America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz-Chapter 999 - 902 Victory of the Joker and the Defeat of
Chapter 999: Chapter 902: Victory of the Joker and the Defeat of Justice_2
Chapter 999 -902: Victory of the Joker and the Defeat of Justice_2
He had a feeling that this could very well become the first movie to reach the 1 billion US Dollar mark globally after his takeover at Warner Bros. Pictures.
Martin glanced at the time and said, “Let’s call it a day.”
The group progressively left the Chief Stone Theater.
The film’s online fermentation continued, centered around major social media platforms, “Joker” received widespread praises across a massive wave of Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram users.
On Thursday night, “Joker” was premiered early in 3500 theaters across North America.
Cinemas all over America turned into a gathering place for the crazed Jokers, and the R-rated film fetched 18.6 million US Dollars in midnight showings.
By Friday daytime, the film’s screening expanded to 4,250 theaters.
For all the monsters and ghouls in America that day, there was only one face—Joker!
Warner Bros. had prepared millions of Joker-themed deep purple suits, and almost all were sold out by Friday.
The latest Joker action figures and dolls sold out instantly.
The production team had signed a contract with Lily for handmade commemorative editions, which were now hard to come by.
Street artists across North America were almost unanimously providing Joker makeup services to fans that day.
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On the internet, Joker had already become a legend.
Now, it had transformed from legend to reality.
“Very dark, very depressing, just like our society, devoid of any light.”
“Martin’s Joker did what we all wanted to do but couldn’t.”
“After watching Martin’s ‘Joker’, you would understand that our society is truly sick.”
Perhaps a fan had voiced the true feelings of many.
“The real world isn’t incurable like in the movies; violence, murder, and anarchism are not solutions, but after watching Martin’s ‘Joker’, you feel unusually exhilarated, as if years of depression have been vented through the film. You not only sympathize with Joker but also start to see the real world through his eyes.”
Exceptional critical acclaim led to extremely high attendance rates.
Also released in October, last year’s “Split,” starring Martin, was nowhere close in comparison to “Joker.”
On its opening day in North America, including midnight showings, “Joker” earned 64.52 million US Dollars!
This set a new record for the highest single-day box office earnings in October in North America.
The latest edition of the Hollywood Reporter highlighted Martin’s new film.
“What is the appeal of ‘Joker’? It represents a form of freedom, depicting the life condition of an underclass character, channeling a heartrending scream of pain and detest against the current diseased, indifferent power, and ruling system.”
The film catered to the psyche of the populace; word-of-mouth pushed people continuously into theatres.
On Saturday, the film harvested another 57.66 million US Dollars in North American theaters!
By this time, everyone, including Hollywood, could see clearly that the contender for the North American and global box office champion of the year against “Captain America 3” had arrived!
The latter’s 408 million US Dollars in North America and 1.155 billion globally seemed not too distant.
The opening weekend box office of “Joker” also proved it had that potential.
Over the weekend, in 4250 theaters across North America, the film raked in 168 million US Dollars!
This also broke the previous record held by “John Wick: Chapter 3” for the highest opening for an R-rated film in North America.
Likewise, it was the highest opening record in October in the North American film market.
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“I never thought that the real threat to Marvel superhero movies would come from Martin.”
In a meeting room at Disney’s headquarters, Kevin Feige adjusted his baseball cap upward, “DC’s films are a cinch, except for Martin.”
Sitting in the main seat, Robert Iger remarked, “Thankfully it’s Martin, and not ‘Justice League.'”
Ellen Horn looked at Kevin Feige, “I advised you back then to sign Martin for a base salary of 20 million US Dollars plus a share in the post-release profits; you didn’t heed the advice. With Martin, the Avengers’ influence would have been far greater.”
Kevin Feige acknowledged his past mistake, “It was my fault. Given the circumstances, I could only cut costs elsewhere to allocate more money to the films themselves…”
Robert Iger waved his hand dismissively, “Let’s not dwell on the past. DC’s ‘Justice League’ is about to be released. Joss Whedon has worked with us, you know his capabilities. How likely is DC to pose a threat to Marvel?”
Kevin Feige responded, “Very unlikely. The real essence of DC movies is exactly the darkness, seriousness, and depth, as proven by both ‘The Dark Knight’ and ‘Joker.’ Joss Whedon is not adept at these things. ‘Justice League’ isn’t a complete overhaul but a patchwork based on Zack Snyder’s work. It’ll be difficult for Joss to handle well.”
Ellen Horn agreed, “Exactly, restarting from scratch might have been more successful, but neither Warner Bros. nor DC has that kind of resolve.”
“Not many have such resolve,” Robert Iger chuckled. “Throwing away over two hundred million dollars would drive Warner Bros. and Time Warner’s board insane.”
Ellen Horn added, “DC can’t threaten Marvel. I’ve discussed with Martin, and he once said, ‘The more successful ‘Joker’ is, the more embarrassing ‘Justice League’ will be next month.'”
Robert Iger didn’t involve himself directly in frontline film production, so he didn’t quite understand.
It quickly dawned on Kevin Feige, “‘Joker’ is utterly severe, dark, and serious in theme and plot. Next, suddenly a bunch of comedic DC heroes pop up, haha…”
