Box office preview: Joker eyes record $80M-plus October harvest
The dark R-rated origin story, starring Joaquin Phoenix, is widely expected to open to $80 million-plus in North America and beat the October record set last year by Sony'sWarner Bros. is more conservative in its forecast, suggesting $75 million to $80 million.
It remains unclear whether heightened security at theaters in markets including Los Angeles and New York will impact traffic. So far, prerelease tracking doesn't reflect any downturn in interest despite widespread headlines noting the film's realistic and violent themes as it charts the evolution of the titular character from aalso opens in earnest overseas timed to its U.S. launch.
The generally well reviewed movie cost at least $64 million to produce before marketing. Village Roadshow Pictures, Warners' longtime partner, and Bron Studios, each have a stake in the film, which made the rounds at the fall film festivals in search of awards glory. Phoenix in particular has drawn praise for his performance.
and New York City. Still, police in both those cities say they may deploy officers to various cinemas screening theTheaters in other parts of the country are also taking precautions, including the Texas-based Alamo Drafthouse, which said it will have additional security present after receiving inquiries from customers.will begin its preview run at 4 p.m. on Thursday. By Friday morning, it will be playing in more than 4,300 theaters, including on Imax and premium-large format screens.
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