One of the most polarizing movies of 2024 was Joker: Folie Deux. In thesequel to 2019s Joker, Lady Gaga stars as Harley Lee Quinzel, the complicated love interest of Joaquin Phoenixs Arthur Fleck. Folie Deuxreceived terrible reviews and tanked at the box office.

In an interview with Elle, Gaga opened up about the failure ofJoker 2.

Recommended Videos People just sometimes dont like some things, Gaga said. Its that simple. And I think to be an artist, you have to be willing for people to sometimes not like it. And you keep going even if something didnt connect in the way that you intended.

Please enable Javascript to view this content Gaga added, When that makes its way into your life, that can be hard to get control of. Its part of the mayhem.

Two years after the events of Joker, Arthur is now a patient at Arkham State Hospital and awaits trial for the murders he committed in the previous film. At Arkham, Arthur falls in love with Lee, who worships Joker. Joker: Folie Deuxfeatures several musical elements and dance numbers to showcase Arthurs true self.

Joker: Folie Deux | Official Trailer 2019s Joker was an undeniable success, grossing over $1 billion and garnering 11 Oscar nominations, winning two: Best Actor (Phoenix) and Best Original Score (Hildur Gunadttir).

Five years later, Todd Phillips sequel came nowhere close to achieving the success of Joker. Joker: Folie Deux earned a D CinemaScore, the lowest ever for a comic book movie. Folie Deuxonly grossed $207 worldwide on a budget of nearly $200 million. Warner Bros. reportedly lost between $150 million and $200 million.

Joker: Folie Deuxis now streaming on Max.

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