A Battle of the R-Rated comic book movies has erupted!
From People:
Looks like Joaquin Phoenix‘s Joker is getting the last laugh.
After the movie generated a bit of controversy in the weeks leading up to its release, audiences have stuck with Joker, giving it a massive global total of $737.5 million after three weekends. This puts the movie just behind 2016’s Deadpool as the highest-earning R rated movie of all time, with the Ryan Reynolds starrer holding on to the title at $783 million.
Joker is now set to eclipse that with weeks still left in its theater run. The movie, directed by Todd Phillips, raked in over $29 million just this past weekend.
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