Joker Continues to Roll But Slows Down
Joker‘s award bump has slowed down from the initial Golden Globe win but the movie is still down well.
Over the past week, the film earned $100,000 domestically which is a decrease from the $550,000 it earned over the past week. The film’s total now stands at $334.1 million.
Internationally, the film added $2.3 million over the week down from the previous week’s the $3.2 million.
The movie’s $1.069 billion is an amazing haul for a movie whose budget was just $55 million. It caps off a record-setting year for films based on comics.
The movie is currently ranked #11 in worldwide total for a comic adaptation. It’s about $12 million from passing The Dark Knight Rises and will crack the top ten at that point. It’s unlikely to do so but you never know.
When it comes to DC films, it’s a most interesting one. The film is marching along and it’s possible it will pass Aquaman‘s domestic total by the time its domestic run is over:
| Film | Studio | Domestic Gross |
| Wonder Woman | WB | $412,563,408 |
| Aquaman | WB | $335,061,807 |
| Joker | WB | $334,147,201 |
| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | WB | $330,360,194 |
| Suicide Squad | WB | $325,100,054 |
| Man of Steel | WB | $291,045,518 |
| Justice League | WB | $229,024,295 |
| Shazam! | WB | $140,371,656 |
| Teen Titans Go! To the Movies | WB | $29,790,236 |
Joker has been doing quite well in international earnings where Warner Bros. has had issues in the past. Aquaman indicates a shift for the company and lessons seem to be continued with Joker.
| Film | Studio | International Gross |
| Aquaman | WB | $813,100,000 |
| Joker | WB | $735,000,000 |
| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | WB | $542,900,000 |
| Justice League | WB | $428,900,000 |
| Suicide Squad | WB | $420,500,000 |
| Wonder Woman | WB | $409,283,604 |
| Man of Steel | WB | $377,000,000 |
| Shazam! | WB | $224,200,000 |
| Teen Titans Go! To the Movies | WB | $22,300,000 |
The film is now one of the most profitable comic film adaptations of all time. With a reported budget of $55 million, the movie has an 19.44x 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, that movie earned a “profit” of $2.442 billion. Joker has cracked the top ten though having so far earned a “profit” of $1.014 billion.
Here’s where 2019’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers.
Total Domestic Gross: $2.367 billion
Total International Gross: $4.957 billion
Worldwide Gross: $7.324 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.289 billion
Total “Profit”: $6.035 billion
Average Domestic Gross: $236.7 million
Average International Gross: $495.7 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $732.4 million
Average Budget: $128.9 million
Average Profit: $603.5 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 | $334,147,201 |
| 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 | $741,396,434 |
| Joker | WB | $735,000,000 |
| Captain Marvel | BV | $701,444,955 |
| 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 | $1,131,928,519 |
| Captain Marvel | BV | $1,128,274,794 |
| Joker | WB | $1,069,147,201 |
| 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 |
| Joker | WB | $1,014,147,201 |
| Captain Marvel | BV | $976,274,794 |
| Spider-Man: Far From Home | Sony | $971,9285,519 |
| 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 | 19.44 |
| 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 |
