Bruce Wayne has done it again. The Batman proved to be a resounding success at the box office with a total of $128.5 million, the second highest opening of any film in the pandemic era behind only Spider-Man: No Way Home. This follows Friday’s $57 million haul, which included $21.6 million in previews and fan screenings in Imax theatres in the days before. There had been concerns at Warner Bros. that the nearly three-hour runtime and higher ticket prices would discourage participation, but this is clearly not the case.
Compare this $128.5 million haul to last week’s No. 1 film, Uncharted, which grossed $23.2 million in its second weekend in theaters nationwide to get an idea of how successful The Batman is. The film, directed by Matt Reeves and starring Robert Pattinson, introduces a new Batman continuity that is distinct from the DCEU with other Batmen played by Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton. While the filmmakers were confident in the film, there was no guarantee that it would be as well received as it was, given the reception of other Batman films like Batman & Robin.
Alongside Pattinson, The Batman stars Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano as the Riddler, John Turturro as Carmine Falcone, Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth and Jeffrey Wright as Jim Gordon. Co-written by Reeves and Peter Craig, the film takes up two years in Batman’s life as Gotham City’s crime fighter as a serial killer known as the Riddler targets the city’s elites, including Bruce Wayne.
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