The Batman has held on to the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office for the third weekend in a row, taking in $36.8 million from 4,302 theaters between Friday and Sunday.
Matt Reeves' critically-acclaimed reboot will pass the $300 million mark later today, making it only the second pandemic-era movie to accomplish this feat (we're sure we don't have to remind you what the other is).
The Dark Knight's latest big-screen outing has proven to be a bigger hit that even Warner Bros. anticipated, taking in just shy of $600 million worldwide after three weeks on release. At one point, a $1 billion total seemed likely, but the movie recently hit a snag in China, where stricter COVID-19 protocols have greatly reduced its (potential) BO performance.
Even so, an $800M-$850M global cume is predicted before The Batman makes its way to HBO Max next month.
"Two years of stalking the streets as the Batman (Robert Pattinson), striking fear into the hearts of criminals, has led Bruce Wayne deep into the shadows of Gotham City. With only a few trusted allies — Alfred Pennyworth (Andy Serkis), Lt. James Gordon (Jeffrey Wright) — amongst the city’s corrupt network of officials and high-profile figures, the lone vigilante has established himself as the sole embodiment of vengeance amongst his fellow citizens."
“When a killer targets Gotham’s elite with a series of sadistic machinations, a trail of cryptic clues sends the World’s Greatest Detective on an investigation into the underworld, where he encounters such characters as Selina Kyle/aka Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz), Oswald Cobblepot/aka the Penguin (Colin Farrell), Carmine Falcone (John Turturro), and Edward Nashton/aka the Riddler (Paul Dano). As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator’s plans becomes clear, Batman must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit, and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued Gotham City.”
Have you been to see The Batman? If so, what did you think?
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