Joker Made Director Todd Phillips Nearly $100 Million

[@benm5970]

He must've had the biggest smile in the entire world on his face when he got that check out of his mailbox

[@j.t2348]

@@doc8013 lmao

[@princeuvolesckoolbmovies5460]

Ben McDonald He probably hasn't got paid yet they get paid several months to a year after a movie is done grossing at the box office

[@denenterpriesesorwhatsleft6386]

@@doc8013 lmao imagine seeing 100M dollar check passing trough the mail system to the mail box

[@denenterpriesesorwhatsleft6386]

@@princeuvolesckoolbmovies5460 true the movie is still gross millions each weekend and chances are the profits are coming in chunk by chunk not one big lump sum cuze I remember reading up speilberg doing something similar to this when he made E.T back in 1982 he was getting 500K by the day from his stake of profits for that movies (at the time) gargantuan BO grosses

[@denenterpriesesorwhatsleft6386]

@E A ya look up E.T success grossing 700M on a 10M budget

[@isheunopakutekwatekwa9530]

I wish Joaquin could've made that kinda money too. He of all people deserves it. He gave us the performance of a lifetime and deserves the paycheck of a lifetime.

[@Betoven81]

He made nearly $200 million

[@spidavenom4]

Actors usually make it off royalties so I’m sure he’s gonna make much more than $100 million

[@kdscool1536]

Both Todd and Joaquin deserve this kind of paycheck, without Todd this movie wouldn't have existed at all, including Joaquin's participation.

[@jeebs621]

Usually actors are the real money makers, so it’s nice seeing a director actually get paid something.

[@forceunleashed4338]

I don't know about backend pay but I am sure Joaquin Phoenix paycheck was less than 10 million! No way a $60million budget can pay actor more than that! But I hope he gets more like todd because this movie truly works because of his mind blowing performance.

[@harshbaid2511]

Todd Philips children eating good Tonight. Get that dough.

[@MenelikiGaming]

You might say... Todd Philips... got.. the.. last.. laugh.... ..hah.... ..sorry not sorry.

[@entropysermons1876]

I dont think he's married or has kids.

[@terrellwilliams3919]

*Very well deserved for that piece of art*

[@sexyrack1999]

Erhmmm uhmm, this is why people want to elect Bernie

[@Macolicious88]

Agreed. Absolute masterpiece

[@domphilbrick]

Senor Cabron While actors and directors getting paid millions of dollars might seem bad, it’s really just supply and demand. Think about it, if an actor brings in millions of dollars for a studio, that money has to go somewhere. If it doesn’t go to the actor, it’ll go to the studio. I would much rather see actors getting paid the money that they earned rather than the studio getting all of it, and the same can be said for directors. Also, before someone says that actors/directors didn’t actually earn that money, again, it’s all about supply and demand. If there is a large demand for an actor/director, they will bring in a lot of money with their films. No matter what form of economy you have, supply and demand will always be present. As a little side note, I would also like to point out that this principle applies to every other job as well. Take athletes for example. Many people complain that they get paid so much, but it’s ultimately just supply and demand. If people don’t want athletes to make so much money, then they should stop buying tickets and merchandise. WE control how much money they make, because WE control their demand.

[@sexyrack1999]

@@domphilbrick not saying its bad but seeing how much actors make. Make me want to be a socialist.

[@mikesknow]

Dom Philbrick very well said. Thank you for saving me the typing.

[@stormking989]

*He did write the Joker movie script. Todd Phillips earned every penny.*

[@denenterpriesesorwhatsleft6386]

@King Phoenix ok now thats a funny one

[@ajtaylor8750]

He stuck his chest out and took a risk, and it paid off in the end. Todd Phillips 🙌

[@Humphking]

Rumors are if there is a part 2, J. Phoenix will get a RDJ type of contract.

[@93DAIMOND]

Todd Philips can theoretically finance joker 2 and 3 all by himself

[@quizmo1000]

With that kind of money he definitely could.

[@shahrukhknight-99]

Todd Phillips deserved it for this masterpiece.

[@jaymills5557]

Well if it worked the first time for him, then why not a second time? Phillips deserves every penny of that 100 million

[@timboslice1566]

I think Joaquin Phoenix only making 4.5 million for joker and acting about 98% of the whole movie is scandalous. Joaquin Phoenix should have made at least 20 million for that masterpiece, well I am sure he will make a lot more if they decide to make a sequel.

