To that point, Joaquin Phoenix as the Clown Prince of Crime now stands above Ryan Reynolds as the Merc With a Mouth, as Joker has officially passed Deadpool 2 at the box office, making it the highest-grossing R-rated movie in history.
In a way, different as the movies may be, there is probably no Joker without Deadpool.
The movie has had one heck of a run at the box office since it opened in theaters earlier this month.
As of this writing, Joker has earned $258.6 million domestically and $526.9 million overseas (and counting).