Folie à Deux” and only lasted around 20 minutes or so before deciding he couldn’t take it any longer. The “Joker” sequel, headlined by Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, has flopped at the box office amid negative reviews and stands to lose between $150 million

Folie à Deux" critic. The auteur seemingly couldn't find any semblance of his "Taxi Driver" or Martin Scorsese's "King of Comedy" in "Joker: Folie à Deux," despite director Todd Phillips saying both inspired the Oscar-winning first film,

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

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.

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.

Taxi Driver writer Paul Schrader has decided to weigh in on Joker: Folie à Deux, admitting that he was unable to make it through the DC sequel. He also has nothing nice to say about the movie's leads.

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.

That was enough,” Schrader said. “It’s a really bad musical.” It’s certainly a surprise to hear Schrader’s assessment, considering he didn’t even get to the tap dancing sequence wherein director Todd Phillips forgot to film Phoenix’s feet.