The 2019 box office hit earned $1 billion in theaters with $96.2 million over the course of its first weekend. Now, Joker 2, starring Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn alongside the returning Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck/the Joker,

The box office is no laughing matter this weekend, because Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker is back. “Joker: Folie a Deux,” the sequel to the Oscar-nominated, DC Comic book film “Joker,” is opening in theaters this weekend and has made $7 million in Thursday previews so far.

Todd Phillips' daring movie teams Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in a genre-busting, music -infused sequel that's polarizing critics and audiences.

Joker: Folie à Deux, Todd Phillips’s highly anticipated sequel to his 2019 billion-dollar barnburner, Joker, is finally tap-dancing for fans in theaters with a $7M take in Thursday preview screenings.

The sequel to 2019’s Oscar-winning 'Joker' sees Lady Gaga join director Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix for a follow-up that isn’t a straightforward psychological thriller but a semi-jukebox musical.

Folie a Deux, Salem's Lot, It's What's Inside, and The Outrun. Weighing in are Alison Willmore, film critic for New York Magazine and Vulture ; and William Bibbiani, film critic for the Wrap and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network.