Only two weekends after its premiere, The Batman continues to steamroll anything resembling competition as it nears another box office milestone, with Matt Reeves renewed take on the Caped Crusader continuing to rake in rave reviews and plenty of revenue.
Batman's long-awaited return to cinema has been very much welcome by audiences after a stellar opening weekend that led to anticipation over how well the film would continue to do. Contrary to prior cinematic iterations of the superhero, Robert Pattinson stars as a more realistic and darker Batman, which is very much what the entire producing team had in mind since Reeves took the project’s reins.
As it turns out, those efforts are definitely paying off, as The Batman has reportedly collected over $463M globally after just 10 days out in theaters, a number likely to rise to surpass the $500M mark midweek. Per Variety, revenue for The Batman is spread quite evenly too, as $66 million was the total for US revenue this weekend while on the international stage, it earned $66.6 million, both roughly around 50% from last week. These numbers do put the movie well on track to clear the one billion dollar ceiling soon enough.
Naturally, a key player for The Batman's commercial success is the Chinese market, which will start screening the film on March 18 and should add a healthy amount of revenue to the studio's coffers. The Batman also happens to be short on enemies. At this time, only Uncharted, BTS Permission to Dance On Stage, Dog, Death on the Nile, and, surprisingly, Spider-Man: No Way Home are still giving it a run for its money.
Of course, No Way Home is The Batman's closest rival in recent memory, though Spider-Man had already cleared the $500M milestone in the US alone by its second week thanks to it being the supposed final chapter in an established property and the MCU’s more family-friendly approach. Nevertheless, The Batman does share things with another Spider-Man entry, even if the themes and inspiration borrowed from films like Zodiac do make it sort of its own thing within the superhero movie genre.
Such undisputed success means a lot to Warner Bros. and DC, and it will also entice many to imagine what The Batman sequel could be like with a certain character that could benefit greatly in new ways from Reeves' style. Everything from beginning to end in The Batman aims to be a realistic take on tried and tested comic books stories, and from the looks of it, audiences are really loving it.
The Batman is currently available in theaters.
Source: Variety