When will “Folie À Deux” be streaming?

Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga joker: Slide for two hits theaters this weekend. How soon will it come to streaming?

joker: Slide for twois of course the highly anticipated successor of 2019 jokerwhich earned 11 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and Phoenix won an Oscar for Best Actor.

The film also became the first R-rated film Box office mojoto gross more than $1 billion worldwide – a distinction it now only shares Deadpool and Wolverine.

What is Joker: Folie à Deux about?

In the new film, Phoenix’s character, Arthur Fleck, is housed at Arkham Asylum while he awaits trial for the crimes he committed as his clown makeup-wearing alter ego from the first film, known simply as Joker .

While in Arkham, Arthur meets his true love, Lee Quinzel, aka Harley Quinn (Lady Gaga), and at the same time the music he carries deep within him.

ForbesPhotos: Lady Gaga’s Joker: Folie A Deux red carpet fashionFrom Tim Lammers

So co-writer and director Todd Phillips turned the crime theme in “Joker” into a crime/jukebox musical joker: Slide for two.

joker: Slide for two will be shown in previews on Thursday night before hitting theaters nationwide on Friday. This is the only way you will be able to see Joker: Folie à Deux First it will be shown on the big screen. So check the showtimes at your local cinemas.

When will “Joker: Folie à Deux” be released in digital streaming?

Once joker: Slide for two comes to the home entertainment market, you can initially watch the film as digital streaming via premium video on demand. PVOD is offered on a variety of different digital platforms including Prime Video, AppleTV+, VUDU, YouTube and Google Play.

PVOD purchase prices typically range from $24.99 to $29.99, while 48-hour PVOD rentals typically range from $19.99 to $24.99.

While the time it takes for a theatrical release to appear on PVOD generally depends on how financially a film performs in theaters, Warner Bros. appears to be narrowing its window when it comes to the film’s theatrical release and availability for streaming at home.

ForbesJoker: Folie A Deux premiere photos: Lady Gaga, Joaquin Phoenix and moreFrom Tim Lammers

For example, the studio’s latest release –Beetlejuice Beetlejuice— hit theaters on September 6 and grossed $134.5 million in worldwide box office sales in its opening weekend.

Despite the huge box office success of Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceHowever, the film is set to debut on PVOD on October 8th, just over a month after its theatrical release.

As of Wednesday, it appears to be an R rating joker: Slide for two is opening in the same neighborhood worldwide as Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. diversity Projects that… joker The sequel will gross between $50 and $65 million domestically and between $80 and $85 million internationally, while its opening weekend is between $130 and $150 million worldwide.

So if joker: Slide for two follows the same checkout history as Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The film could potentially be available on digital streaming in just over a month, on Tuesday, November 5th, or Friday, November 8th, as new PVOD titles are typically released on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Forbes‘Joker 2’: The best and worst reviews after its Venice Film Festival debutFrom Tim Lammers

One factor pushing the PVOD window back, however, is joker: Folie à Deux Price tag. Per The numbersBeetlejuice Beetlejuice The production cost $100 million before printing and advertising diversity noticed that joker: Slide for two had a production budget of $200 million before P&A.

Another thing that could postpone the PVOD debut of joker: Slide for two is whether the film has similar successes to 2019 jokerwhat ended, per diversitywhich grossed $1.07 billion worldwide.

As such, if joker: Slide for two has a blockbuster run comparable to something like Warner Bros. Direct hit Dune: Part Twothen the PVOD wait time could be a few weeks longer. Released on March 1st, it lasted Dune: Part Two approximately six weeks (47 days) from the film’s theatrical release to its debut on PVOD on April 16.

So if joker: Slide for two has similar success, it may not be available on PVOD until Tuesday, November 19th.

Which subscription streaming service will you get?Joker: Folie A Deux’ First?

After its debut on PVOD, the next home entertainment stop for joker: Slide for two will be shown on Max as the film is a Warner Bros. release. All of the studio’s releases debut as streaming video-on-demand on Max, as it is Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming platform.

You must be a Max subscriber to watch joker: Folie à Deux via streaming video on demand service. Max offers customers three different subscription levels: $9.99 per month with ads, $16.99 per month without ads, and $20.99 per month for the 4K Ultra HD format without ads.

The number of days it takes for a Warner Bros. release to appear on Max varies. If joker: Slide for two follows the same release pattern as Dune: Part Two –It took 74 days from the sci-fi hit’s release in theaters (March 1) to its debut on Max (May 14). joker: Slide for two could be released on Max sometime the week of December 15th.

Forbes“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” premieres for digital streamingFrom Tim Lammers

However, sometimes the window for SVOD on Max is a little longer. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga It took 84 days from the theatrical release (May 22nd) to the premiere on SVOD on Max (August 16th).

So if joker: Slide for two follows that Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Release patterns, fans can expect to see it on Max sometime during the week of December 22nd.

While the fans wait joker: Slide for two To stream on Max, you can watch the 2019 Joker on Max.

Rated R, joker: Slide for two will be shown in previews on Thursday night before hitting theaters nationwide on Friday.

ForbesNew version of Stephen King’s “Salem’s Lot” premieres this week on MaxFrom Tim Lammers