• Box office.The premiere of Joker sets the pace of the box office in Spain and historical record in the US
  • Interview.Joaquin Phoenix: "Fear is a motivating element for me"
  • Critic Joker: Manifesto against the dictatorship of happiness

From time to time it happens that a movie generates so much expectation that it seems that there is no talk of anything else. This weekend, Joker was the undisputed protagonist of all conversations.

The applauded role of Joaquin Phoenix , the Golden Lion to the tape at the Venice Film Festival or the alert in the United States before its premiere, made it presage that it was not going to be a feature film like any other.

High expectations always bring with them the fear that they will not be fulfilled and that the hit is epic. But, fortunately, the Joker has been reinforced after several days in the halls.

In FilmAffinity Joker it is already ranked as the fourth highest rated film in history by users. The film directed by Todd Phillips has a score of 8'7 and is only surpassed by The Godfather , The Godfather part II and Twelve men without mercy .

While in IMDb its assessment is not far. Joker enters directly to the top 10 - specifically placed in the 9th place - where he rubs shoulders with classics such as Pulp Fiction , Schindler's List or Life imprisonment .

Collection Record

In just three days, Joker has raised 234 million dollars (213 million euros) worldwide. In the United States, for example, it has surpassed the best premiere in history in a month of October with a collection of 93.5 million dollars (85 million euros). A title that Venom held so far.

Joker, the story of an antihero

Although in the history of the cinema there have been several Joker , being the most applauded by Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger , the origins of the antihero had never been told before.

Todd Philips' film, set in 1981, tells the story of Arthur Fleck , a man ignored by society, and how a series of circumstances lead him to become Batman's arch nemesis.

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