In 2019, a reasonably budgeted film about a killer clown ruled the box office. In 2024, the sequel is being completely eclipsed by another sequel with an even more reasonable budget about a different killer clown.

The Christmas-themed slasher premiered last month during Fantastic Fest 2024, and has earned positive marks from critics, including CinemaBlend's Nick Venable, who calls it a "jubilantly gruesome gorefest" in his three-and-a-half star Terrifier 3 review.

Folie à Deux plummeted in its sophomore frame at the box office. The genre-fluid sequel to 2019’s blockbuster hit Joker registered a record drop in collections domestically, cementing its stature as one of the biggest bombs of the year,