Joker breaks the record for most profitable comic book movie ever made

Joker has lived up to box office expectations, and w, comic book thriller has ar title to boast about. According to Forbes, Joker is w most profitable comic book movie ever me as it has become highest-grossing R rated film of all time.

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film was produced on a budget of $62.5 million, Joker reached a worldwide total gross of $975 million on vember 8, 2019. This is approximately 15 times more than its production budget. film has topped Jim Carrey’s Mask, which garnered $351 million on a $23 million budget.  In terms of budget versus international profit, Joker ranks top when it comes to comic book films.

Joker has grossed all this without making it to China, as it is one of biggest markets in world. According to reports, it is also expected that Joker will reach $1 billion mark in near future, making it first R-rated movie to ever do so.

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Or Profitable films

or most profitable comic book movies are Vem which grossed $854 million on a budget of $90 million, Batman which garnered $411 million on a budget of $35 million, Depool me $783 million on a budget of $58 million, Teen Mutant Ninja Turtles garnered $200 million on a budget of $13.5 million, Mask me $351 million on a budget of $23 million.

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It has been a bumpy trial and error process for Warner Bros. in figuring out how to construct ir connected DC landscapes, while y have seen major success with mostly standalone entries such as Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Shazam!. Making movies with se s of production budgets like $160 million, $150 million, and $100 million clearly involves inherent risks.

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