[@meninpapin]

But why not Phoenix too. Without him Todd wouldn't have gotten that huge chunk. Todd may have put his vision in it but Phoenix made that movie, He basically improvised and had his input into the movie

[@KeenApollo]

He's the type of actor who doesn't care about that. We don't know how they negotiatioed.

[@Blueshadow866]

Because without Todd the movie would have never seen The Day light this movie is completely Todd taking Risk

[@mstoj1386]

Smart business man plus a huge risk to his salary.

[@Wolfgangus_Theophilus]

Well, he deserves it for directing the Most Profitable Comic Book Movie Ever.

[@motazksa4506]

@@suicidesquid3581 it is , profitable , not the highest grossing movie , there's a difference

[@motazksa4506]

@@suicidesquid3581 doesn't matter, statistics agree

[@motazksa4506]

@@suicidesquid3581 I dont think you understand what profitable means , again let me say it... we're not talking about the over all gross , lemme make easy , if you divide the overall gross of the movies on budget you would get the value of how much money each 1 million made in profit : 1-averngers end game :every one million made =7.8m in return 2- joker:every one million in the budget made =19.4m in return . i hope you understand now genius ,remember that you need to consider how much money you invested not just how much money you got, financial math is not that simple.

[@motazksa4506]

@@suicidesquid3581 Thats not even counting the marketing costs

[@farakhhanif]

This reminds me of how Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf with a similar kind of deal where he could have made several 100 million dollars.

[@denenterpriesesorwhatsleft6386]

yup and notice how since then he hasn't done anything other than voice over work while gandalf actor is getting gig after gig after gig

[@laviniajanehollis4064]

I believed he announced his retirement before the LOTR offer. Also, according to reports he didn't understand the story. Seems like he was not into this kind of fantasy films. :)

[@laviniajanehollis4064]

People also need to understand creativity takes time. Some of these directors, writers & etc takes months or even years just to come up with a story and script. I heard that Todd Phillips wrote the script, produce and directed the movie. He definitely deserves more than $100.

[@MrMarsFargo]

I think the other thing which Erin sort of touched on, is that directors get bigger paychecks because their income is so irregular compared to actors; In a lot of cases, that's the only income they're getting for 3-10 years at a time. So they need enough money to live off of for that length of time between jobs. And for a lot of the auteurs, who spend a lot of their own money on movies for creative freedom, only so much of that is going towards being able to eat for 3 years.

[@lfcspectre4335]

Todd Philips must be laughing to bank now, deserve it after masterpiece he made for us.

[@TheFlash-rh2el]

We had to pay for it; nobody made it for "us. "

[@meninpapin]

@@TheFlash-rh2el well he did direct the movie so who else made it for us

[@infernoblur9768]

Patrick Adams WB

[@meninpapin]

@@infernoblur9768 I'm not talking about financially

[@denenterpriesesorwhatsleft6386]

@@infernoblur9768 ya they funding like half the production and chicken out the other half to bron studios in a 3 film deal (including ben afflecks way back movie)

[@oz2770]

Todd put a smile on his own face.

[@mikesknow]

Had skin in the game. I like that he was that sure of himself, I can appreciate that.

[@qubaliclife4666]

Don’t Do it for the money. The money will always come when you do it from the Hart. PASSION!!

[@nicarlos73]

Todd Phillips having "A LITTLE BIT OF THE BUBBLY!!" to celebrate I'm sure 🍾🥂

[@rokaanalzeer]

He’ll drink it in mannnnn

[@joeker1755]

RDJ earned over 75mil.. in Endgame and 12 mil for 12 min in Homecoming. Thats life!

[@hywelwilliams3929]

Look at it this way, The Joker (as a film) is a product or brand, no different than an iPhone or Instagram or makeup brand or any other property that is launched for consumer consumption and it just so happened that it made over $1B. When you subtract all the costs next to the very modest amount that it took to actually make the film, the Joker pulled away with a very, very healthy profit margin so why wouldn't Todd Phillips walk away with a massive payday, its simple business. He negotiated it, he made a play for it, he risked big and he won the game.

[@JIMMY_NEMESIS]

One smart director...he knew that rated R was going to be a big buzz

[@jobsmine]

And he deserves it tbh. It’s a brilliant movie and a brilliant director. The reason Joker was successful was because people were tired with the garbage overrated cgi filled blockbuster where only foolish people liked. Joker was able to successfully attract those who appreciate Art. Am glad WB gave the project a green line, Disney could never allow such movies. They would’ve burried the idea immediately.

[@619ck154]

I have all the respect in the world for Philips doing this. You have to when its someone backing themselves for success in this way.

