Joker: Folie à Deux” was primed to be another twisted comic book smash. Instead, the sequel to 2019’s billion-dollar hit “Joker” is a box office disaster. So far, the offbeat musical about Batman’s notorious foe has grossed $51.

During a new sit-down conversation with Jeremy O. Harris for Interview Magazine, the filmmaker and screenwriter mentioned offhandedly that he had gone to watch the musical follow-up to the 2019 Joker, which stars Joaquin Phoenix as failed comedian Arthur Fleck and Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn.

What went wrong with Joker 2? Multiple things, and it starts at the top with the choices made by Phillips, who directed and co-wrote Joker: Folie à Deux.

It's perhaps no surprise, then, that Joker 2 will be arriving on digital this October 29, according to Variety. That means the movie's theatrical exclusive run will last just 25 days. There's no word on when it will arrive on streaming just yet, though it will probably be soon after the digital release.

The sequel is poised to lose between $125 million and $200 million during its theatrical run, according to industry insiders. Joker: Folie à Deux Projected to Lose Up to $200 Million at Box Office Edd

Joker: Folie à Deux' tanked at the box office, but was it just bad reviews that kept even the most diehard fans away?

The highly anticipated "Joker" sequel had an underwhelming opening weekend at the box office as it receives low scores from audiences.

Ultimately, Joker: Folie à Deux demands more thought than it deserves, and it will likely find its audience at the church of people who worship movies that masquerade as deep, thoughtful pieces of work. However, anyone who digs beneath the surface will find nothing but an empty hole of despair, and that is not why we go to the movies.

Folie à Deux arrived in theaters with poor reviews, negative fan reactions, and a much lower opening box office weekend than the first Joker movie. And now the $200 million sequel has dropped about 80 percent in its second weekend while Terrifier 3,