Joker: Folie Deux is one for the record books, but not necessarily records anybody would want to claim. Warner Bros. rolled out all the stops for Joker: Folie Deux, giving director Todd Phillips a blank check and even opening it exactly five years (to the day) after its predecessor. While the 2019 film was controversial, it was still a box office smash hit with a large, passionate fanbase. The same cannot be said for Joker: Folie Deux, which pulled off a rare and embarrassing triple-flop.