Folie á Deux’ earns $20 million on opening day

The Joker got the last laugh.

“Joker: Folie á Deux” smashed its way to No. 1 on its first day in theaters Friday, grossing $20 million. according to the numbers.

The Todd-Phillips-directed psychological thriller, which The Post called “a pointless sequel,” is a follow-up to 2019’s “Joker,” which earned Joaquin Phoenix, who reprises his lead role, an Oscar.

It is also a musical, and The mail said Phoenix and his co-star Lady Gaga, who plays his love interest Harley Quinn, “sing for no reason.”

The supervillain movie, which cost 200 million dollarsIt is expected to gross at most $47 million in its opening weekend in 4,102 theaters. according to deadline.

That figure is around half of what the original film earned on its first weekend.

On its second Friday in theaters, “The Wild Robot” came in second place, with sales approaching $5 million.

The sci-fi adventure, based on the popular children’s book series of the same name, has already grossed more than $50 million domestically. depending on variety.

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” dropped one step to third place this week, its fifth theatrical release, with $2.7 million in receipts.

“Transformers One” remained in fourth place, grossing $1.37 million.

The psychological horror film “Speak No Evil,” which opened Sept. 13, came in fifth place, earning $840,000.