Folie á Deux earned $20 million on its opening day

The Joker got the last laugh.

“Joker: Folie á Deux” snuck into first place on its first day in theaters Friday, earning $20 million. According to the numbers.

The Todd Phillips-directed psychological thriller, which The Post called a “pointless sequel,” is a follow-up to 2019’s “Joker,” which earned Joaquin Phoenix an Oscar, who reprises his titular role.

It’s also a musical — and The Post said Phoenix and its star Lady Gaga, who plays his love interest Harley Quinn, are “singing for no reason.”

Villain flick, which It cost $200 million to makeis expected to take in at most $47 million in its opening weekend in 4,102 theaters. According to the deadline.

This number exists Half of what the original movie made on opening weekend.

On its second Friday in theaters, “The Wild Robot” came in second place with sales approaching $5 million.

The sci-fi adventure, based on the popular children’s book series of the same name, has already grossed more than $50 million domestically. According to variety.

“Beetlejuice” Beetlejuice fell to third place this week, fifth in theaters, with revenues of $2.7 million.

“Transformers One” remained in fourth place, with revenues of $1.37 million.

The psychological horror film “Speak No Evil,” which debuted on September 13, came in fifth place with revenues of $840,000.