $37 million at the foreign box office to bring its foreign total up to $634.4 million. Domestically it landed in second place for the weekend and took in $13.92 million to bring…
It's that time of year in Hollywood when the studios start campaigning for the films that should be up for Academy Awards. It appears that Warner Bros. is going to go all out for Joker. Warner Bros. has begun releasing "For Your Consideration" ads and has let it be known what categories it wants to…
We knew the race for first place was close, and it most assuredly was. When the weekend box office numbers come out on Sunday those are projections. They are, for the most part, pretty accurate, but when a race is tight, things can change. When the numbers came out this week, the numbers came in…
It was a tight race this weekend, but estimates have placed Joker back at the top of the box office in its fourth weekend. After being beaten by Maleficent: Mistress of Evil in its third weekend, Joker scored a victory in its fourth outing. The estimated have it at $18.9 million to Maleficent's $18.53 million.…
As of Friday, Joker has found itself with a new record. Globally, the film has now grossed $788.1 million, making it the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time. The previous record-holder was Deadpool with $783 million. The breakdown so far is $258.6 million in North America, and $529.5 million from the various foreign box offices.…
Joker has been tearing up the box office, but that doesn't always mean a film is profitable. While there are known financial factors such as the actual production budget, there are always hidden costs such as marketing, percentage shared with theaters, and so on. Luckily, when you make a film on a conservative budget, you…
Joker didn't win the box office for a third this weekend, but it has ticked some more boxes in its run. Domestically, Joker took in $29 million to bring its total in the U.S. to $247.22 million. This now places it ahead of Justice League which took in $229.02 million domestically. At the foreign box…
Joker had a great second weekend at the box office. It took in $55 million, dropping only 43% from its opening weekend. Anything less than a 50% drop from an opening weekend is considered very healthy, so it looks as though Joker is going to have some lets. The new domestic total is $192.72 million.…
What happens when one man is just pushed too far? When society has turned on him, and what little bit of sanity he clings to is broken? He becomes one with the garbage of the world, he becomes... Grouch. The most recent episode of Saturday Night Live parodied Joker with its own take on a…
It seems that Jared Leto may have been a little less than thrilled about the Joker movie. Following 2016's Suicide Squad, there was a lot of talk about what would happen with Jared Leto's rendition of the Joker. Some rumors pointed to a solo movie. Other stories suggested a Joker and Harley movie as a possibility. There was…
Projections bounced all over the scale leading up to the debut of Joker, but now we finally have an official number. Joker took in $93.5 million domestically to beat the old October box office record held by Venom at $80.25 million. Combined with the foreign ticket sales of $140.5 million, the film now stands at…
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