Todd Phillips' movie starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga is the first Hollywood comic book pic to receive the failing grade from audiences and may only open in the mid-$40 million range.

Joker: Folie à Deux' eyes $140M global start at the box office, well below the near $249M global start of first 'Joker' in 2019.

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Joker: Folie à Deux, Lonely Planet, The Franchise, Anora and La Máquina. Will Smith Is Finding Self-Discovery Through Music: "A More Honest Place for Me" 'Joker: Folie à Deux' Earns $7M in Box Office Previews,

Lady Gaga is singing a different tune about playing Harleen "Lee" Quinzel in musical sequel "Joker: Folie à Deux." Gaga told People that while characters have stuck with her long after wrapping previous films "A Star Is Born" (2018) and "House of Gucci" (2021),

The Folie à Deux soundtrack does overlap significantly with Harlequin. Quite a few of the oldies on Gaga’s album appear here in darker, more doom-laden form. Phoenix sings some of them, including, obviously,

Folie à Deux, the titular alter ego of failed comedian Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) and the enigmatic Lee Quinzel (Lady Gaga) develop a dangerous bond as inmates in the notorious Arkham State Hospital,

Folie à Deux. Joker: Folie à Deux might be a courtroom drama, but it's also a surreal, dreamy, and twisted love story between Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck, AKA the Joker himself, and Lady Gaga's Harley "Lee" Quinn.