The manic REAL meaning of the Joker's 'Folie a Deux' title revealed
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The manic REAL meaning of the Joker's 'Folie a Deux' title revealed

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Joker: Folie À Deux — starring Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix — may have bombed at the box office, but the name behind the new flick is a perfect fit that nails its darkly playful tone. Joker: Folie À Deux — starring Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix — may have bombed at the box office, but the name behind the new flick is a perfect fit that nails its darkly playful tone Folie À Deux directly translates to madness for two. The term means 'the presence of the same or similar delusional ideas in two persons closely associated with one another' The psychological musical thriller — which has been criticized as 'bleak' and 'disappointing' — officially released in theaters on Friday, October 4, but it only raked in $20 million at the domestic box office, per The Hollywood Reporter. However, Joker: Folie À Deux has been given a D rating on CinemaScore — the lowest score for a comic book movie at the time of writing. It has garnered the lowest CinemaScore in comic book movie history as the film bombs at the box office on opening night It received a D rating on CinemaScore - the lowest score for a comic book movie On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie currently holds an audience score of 31% and a critic score of 32% The first movie - which was also directed by Todd Phillips - had a budget of between $55 and $70 million.

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