Awards won:
1. Best Actor (Joaquin Phoenix)
2. Best Original Score
Awards nominated:
1. Best Picture
2. Best Director (Todd Phillips)
3. Best Adapted Screenplay
4. Best Cinematography
5. Best Costume Design
6. Best Film Editing
7. Best Makeup and Hairstyling
8. Best Sound Editing
9. Best Sound Mixing
by gamesgry
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Probably one of the most bleak DC or Marvel adaptations out there.
And it’s gonna get ruined this weekend with Joker 2. Damn who knew WBD could drop the ball so much
Joker 2’s total probably won’t reach this movie’s $96.202M OW
Remember when there were news about how there could be a mass shooting threat during screenings of this movie? It got to the point where police officers were added outside the theater to prevent any dangerous activity. But despite all that, it managed to make this much on a low budget and no China.
The sequel? Interest just faded away.
5 years ago, this film broke box office records, became a pop culture phenomenon, and won many awards. Now its sequel is looking like it’s going to make less than half of what the first Joker made, it’s awards chances are dying, and is not going to drum up the same interest as the first film.
And it also has a sequel that killed the franchise
I remember some reactions from friends and co-workers. “It was great!”, “that was intense”, “Joaquin is fantastic!”, “DC is back!”, “Oscar winner”, “I don’t even like comic book movies but this is great.” It was something that just hit it with the general audience. What I didn’t hear, however, was “I hope there’s a sequel.”
Some films just don’t need sequels.
This R-Rated movie outgrossed a PG-13 solo Batman movie (which was the first in 10 years) in most overseas markets.