"Joker: Folie a Deux" stumbled to just $40 million in domestic ticket sales during it opening weekend, a far cry from the $96.2 million its predecessor brought in during its debut in 2019. Just last month, the film was expected to haul-in closer to $70 million, but as reviews poured in, that estimated figure slumped to around $50 million. Audiences and critics applauded Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga's performances in "Folie a Deux," but they felt the story had too many ideas and not enough plot. At present, "Folie a Deux" carries a 33% score on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes from 258 critical reviews and 31% audience score from more than 2,500 moviegoer reviews. NBCUniversal owns Rotten Tomatoes.

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Persons: Paul Dergarabedian, Todd Phillips, Joaquin Phoenix, Gaga's, Adam Nayman, NBCUniversal Organizations: Comscore, Comcast, CNBC, Rotten Locations: NBCUniversal