Why did the Joker burn his money?

The Joker, as depicted in Christopher Nolan’s film, is an anarchist. His goal is to bring about chaos in the world. By burning the money, he is demonstrating that he does not care about money; he just, in Alfred’s words, “wants to see the world burn.”

How much money did the Joker burn in the Dark Knight?

The studio objected but he’s a big name director and got his way. But it’s not actually $4.7 billion, though that’s what he originally wanted. The studio made him compromise and burn $1 bills rather than $100 bills (as the Joker does). So the actual amount burned was actually $4.7 million.

How much money did the Joker steal from the bank?

As a result of the heist, the Joker stole upwards of $68,000,000.

What was the budget for Dark Knight?

180 million USD
185 million USD
The Dark Knight/Budget

Why did the Joker burn the money?

At that point the scene commences, Joker burns the money (and Lau) and has the mobster taken away to be fed to his own dogs. At no point was the Joker actually “paid” for his services. He merely burns all of the money as a display of his wanton disregard for the value of currency.

Why did the Joker bring the mobster to his death?

The Joker doesn’t care about money. He doesn’t care about fame. He doesn’t care about life. He only cares about chaos. As his goons escort the mobster off to his demise. The Joker merely brought him there to show that he retrieved Lau and his money, only to shortly show the mobster how All you care about is money.

Why did the crime lords burn the money?

The crime lords thought the promise of money would protect them from the Joker, that it would be a form of insurance. They looked the other way when the Joker did some weird things because they believed he would never betray them so long as there is money. So, he burned the money.

How did the Joker get his custom suit?

At some point later, Joker used the money he gained in the robbery to create his custom suit, which he admitted in his unannounced meeting with the mob when responding to Sal Maroni’s insult of the suit being cheap by saying “you ought to know. You bought it.”