THE BATMAN Will Hit Theaters In China On March 18; New International Poster Released

THE BATMAN Will Hit Theaters In China On March 18; New International Poster Released

We recently learned that The Batman had secured a release date in China, and it's just been announced that Matt Reeves' upcoming reboot will hit theaters in the Middle Kingdom on March 18.

By MarkCassidy - Feb 17, 2022 08:02 AM EST
Filed Under: The Batman

News broke earlier this week that The Batman had secured a theatrical release in China, and an official debut date has now been announced.

Matt Reeves' highly-anticipated reboot will hit theaters in the Middle Kingdom on March 18, just two weeks after it releases in The U.S. and most other major territories worldwide. This makes The Batman the first major Hollywood blockbuster to be granted a release in China since Wonder Woman 1984.

This is obviously great news for Warner Bros., as the most recent box office tracking pointed to a lower opening weekend haul than initial estimates predicted ($80M+ down from $135 million - $185 million). A China release should bump up those numbers significantly, but The Batman's near three-hour runtime and 15A certificate (in certain locations) may still have a negative impact on its takings.

Early press screenings have been taking place over the past week or so, but the social media embargo doesn't lift until February 28, so we still have a while to go before we get to see those initial reactions to The Dark Knight's latest solo outing.

For now, you can check out a new international poster for The Batman below.

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Spawnnn
Spawnnn - 2/17/2022, 8:26 AM
Nice, every dollar is welcome.
Typhoon20
Typhoon20 - 2/17/2022, 8:45 AM
@Spawnnn - No offense but why would you care how much money these rich corporations make. Even without China they would have made their money back and then some. You act like they're paying you lol.
Spawnnn
Spawnnn - 2/17/2022, 8:58 AM
@Typhoon20 - Because I love it when filmmakers get creative freedom and BO is an important factor to continue. After TSS has bombed terribly they need a big W.
kylo0607
kylo0607 - 2/17/2022, 9:27 AM
@Typhoon20 - Because box office determines whether films get continuations or not.

Unfortunately, this is the case for both good and bad ones too and while people watch the bad ones, trash continues to be made.

Hence why I am happy that films like Resurrections and Moonfall flopped and will be happy too if films like The Batman make decent profit, respectively.
newmutantsRETURNS
newmutantsRETURNS - 2/17/2022, 11:38 AM
@Typhoon20 - These movies are made to make money...not just make you happy lol
bobevanz
bobevanz - 2/17/2022, 11:53 AM
@Typhoon20 - keep yelling at the clouds lol
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 2/17/2022, 8:26 AM
Glad China gets to see this movie with the rest of the world. Still pissed no way home never got there though.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 2/17/2022, 9:09 AM
@Mrcool210 - More like no way Hong
Roodi
Roodi - 2/17/2022, 9:10 AM
@Mrcool210 - They'd get to see it no matter what though. Savvy.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 2/17/2022, 8:28 AM
Roodi
Roodi - 2/17/2022, 9:10 AM
Wonder what this'll make there. Aside from Aquaman, DC films weren't making that much there. Canon DCEU movie Justice League(2017) was the first one to go over $100M. It was funny then because it barely beat Ant-Man there by $1M.
newmutantsRETURNS
newmutantsRETURNS - 2/17/2022, 11:41 AM
@Roodi - its a shame that 1st SS film was banned from China, would have been interesting how much it would have made there
eGGtheGreat
eGGtheGreat - 2/17/2022, 9:20 AM
Booooo!
Lokiwasright
Lokiwasright - 2/17/2022, 10:58 AM
Home of crappy tiktok... Yet the people...
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 2/17/2022, 12:40 PM
Interesting how quickly the CCP allowed country-wide release of The Batman.

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