[@starfishsicko]

Generally I agree. I think there are few people more overpaid than movie stars and directors, but if their checks were to be based off the movies earnings, I'd have far less of an issue with it. Good on him. He did an amazing job.

[@ck_sidekick8306]

I think it should happen a lot more. When your vision lands with the masses, you should reap the benefits as much as the bean counters who doubted you.

[@purplegorilla9592]

He bet on himself and I have nothing but admiration for people willing to take that risk. He deserves the money.

[@slakr2386]

Congratulations Todd Phillips. 👍

[@bronzetiger3837]

Dark Knight made a Billion.Suicide Squad nearly $800million, VENOM makes OVER $800million. I am nobody but I follow the failures,trends (box office wise)and successes religiously.I NEVER LIKED THE JOKER CHARACTER AND STILL KNEW THIS WAS GOLD!! Still wanted to see it......NOT MUCH OF a RISK GUYS.!! Hollywood can hate all it wants but right now our "comic stuff" (done well) is as they say on Seinfeld "Pure Gold Jerry,Pure Gold".😉

[@yankeedoodle7828]

Seriously! They’re acting like Joker was some risky indie film. As if the character isn’t one of the most known in pop culture. My grandma even knows who the joker is

[@TGA19]

No rumors that a certain web slinger might appear,no cinematic universes and barely any links to the comics on which it is based. This was a risk wether anyone wants to admit it or not .

[@bronzetiger3837]

@@TGA19 Regular movie going public(like my co-workers )don't know what is or isn't in "a universe ",they went (me the comic geek actually haven't )BECAUSE THE JOKER IS SO POPULAR AND ICONIC.I like guessing box office and since I follow smartly my estimates are usually right or damn close (I thought Joker would EASILY RUN to 250 domestic and 500 foreign )and I was STILL shortchanging the pic. Regular movie going public also kept saying there would be a sequel.Besides my Really geek buds, nobody knew Todd Phillips said"no sequel";THEY JUST KNEW JOKER.JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE WORLD!!! "No Risk";just a "cool narrative that SOUNDS GOOD"LOL😂 Whether YOU admit it or not.

[@CV-lm7pv]

Unpopular opinion: Everyone should get paid depending on their performance 🤷‍♂️

[@openmind2161]

Damn Looks like Joker already made a Comedian millionaire

[@legomoviesstudios8822]

Just imagine if the russos made that deal with Disney about endgame and infinity war. Wow.

[@aBerlin1945]

A hundred million dollars are a lot of last laughs

[@antoniop9461]

the other crazy part was that WB already had Jared Leto as Joker. If he was amazing I wonder if this Joker would have done as well as it did.

[@lfcspectre4335]

Jerry Maguire - Show Me The Money! $$$$

[@Omar-wq9dz]

This type of thing has happened before. Both Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger took 20% of the box office returns, instead of taking their regular salaries, for Twins. Steven Spielberg apparently made over $250 million from Jurassic Park in 1993.

[@andrecannon8559]

He believed in himself to the fullest!

[@JohnFisherChoir]

Still thinking about this today, the joker success was insane, well deserved !

[@abhikdoesthings]

Joaquin Phoenix deserved 100M too....

[@pellowsaja1057]

please give mt.joaquin got the Oscar ... ♥️ joker phoenix ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@whatevergoesforme5129]

I believe that for doing some film work, one has to be paid at least a living wage to survive. It can be just a basic salary agreed upon to pay for one's rent, utilities, gas, insurance, etc. and then the rest will be based on the profit-sharing or an agreed upon percentage. Woody Allen operated on a lower budget because he made it known that all actors will get paid a certain amount only and yet established actors want to be cast in his films.

[@dejanrakic77]

todd 100 millions, and main joker actor 4,5 milion dollars thats hard but todd deserved and he is really clever guy

[@V19-g9i]

How much did Joaquin phnoenix make?

[@datahloks]

Good for him.

[@kevinfranzen9733]

Entertainment salaries are normally higher than corporate ones. Bob Igar CEO of Disney potential salary was less than Robert Downey Jr for 2019. I don't mind this yet Disney did 6 billion plus in movies and then parks so why is the employee making more than the CEO?

