Joker: Folie à Deux’ Sequel Leaves Audiences Puzzled and Divided as Opening Weekend Box Office Stumbles

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[{"selector":"#anim-cfcb3818-9be3-4be4-b874-da84eb87696d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-82718f94-4f2d-4a00-9878-8b01ff8ac4ca","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 318.51835%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-94fcd549-0a7b-45f3-8616-56e73c187d0e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4e4af393-a4b3-4e2e-b996-6a6c6d8d5c0f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9e781fd6-51e0-43fa-9797-f58e73a9fbba","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Joker 2 scored 7 million less than the 2019 Joker prequel movie's $96.2 million debut. Photo Source: Google

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Joker: Folie à Deux’ Sequel Leaves Audiences Puzzled and Divided as Opening Weekend Box Office Stumbles

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