Joker: Joaquin Phoenix film continues impressive run, gets closer to $1b mark

Joker juggernaut carries on as latest DC-flick continues its impressive hold in domestic and in its overseas markets. Joaquin Phoenix film also raked in impressive numbers in India as it recently passed ₹67 crores in country. In spite of facing stiff competition from Bollywood biggies like Housefull 4, Joker became Warner Bros. most successful movie among Indian audience. film is w placed 14th in list of top Hollywood grossers at Indian box office. According to Box Office Mojo report, Joker has collected over $986 million worldwide and is expected to reach coveted $1 billion mark sometime this week.

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Joker inches closer towards huge box office milestone

As of last Sunday (its sixth weekend in atres), Todd Phillips’ Joker me its way to ar $9.2 million to bring its domestic collection to just over $313 million. With next year’s Oscar mination campaign in full flow, Joker can gain some good momentum to end its domestic run just over-and-above DC’s 2018 blockbuster Aquaman. latest character-study has alrey shattered several records at box-office. movie recently surpassed Depool’s worldwide collection to become highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time. Earlier when Joker crossed $950 million mark, it also created history by becoming most profitable comic book movie of all time, surpassing likes of Mask, Teen Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Depool, Batman and Vem.

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ditionally, if DC’s latest drama reaches billion-dollar mark, Joker will become first-ever R-rated movie in history to achieve milestone. Over years, worldwide collection of big franchise-films like Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Transformers etc. have been boosted by impressive collections from Chinese box office. film also did t hold vant of 3D ticket sales unlike most comic book films of past dece.

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Upon reaching billion-dollar mark, $62.5 million budgeted venture will only become second movie after 2008’s Dark Knight to do so without getting a China release. Behind likes of three MCU heavyweights and three of Disney’s remakes/sequels, Joker is alrey seventh highest-grossing film of year.

DC Films will w move forward with Margot Robbie-starrer Birds of Prey. Scheduled to be released on February 7, 2020; film will focus upon DC Comics eponymous team of same name. much-awaited Wonder Woman 1984, a sequel to 2017’s smash-hit Wonder Woman will also release next year on June 5.

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