Joaquin Phonix's Joker earns $953 million to become most profitable comic film ever
Joaquin Phoenix's remarkable performance in Joker as Arthur Fleck garnered much praises. The film was well received by audience and the critics alike. Joker also minted big bucks at the box office.
In fact, according to the latest Forbes reports, the DC film topped Rs 6816.5 crore ( $953 million) worldwide after its fifth week. Joker was made on a budget of Rs 446.1 crore ($62.5 million). The film has catapult into the most profitable film in terms of its budget versus the box office collection.
Joker, which was released on October 2 in India, performed well in the country too. The film crossed Rs 50 crore in India despite facing stiff competition from Bollywood films War and The Sky Is Pink. Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff's War was also released on October 2.
IndiaToday.in reviewer gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "The Joker is a one-man show, with extended cameos by Robert De Niro and Zazie Beetz. Phoenix is hypnotic and astonishing with his performance, which definitely does merit an Oscar. His eyes haunt you. They show his struggle with his inner demons. It's not often that you find an actor who can give you gooseflesh with every movement that is considered joyful, like dancing or just laughing. Phoenix pulls some demonic dance moves down a stairway; the same stairway where he had once walked alone and miserable."
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Joker was directed by Todd Phillips. It told the origin story of one of the most baffling and iconic DC villains. The film was the talk of the town the moment in hit the theatres and is continuing to do so.