Joker becomes the most profitable comic film
1905 Movie News In addition to winning the Golden Lion Award and breaking the box office record for R-rated movies, DC’s superhero movie "Joker" is also about to break another record: the most profitable comic adaptation Film recording. According to "Forbes" statistics, on November 8 this year, "Joker" reached a global box office of 957 million U.S. dollars, considering the cost of the film at 62.5 million U.S. dollars, the film has become the most profitable comic film today.
Before "Joker", the most profitable comic film was 1994's "Ghost in Disguise", with a box office of US$351 million and a cost of US$23 million. In addition, the comics on this list include "Venom", "Batman" and "Deadpool". The Marvel Universe films, although they performed well at the box office, were not profitable due to excessive production costs. At the end of October, "Joker" broke the box office record for R-rated movies, and the film is still in theaters, so the box office still has a chance to break through the billion dollar mark. The story background of
"Joker" was set in the 1980s. A comedian who was struggling with life gradually went into a mental breakdown. He began a crazy career of committing crimes in Gotham City, and eventually became Batman's enemies. . Obviously, this film about the characters going to the dark side is full of new Hollywood features, especially in the style of "Taxi Driver" and "The King of Comedy". It can be said that Martin Scorsese has a huge influence on the film. In the plan of the producers, "Joker" will not cross with the "Batman" DC is preparing. It will not affect the existing "Justice League" and "X Task Force" shooting plans and cast selection. Therefore, this version of "Joker" may become DC's most special film. In addition, director Todd Phillips also said that "Joker" may be developed into a trilogy.
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