Box Office: Joker dancing to record $95M U.S. debut
so far. The dark R-rated supervillain movie lit up the Friday box office with a massive $39.9 million, putting it on course for the biggest October opening of all time with as much as $95 million.'s first Friday last year . For the full weekend,and warn parents that the film isn't an ordinary superhero pic .
Nevertheless, interest in the film has only continued to increase, especially among males, who made up nearly 65 percent of Friday ticket buyers, according to PostTrak. played to an ethnically diverse crowd; 42 percent of ticket buyers were Caucasian, followed by Hispanics , Asians/Other and African Americans . The majority of the audience was between ages 18 and 34. Those under 17 repped 8 percent, normal for an R-rated pic.debuting to $80 million to $84 million.
Village Roadshow and Bron Studios each have a stake in the film, which cost north of $60 million to produce before marketing.also opens in earnest overseas timed to its U.S. launch. On Wednesday, it debuted in its first four markets, earning a strong $5.4 million . That number grew to $32.7 million from 73 markets on Friday, including an impressive $2 million in Russia. The overseas cume to date is now $57.2 million.
Many cinemas in the U.S. were checking IDs . An R rating means that anyone under the age of 17 must be accompanied by a parent or adult. "This is not your typical superhero movie and is only intended for mature audiences," read a note posted on the door of an AMC theater in Illinois. Another sign reminded customers that face masks, face painting and toy weapons are not allowed, per AMC's standing policy.
is rated R and for good reason. There’s lots of very, very rough language, brutal violence, and overall bad vibes."-esque depiction of one man’s descent into madness," the post continued. "It’s not for kids, and they won’t like it, anyway."
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