Joker Becomes One of the Most Profitable Comic Adaptations of All Time as it Nears $1 Billion
Joker came in sixth place this past weekend and added $9.2 million to its domestic total to bring that to $313.5 million. Internationally, the film added $20.3 million to its foreign box office which now is $671.2 million. The film has earned $984.7 million worldwide. It should cross the billion-dollar mark sometime this coming week.
The film is now one of the most profitable comic film adaptations of all time. With a reported budget of $55 million, the film has had a 17.9x return so far. That’s the highest factor for any movie based on a comic beating The Mask which was the previous leader with a 15.29x factor.
The film hasn’t earned the most compared to the budget, that record is held by Avengers: Endgame. Despite a $356 million budget, the film earned a “profit” of $2.442 billion. Joker has cracked the top ten though having so far earned a “profit” of $929.7 million.
As it crosses the $1 billion mark this week, Joker will be the fourth DC Comics based property to do so.
Here’s where 2019’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers.
Total Domestic Gross: $2.346 billion
Total International Gross: $4.893 billion
Worldwide Gross: $7.239 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.289 billion
Total “Profit”: $5.951 billion
Average Domestic Gross: $234.6 million
Average International Gross: $489.3 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $723.9 million
Average Budget: $128.9 million
Average Profit: $595.1 million
Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. The bold numbers are above average while those below average are not.
| Film | Studio | Domestic Gross |
| Avengers: Endgame | BV | $858,373,000 |
| Captain Marvel | BV | $426,829,839 |
| Spider-Man: Far From Home | Sony | $390,532,085 |
| Joker | WB | $313,491,507 |
| Shazam! | WB | $140,371,656 |
| Alita: Battle Angel | Fox | $85,710,210 |
| Dark Phoenix | Fox | $65,845,974 |
| Dragon Ball Super: Broly | FUNamation Films | $30,712,119 |
| Hellboy | Lions | $21,903,748 |
| The Kitchen | WB | $12,180,032 |
| Film | Studio | International Gross |
| Avengers: Endgame | BV | $1,939,427,564 |
| Spider-Man: Far From Home | Sony | $741,299,723 |
| Captain Marvel | BV | $701,444,955 |
| Joker | WB | $671,200,000 |
| Alita: Battle Angel | Fox | $319,142,333 |
| Shazam! | WB | $224,200,000 |
| Dark Phoenix | Fox | $186,597,000 |
| Dragon Ball Super: Broly | FUNamation Films | $83,390,702 |
| Hellboy | Lions | $18,882,732 |
| The Kitchen | WB | $3,700,000 |
| Film | Studio | Worldwide Gross |
| Avengers: Endgame | BV | $2,797,800,564 |
| Spider-Man: Far From Home | Sony | $1,131,831,808 |
| Captain Marvel | BV | $1,128,274,794 |
| Joker | WB | $984,691,507 |
| Alita: Battle Angel | Fox | $404,852,543 |
| Shazam! | WB | $364,571,656 |
| Dark Phoenix | Fox | $252,442,974 |
| Dragon Ball Super: Broly | FUNamation Films | $114,102,821 |
| Hellboy | Lions | $40,786,480 |
| The Kitchen | WB | $15,880,032 |
| Film | Studio | Gross-Budget |
| Avengers: Endgame | BV | $2,441,800,564 |
| Captain Marvel | BV | $976,274,794 |
| Spider-Man: Far From Home | Sony | $971,831,808 |
| Joker | WB | $929,691,507 |
| Shazam! | WB | $264,571,656 |
| Alita: Battle Angel | Fox | $234,852,543 |
| Dragon Ball Super: Broly | FUNamation Films | $105,602,821 |
| Dark Phoenix | Fox | $52,442,974 |
| Hellboy | Lions | -$9,213,520 |
| The Kitchen | WB | -$21,119,968 |
| Film | Studio | Gross/Budget |
| Joker | WB | 17.90 |
| Dragon Ball Super: Broly | FUNamation Films | 13.42 |
| Avengers: Endgame | BV | 7.86 |
| Spider-Man: Far From Home | Sony | 7.07 |
| Captain Marvel | BV | 4.61 |
| Shazam! | WB | 3.65 |
| Alita: Battle Angel | Fox | 2.38 |
| Dark Phoenix | Fox | 1.26 |
| Hellboy | Lions | 0.82 |
| The Kitchen | WB | 0.43 |
