Todd Phillips directed the Warner Bros. sequel Joker: Folie à Deux earned $7 million in previews last night that started at 3 p.m., a number that indicates the $190 million-plus film could potentially reach a $50 million opening, especially when compared to films that crossed that threshold at their start, Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning ($7 million), No time to die ($6.3 million) and John Wick: Chapter 3: Parabellum ($5.9 million).

Forget the fact that Joker 2The film’s previews are down -47% from the $13.3 million previews of 2019’s first film, which grew to $39.3 million on Friday and the biggest domestic opening of all time in October with $96.2 million . We knew this was going to happen.

What’s not funny is the Comscore/Screen Engine PostTrak audience that the audience is leaving for Joker 2 that tell a different story…

While many knew this Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga combo would be put to the test because it was a musical, the fanboys completely dismissed the sequel last night on PostTrak with a 1/2 star and 40% positive. Holy guacamole, Batman. Has the Megapolis cynics showed up last night? Because that’s the same Thursday night figure (actually 45% positive) that the Francis Ford Coppola-directed $120 million dystopian epic received a week ago before reaching one star on PostTrak. Or wait, did PostTrak mix up the reports?: Lionsgate’s Helen Mirren movie White Bird got five stars last night! This feature film is based on RJ Palacio’s novel, which is a sequel and a prequel Wonder, is expected to make just $2 million this weekend from 1,018 theaters after a $275K Thursday evening. Reviews for the film stand at 72% on Rotten Tomatoes.

A very low 24% say they would definitely recommend it Joker 2 to their friends. God knows what this means Joker 2‘s stability throughout the weekend. RT audience score for Joker 2 is also in the gutter at 37%, while critical reviews plummet from 62% Fresh to 39% Rot.

Besides, CinemaScore outputs tend to be gentler than PostTrak – but God knows where that will be. Megapolis got a D+ last weekend. Also, Joker 2‘s previews are $400,000 higher than its $6.6 million The miracles out November 2023, which broke with an opening of $46.1 million – the lowest ever for a Marvel Studios Disney title.

The rest of the week looked like this:

1.) Wild robot (Uni) 3,962 theaters, Thu $2 million (+9% from Wed), week $45 million/week 1

2.) Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (WB) 3,804 theaters, Thu $972K (-12%), week $20.9M, total $255M/week 4

3.) Transformers One (Par) 3,970 (-8) theaters, Thu $602k (-1%), week $11.9 million, total $41.7 million/week 2

4.) Speak no evil (Uni) 2,971 (-704) theaters, Thu $287K (-28%), week $5.9M, total $29.7M/week 3

5.) Devara part 1 (Prath) 1,040 theaters, Thu $78,000 (-40%), week $5.57 million/week 1

6.) Megapolis (LG) 1,854 theaters, Thu $233K (-34%), week $5.4M/week 1

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