Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga’s movie flop “Folie à Deux” falls out of the domestic box office top five in its third week of release.

A piece of art goes beyond the bounds of its existence. A song is not just its recording, a film is not just its shots. What completes and officializes a piece of art, the primer that seals any painting,

After collapsing in its opening weekend, and then being all but eviscerated in its sophomore frame, Joker: Folie à Deux witnessed a further drop in revenue as it entered only its third week in theaters on the verge of a premature debut on digital streaming platforms.

Folie a Deux" is not the only blockbuster-budgeted film to fall flat at the box office this year. Studios including Universal, Sony and Lionsgate have dropped hundreds of millions of dollars on franchise features and star-studded ensembles only to see ticket sales sputter.