Joker -- the low-budget hit Warner Bros. wasn't sure about making -- is about to make movie history. Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix's controversial Joker movie has the best October opening weekend ever at the box office, and now it is poised to add another record to its list: Highest grossing R-rated movie in film history. THR reports that the hit DC comics movie, which has a worldwide box office take (so far) of $737.5 million after three weekends of release, is on track to dethrone 2016's Deadpool. That R-rated Marvel/Fox movie, starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc With the Mouth, is the current record holder with $783 million (not adjusted for inflation.) 2018's Deadpool 2 is right behind the original, with $783 million. (If you factor in the grosses from the film's PG-13 cut, the total box office tallies at $785M worldwide.) Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 21 October, 2019