According to Deadline, "Joker" brought to his director and the scriptwriter Todd Phillips over $ 70 million. Such a huge amount is due to the fact that the Phillips was due to an impressive percentage of the film's office fees, while his fixed fee was very modest. At the same time, the artist of the capital role Joaquin Phoenix agreed to the reverse conditions: a guaranteed amount before the release of the film Plus a small percentage of fees. It was the unprecedented success of "Joker" at the box office allowed the Phillips to earn more Phoenix on the film.
Last year, Joker became one of the most vivid events in the world of movies: besides numerous awards, including the main prize of the Venetian Film Festival, "Joker" marked the box office in the amount of $ 1.07 billion, which was an absolute record for films with "Adult" rating R.
According to published data, "Joker" provided its creators a net profit of $ 830 million, while the production of the picture cost $ 393 million (budget of the film itself in the amount of $ 70 million plus advertising, marketing and many other costs). At the same time initially studio Warner Bros. There were doubts about the prospects for this project, agreeing to cover only half of its budget, whereas for another 25% of the required amount provided by the Bron Studios film company and Village Roadshow. The studios earned $ 437 million on Jokera, dividing this amount among themselves according to its investment shares.