Joker
In Gotham City, mentally troubled comedian Arthur Fleck is disregarded and mistreated by society. He then embarks on a downward spiral of revolution and bloody crime.
Joker
- Golden Globe Awards
Nominee Profile 2020: Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker”
It all began with a laugh. One of the first things that director Todd Phillips showed Joaquin Phoenix as preparation for his role in Joker was different videos of uncontrollable laughing fits.
- Interviews
HFPA in Conversation: Hildur Guðnadóttir Communicates Through Music
Hildur Guðnadóttir has never questioned her passion for music. The Icelandic musician and composer grew up in a family of musicians and doctors.
- Box Office
World Box Office October 21-27, 2019
A slow weekend with no major new releases saw a familiar face return to the top of the North American chart. Joker, now in its fourth week in theaters, came in first place after having slipped below Disney’s maligned Maleficent: Mistress of Evil last session.
- Box Office
World Box Office October 14-20, 2019
Disney’s new pre-Halloween entry Maleficent: Mistress of Evil managed to take Joker out of the top spot, but was it worth the price? As the second entry in this Globe winner Angelina Jolie- led series, Mistress of Evil sees her titular misunderstood sorceress queen reluctantly vying to save the life of her rival and her rival’s daughter-in-law to be, played by fellow Globe winner Michelle Pfeiffer and Elle Fanning, from sinister forces. Globe nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor stars in the movie.
- Box Office
World Box Office October 7-13, 2019
This weekend saw Joker laughing away maniacally at the top of the charts while serious new contenders fell by the wayside. Gemini Man, from Paramount, took the biggest hit among these with its $20.
- Box Office
World Box Office September 30-October 6 2019
After collecting one of the most coveted awards of the Fall festival season – Venice’s Golden Lion – and surviving an ocean of controversy, Warner Bros’ Joker broke the October box office records, taking $ 96 million from 4, 374 theaters in the US and Canada, and $ 140. 5 million from 73 overseas markets, for a worldwide take of $ 247 million.
- Festivals
Todd Phillips & Joaquin Phoenix on “Joker”
Joker sought to add to its Venice momentum with the North American premiere at TIFF. Todd Phillips’ deep dive into a super villain hinges on Joaquin Phoenix’s tour de force performance and is part origin story part psychological horror which pushes the anti-hero envelope by eliciting an uncomfortable empathy from audiences for an “indefensible” protagonist.