Box office: Joker lands overseas with $5.4M opening day
landed in its first international markets on Wednesday, earning $5.4 million from four territories including previews.
In North America, the dark origin story, starring Joaquin Phoenix, begins its run Thursday night. The movie is widely expected to open to $80 million-plus at the domestic box office and top the October record set last year by Sony'sscored $2.25 million at its Wednesday opening in Korea, tying with a public holiday. In India, the film opened with $900,000, making it the top foreign film in the market. In Indonesia,opened with $846,000, while in Belgium, the film launched to $170,000.
Warner Bros. is more conservative in its North American forecast, suggesting $75 million to $80 million. It remains unclear whetherat theaters in markets including Los Angeles and New York will impact traffic.
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