director Todd Phillips‘ Clown: Folie à Deux A box office flop, most critics and fans were disappointed with the film’s outcome. The film is also making a splash on VOD. There was no real interest in the film.
During a recent conference call with Warner Bros. Discovery executives and investors, the box office performance of the “Joker” sequel was brought up and how it might impact the company’s performance next season.
At this point, Warner Bros. Discovery Channel CEO David Zaslav Acknowledging that the film was a disappointment, he said: “Inconsistency continues to be an issue for our studio, and this has been reinforced by recent disappointing results. Joker 2”.
Warner Bros. Discovery is going through some financial issues right now, so Joker 2 The box office flop didn’t really help matters, especially since they spent over $200 million on production, which is ridiculous for the type of movie it ended up being.
Executives noted that they will begin to focus more on core franchises and reduce the number of new releases.
Jeff GoldsteinWarner Bros.’ president of domestic distribution previously addressed the film’s failure, saying: “The movie didn’t land with audiences the way we hoped it would.”
He went on to say that the film is a “deep dive into mental illness,” before arguing that some of its core male viewers would have a hard time connecting to mental illness. Lady Gaga.
He seems to be the only one he likes Joker 2 was quentin tarantinowho said it was “a ‘f–you’ to ‘comic book geeks’ and ‘Hollywood.'” He said:
“The Joker directed this movie. The whole concept, even the fact that he spent the studio’s money — he spent it like the Joker, okay?
“And then there’s his big surprise gift—haha!—a doll box, and when he reaches out to you to shake your hand, you hear a 10,000-volt buzzer fire at you—that’s comic book extreme. guest.
“He’s saying fuck off to all of them. He’s saying fuck off to moviegoers. He’s saying fuck off to Hollywood. He’s saying fuck off to anyone who owns stock in DC and Warner Bros. […] Todd Phillips is the Joker. The Joker movie, well, that’s it. He is the clown.
I like the style of this movie.
