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.

Folie à Deux” is projected to make about half of what the original "Joker" did in its opening weekend in theaters.

“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.

Instead, Joker: Folie À Deux is quickly turning into a debacle. The extremely expensive follow-up film has been getting rough treatment from critics and audiences alike, and it has resulted in underwhelming box office numbers in its opening weekend. Check out the full Top 10 below and join me after for analysis.

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 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 in North America, earning $40 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.

Joker: Folie à Deux, the desaturated sequel to Joker, which is currently undergoing a public beating. A measly weekend haul of $37.8 million in the US! A CinemaScore rating – based on audience surveys – of D!