'Joker' Shatters October Box Office Record
- 5 years ago
'Joker' Shatters
October Box Office Record.
Despite controversy over
its depiction of violence, 'Joker'
earned close to $93.5 million in
its opening box office weekend.
It's the highest movie gross
ever during the month of October.
'Joker' pulled in
$234 million globally.
Warning bulletins had been issued
concerning the film by the FBI and
Department of Homeland Security.
Warner Bros., the film's
distributor, responded to the
controversy with a statement.
Warner Bros. believes that one of the functions of storytelling is to provoke difficult conversations around complex issues. It is not the intention of the film, the filmmakers or the studio to hold this character up as a hero, Warner Bros., Statement, via CNN.
Media analysts believe the controversy
helped to make 'Joker' "a must see event."
October Box Office Record.
Despite controversy over
its depiction of violence, 'Joker'
earned close to $93.5 million in
its opening box office weekend.
It's the highest movie gross
ever during the month of October.
'Joker' pulled in
$234 million globally.
Warning bulletins had been issued
concerning the film by the FBI and
Department of Homeland Security.
Warner Bros., the film's
distributor, responded to the
controversy with a statement.
Warner Bros. believes that one of the functions of storytelling is to provoke difficult conversations around complex issues. It is not the intention of the film, the filmmakers or the studio to hold this character up as a hero, Warner Bros., Statement, via CNN.
Media analysts believe the controversy
helped to make 'Joker' "a must see event."