'The Batman' collects $134 million at US box-office

The newest superhero epic starring Robert Pattinson as an exceptionally moody Caped Crusader collected 134 million in North American theatres over the weekend above Sundays estimates of 1285 millionThose ticket sales rank as the best opening of 2022 as well as only the second pandemicera movie to cross the 100 million mark in a single weekend following SpiderMan No Way Home reports varietycomThe reason behind the 4 percent bump in Mondays final tally is because The Batman had a betterthanexpected turnout on Sunday bringing in 341 million Thats more than some pandemicera releases managed to earn in their entire theatrical runsThe movie pulled in 57 million on Friday which includes fan events from Tuesday and Wednesday and added another 432 million on Saturday Without much competition until Sonys own comic book adaptation Morbius hits theatres on April 1 The Batman should continue to fly high over domestic box office chartsInternationally The Batman captured 124 million from 74 overseas market pushing its global tally to 258 millionAlready the 200 millionbudgeted The Batman is shaping up to be a commercial winner for Warner Bros Thats partially because The Batman marks a return to exclusive theatrical releases for Warner Bros which released its entire 2021 slate simultaneously on HBO MaxGoing forward Warner Bros has announced plans to keep its movies in cinemas for 45 days before putting its new titles on HBO MaxThe Batman also benefitted because tickets at AMC Theatres and other major chains cost 1 to 2 more than other movies playing at the same time The move a surprising break from industry tradition is an attempt for theatre operators to offset stagnant attendance levels as they attempt to claw their way out of pandemicrelated wreckageThis is all quite novel in the United States but actually AMC has been doing it for years in our European theatres AMCs CEO Adam Aron said during the companys recent earnings callIndeed in Europe we charge a premium for the best seats in the house as do just about all other sellers of tickets in other industries think sports events concerts and live theatre for exampleDirected by Matt Reeves the PG13 The Batman which clocks in at a taxing three hours takes a gritty look at Bruce Waynes earlier days as the worlds greatest detective In his pursuit of justice the youthful Dark Knight uncovers corruption in Gotham City while pursuing the maniacal killer known as the Riddler Paul DanoThe starstudded cast includes ZoA Kravitz as Catwoman Andy Serkis as Batmans butler Alfred Pennyworth Colin Farrell as the crimelord known as Penguin and Jeffrey Wright as Gotham Citys police chief James Gordon The movie has been embraced by critics it holds an 85 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes as well as audiences it landed an A CinemaScorePeople talk about superhero fatigue but one of the things that pushes back on that is having different tones within the genre says Toby Emmerich chairman of the Warner Bros Pictures Group Matt made an oldfashioned noir detective story It doesnt feel like a superhero story weve seenThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever