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.

“Joker: Folie à Deux,” the sequel to the hit 2019 movie based on the “Batman” comics archvillain, was the top box-office draw this weekend amid caustic reviews and audience disdain. The Warner Bros. Pictures’ ( NASDAQ: WBD) feature grossed $40 million, according to studio estimates compiled by Comscore.

Studio estimates Sunday showed that the Tim Burton sequel topped the North American box office charts for the third straight weekend, with $26 million in ticket sales.

Joker 2 box office predictions are looking bleak as early ticket sales for Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga's sequel are on par with two financial bombs.

Joker: Folie à Deux is bombing at the box office following poor ratings and bad word of mouth. The film, a sequel to 2019's Joker—the first R-rated movie in history to surpass $1 billion at the global box office—was released on October 4,

Not even Lady Gaga could save the anti-hero musical drama, which reportedly earned a bleak domestic opening of $40 million in domestic ticket sales

The highly anticipated "Joker" sequel had an underwhelming opening weekend at the box office as it receives low scores from audiences.

The comic book sequel has bombed at the box office – but what makes its performance even more catastrophic is its astronomical cost.

Joker: Folie à Deux” is the No. 1 movie at the box office, but it might not be destined for a happy ending. In a turn of events that only Arthur Fleck would find funny, the follow-up to Todd Phillips’ 2019 origin story about the Batman villain opened in theaters nationwide this weekend to a muted $40 million,

"Joker: Folie à Deux" is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $40 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.