[@Dan-wb3ed]

100% agree. I kinda got a problem with athletes and hollywood making 20 mil, 100 mil, whatever for a few months of work. Not that they dont deserve to be millionaires, sure tons of em do and I'm sure a lot of them work their ass off. But 100mil for a few months? Like, one million is a whole lot of money....you need 100 times that? You worked that hard? When theres doctors performing open heart surgery multiple times a year for 150k. Or marines on a battlefield. Or firefighters, or emts, etc. You work harder then all them? Now that said I'm happy for Phillips. SOME people do deserve a ridiculous amount of money by making intelligent or risky decisions, by working their ass off for years and finally catch a break, or for the fact they create something that ends up being loved by millions and blows up. The rock, kevin hart, kevin fiege, etc...they deserve every penny they got. Their incredible work ethic just oozes out of them. If someone makes some risky moves in the stock market or gambling they deserve however much they get. And imo Phillip's took a big risk put his heart into a product he trusted which became something he never expected and paid off. So congrats, you made some smart moves sir. And btw, I've called Phillip's becoming a underrated director years ago. Hangover is arguably one of the best comedies ever made, but seeing war dogs is what really got me. To me, that movie screamed untapped potential and showed the guy has some real talent for this. And what do you know his next movie is considered for Oscar's and is the 2nd highest profitable comic book movie of all time which cant be said enough how big of a accomplishment that is considering how much the genre makes.

[@johnquiroz8279]

100 million don't forget the taxman

[@TheyTalkOnline]

He deserved every cent of it.

[@alexman378]

“If you’re going to flop, make sure your name is on the credits 4 times”? Well that’s stupid as hell, it basically says “I was in almost complete control of every aspect and failed miserably”.

[@rubenmorales5857]

We are gonna up-size tonight on that combo.

[@ipod9771]

Such a good film. A modern classic. But I think the only reason it made a billion, is because of the name “Joker”. Personally I think they should’ve titled it something different. An original title. And then towards the end of the film tie it all together. Like they did with Split & Unbreakable. That would’ve been cool

[@brianajaxwintor6023]

I like how he made a movie about how rich people suck 😂

[@Elmgren76]

I think Bruce Willis took back end points on The Sixth Sense and Tom Hanks took back end points on Forrest Gump. 🤑

[@rodrigosmith24]

😂😂😂😂 great analysis

[@catherine9897]

He gets what he deserves!!

[@jayvardy]

Capitalism is beautiful.

[@ultron.ver.1979]

Joker in Bangkok! I love Erin🤣

[@simbamasaku1]

@6:51 Joaquin lol

[@Amy1Kenobi]

Bradley Cooper was smart to be a producer, bet he saw some good amount of money too.

[@Londonguy1987_]

That kind of money can ruin someone. Hopefully he doesn't blow it all on drugs and whores, or get involved with gold-diggers. I like Todd Phillips. I just hope that he's smart with the money, because the vultures are gonna be circling him after these reports. We need him for Joker 2. Spend that money wisely, Todd. Well deserved.

[@petermatthews3729]

I don't mind as much in this case. This is reflective of what capitalism is about. Not hoarding wealth, though partly matching risk to reward. When Todd Phillips makes big money on a project he is going spend it to keep making movies. WB will give him more of their money to make films, people trust him, he has negotiating leverage and will employ many people doing it.

[@dct124]

If you didn't think Joker was gonna make more than $500m your evaluation of films might be a bit off. Maybe in the conceptual phase sure it's a hard sell/guess. The moment I saw his wardrobe I was sold. During the trailer I got an immediate sense of oh shit this is gonna be like Deadpool in regards to success. For R rated films currently, Deadpool set the tone and formula of success. Stay true to the fucking source material and if you skew away from it, that's ok but no so far that it alienates the people who will vouch for it. I personally vouch films to roughly 10 to 15 ppl based on my recommendations over the years who will go out and spend $11 to $25 on a movie not to mention concessions where a total night is $30 to $200. Imagine that happening a 100 to 200 times. I'm saying it only takes 100 to 200 dedicated fans to influence these movies. That's easily $13k to $26k in a night not including concessions which go to the theater. With this movie you're talking Joker in a R rated film shiiiit and you don't know if it's going to be good? It's 2019 nearly 2020. Directors (good ones) have figured it out. There's too much material and reference points to fuck up nowadays. If you do, that's a damn shame. Deadpool proved that a low budget with talent is proof that it can be done. The marketing dollars can be put to better use.

[@philmja9143]

He deserves every penny. Joker is a masterpiece, its made more $$$ than anyone thought it ever would and Warner Bros have a film that will be spoken and debated about for years to come. And the icing on the cake is that it's made sjw's and feminazis everywhere piss themselves in frustration because lets face it...it's a film about a man. We can't have that now can we?

[@Beraksekebon21]

I feel so stupid for doubting Todd

[@alexauclair1]

Doctors shouldn't be paid THAT much John. Jesus.

[@dbrew2u]

So , where are those that are constantly screaming about Income Inequality ?

