The One Lesson Hollywood Hasn't Learned
No one's smiling over 'Joker: Folie a Deux' this weekend. The anticipated sequel got crushed by critics and fans alike and will make just $47 million in its opening frame. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OKAwz2MsJs The 2019 original generated $96 million in its first weekend en route to a U.S./international split of $335 million/$743 million, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com. The musical sequel will be lucky to break $80 million domestically given the tepid opening and tortured word of mouth - witness that 'D' CinemaScore. Mild spoilers ahead. You have to hand it to director/co-writer Todd Phillips. He didn't follow the sequel blueprint. He held it

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