In Joker 2, Joaquin Phoenix's character is in custody at Arkham State Hospital awaiting trial for the crimes he committed two years ago.

"Joker: Folie à Deux," a genre-bending sequel to the billion-dollar comic book smash, hit a sour note at the box office even as it opened to No. 1 with $40 million. Those discordant domestic ticket sales were behind initial projections of $50 million to $65 million — a range that was already revised down in the

Joker: Folie à Deux has fallen significantly behind the original movie during its global opening weekend. The new release is a sequel to the original 2019 hit starring Joaquin Phoenix as the iconic DC Comics villain,