[@AY-sp4nn]

How about joaquin phoenix salary??

[@Deviant69]

$4m or $4.5m

[@yup9451]

2:36 "Businessessessessess"

[@Sleep_jaywalking]

What about *Phoenix?* 🤔

[@drag7405]

He's only getting 4.5 million

[@platinum11110]

4.5 mill

[@BehindTheMustche]

$100 million. No wonder why he changed his mind on making a sequel. Lmao

[@drag7405]

Well he was talking about doing a sequel before the movie even came out so.... It's really up too Joaquin

[@nogooddirty6460]

"We never talk about how much the CEO of Johnson and Johnson makes." Ok boomer.

[@denenterpriesesorwhatsleft6386]

FYI his paycheck weather its 100M or not its still higher than the CEO of J&J who only makes 20M per year as of 2017

[@Crazyarchfiend]

I love when the girls are on the show, they always have neat insights

[@andreitaalvarezcardo]

Im wondering how much money Joaquín Phoenix will make ?

[@carterchin2135]

Andrea Ac only 4 millions, he deserves a huge bonus though

[@meninpapin]

@Notorious1503 yip

[@marwanashraf1394]

The actors and crew get paid before the release of the movie and production. It's a contract. No one gets more or less than what's in there.

[@carterchin2135]

Notorious1503 it’s not if only you can bring one billion dollars back

[@j.t2348]

He deserves more

[@weirdviking3481]

He earned it.

[@Kiiieeechiii]

Joaquin should’ve made way more than 4.5 mil

[@terrycaddell8050]

So a preexisting popular IP , which has made billions by the way with an academy award nominating actor makes a ton of money. Yet, somehow Todd Phillips is entitled to a 100 million. Did Bob Kane make that equivalent? Come on! Of course it’s excessive, but kudos to him for manipulating the system.

[@aworldreborn881]

Don't forget Bill finger!!

[@jessesquire6454]

Do keep in mind that the last joker we had was Jared Leto. The faith from most people in a joker movie was extremely low when this movie was announced. Nobody expected the movie to do this well

[@MrVitamincpp]

I think such money are not adequate to nobody's work and effort :) but good for him.

[@nelsonjenkins6348]

And Ryan Cooglier did Black Panther and got paid peanuts

[@TheMagicJIZZ]

Because that had a massive budget. 50 Million to make joker and he took a point pay out instead.. Harrison ford got 2% of star wars and he had made bank ever since

[@Brandon-vy6uw]

Jesus Christ. I wonder what the Russo’s made on the 4 marvel films they directed.

[@michaelwayman9600]

Get him direct Superman

[@johngurnhill8743]

Todd needs to do more DC films Mr freeze film professor pyg anything really

[@xxo5294]

Only 100? Didn’t the movie make 1 billion? Smells like he got played

[@TheMagicJIZZ]

Are you massively stupid or having a bad day lmao

[@girlsnextdoor1895]

This is dumb

[@danielpedraza6455]

Well deserved

[@theomegaman3489]

Inspiration and motivation from the classic "Taxi Driver"

[@chengfusaechao7243]

Anyways....I'm curious.... How much money Did Elizabeth Banks use To make HER FILM?!!

[@Mr.MacMan]

Love capitalism. He deserves it.

[@JonnySuite13]

Don't hurt to gamble!

[@bgonza2]

But only IF you have a good hand. Todd Phillips surely did, and it paid off.

[@shifusingh4183]

@John and anyone else, it's none of your business what any actor or director makes. Stop being envious and a hater of other people's success or good fortune. There was an ad when I played this video, how come you are making free money from wasting other people's time. Huh. Love from Vancouver

[@k.a.bcomics]

Erin is lowkey hot tho

[@jovanym2931]

Having a movie with 20 plus characters is a risk

[@jovanym2931]

Savion Lewis I did not make any comparisons can’t you friking read . Regardless infinity war had like 20 different main characters.please read before you comment .

[@jovanym2931]

no way Genius I said it because this John dude said it wasn’t

[@eleegs]

Capitalism and the American Dream

[@nickgrey6994]

Cool!

[@Blueshadow866]

Todd Prove what wrong with The industry right now and it NO ONE WANT TO TAKE RISK Todd just said fuck it let play against the players and see what we get ohh 1 billions 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔ok WB think about what next for the DC Comic live action DIVERSITY IS NEEDED and WB can bank on it

[@cyberdyne6188]

He deserved that

[@challenger516]

Erin Cummings is horrible on this show.

[@comicbooksavage]

DAMN!!!!