4:20 PM PDT 11/2/2019 by
Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros.
'Joker'
The R-rated pic starring Joaquin Phoenix is a huge win for Warner Bros and director Todd Phillips.
Fall blockbuster Joker racked up another milestone on Saturday when crossing the $900 million in worldwide ticket sales.
Director Todd Phillips' R-rated pic starring Joaquin Phoenix in the titular role is a huge win for Warner Bros. and DC, particularly since it isn't a traditional superhero movie.
Joker, costing a relatively modest $60 million to produce before marketing, is now assured of generating profits of $500 million or more for Warners and partners Village Roadshow and Bron Studios.
The dark supervillain movie has shattered a slew of records since its early October debut, including passing up Deadpool ($783 million) to become the top-grossing R-rated title of all time, not adjusted for inflation.
Box office analysts say Joker will gross $950 million or more by the end of its theatrical run. And it even has a shot of clearing $1 billion.
Through Friday, Joker's domestic cume was $289.5 million, while the foreign tally through Thursday was $602.3 million for a global cume of $891.8 million (overseas numbers for Friday weren't immediately available).
Warners will announce the $900 million milestone early Sunday when releasing weekend numbers. The movie will finish tomorrow with a global total of $920 million or more. That includes all but clearing the $300 million threshold in North America, where it's set to come in second place in its fifth weekend.
In terms of the top-grossing superhero films of all time, Joker has passed up Spider-Man 3 ($895 million) to rank as No. 13, not adjusted for inflation. And it's the fourth-top grossing DC title of all time behind Aquaman ($1.14 billion), The Dark Knight Rises ($1.08 billion) and The Dark Knight ($1 billion), unadjusted.
Village Roadshow and Bron Studios each have a 25 percent stake in Joker.
