This may not be a surprise if you saw the movie… but the consequences are still bitter.
A lot can change in five years.
Yet that $20 million gross still proved higher than Saturdays estimated $11 million.
It portended the more reliable audience tracking surveys of CinemaScore and PostTrak.
For comparison, the firstJokerearned four stars on PostTrak.
The more likely culprits are the sins ofJoker 2, real and perceived, turning away its target audience.
Though they didnt mind when he danced like a buffoon last time…
However, we would argue the problems extend far beyond makingJoker 2a musical.
The bigger issue might be that it barely qualified as a Joker movie in the first place.
The sequel then watches him slip to a tragic, gruesome end.
Still, one should give Warners some credit for taking that risk.
Unfortunately, conventional wisdom suggests you always follow up a hit these days.
And therein may lie the real problem.
