Joker star Joaquin Phoenix made moviegoers smile when he showed up in person to surprise audiences at multiple Alamo Drafthouse screenings the film on Saturday.
Phoenix made appearances before and after the movie Saturday night in various theaters in Los Angeles, talking to fans and posing for photos.
Read cinephiles’ tweets about the experience below.
I shook Joaquin Phoenix’s hand tonight after seeing JOKER at the @DrafthouseLA, thus cementing my firm belief that both Alamo and Joaquin are the greatest in their respective fields.
— Jeremiah Dollins (@ambivalent_man) October 6, 2019
Tonight I saw the 9:10 Joker at Alamo Drafthouse. Before it started the house lights went up and Joaquin Phoenix legit walked to the front and thanked us for coming. Everyone went fucking nuts.
It was my favorite part of the movie.
— Julie Seabaugh (@julieseabaugh) October 6, 2019
Joker grossed $96 million at the domestic box office and $140.5 million overseas for a global debut of $237 million, setting new records for the month of October.