Now, as Warner Bros. gets ready to release the controversial Joker, all eyes are on the DC Comics adaptation as it eyes a potentially record-breaking start.
Over the past few weeks, concerns over the overt violence depicted in Joker, directed by Todd Philips, have raised various concerns.
Or will all of this chatter amount to little more than noise when it comes to the movie’s financial prospects?
No other studio is daring to release anything against Joker, so the rest of the top five will be dominated by holdovers.