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The box office of "Joker 2" is too low to return to the original Coppola, and he supports the director in the same hardship

The box office of "Joker 2" is too low to return to the original Coppola, and he supports the director in the same hardship

1905 Movie Network News Recently, the movie "Joker 2: Double Delusion" is being screened in some parts of the world, and the film's first weekend box office received $37.678 million, which is not as good as the $96.2 million first-weekend box office set by the previous work "Joker", and even less than the $39.35 million box office of "Joker" on the first Friday. Outside of North America, the film grossed $81.1 million, for a total of $121 million.

It is reported that the film investment is as high as 200 million US dollars, of which the salary of the male lead Joaquin · Phoenix and the director Todd · Phillips is as high as 20 million US dollars, and the salary of the female lead Lady Gaga is 12 million US dollars. According to foreign media calculations, the total box office of $450 million will allow the film to recover its costs.

The box office of "Joker 2" is too low to return to the original Coppola, and he supports the director in the same hardship

The film's word-of-mouth was also far below expectations, with a 33% Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating and a CinemaScore audience score of D, setting a new low in the CinemaScore for a movie adaptation of a superhero comic. Some people believe that the format of the "Joker 2" song and dance film is difficult to cater to the preferences of mainstream audiences, and some even say that the audience of this "extremely expensive art film" is only Joaquin · Phoenix himself.

The box office of "Joker 2" is too low to return to the original Coppola, and he supports the director in the same hardship

However, Coppola, the director of the film "Metropolis", who is also plagued by low box office and low word-of-mouth, has a different opinion from the audience. The famous director, whose new film has grossed $6.5 million, posted a message in support of the "Joker 2" director: "Since the wonderful "Hangover", he (Todd · Phillips) has always been ahead of the audience and never acted on their expectations. Congratulations to Joker 2! ”

The movie "Joker 2: Double Delusion" will be released in Chinese mainland on October 16.

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