Robert Pattinson`s `The Batman` collected a mighty $128.5 million in its box office debut in North America, making it only the second pandemic-era movie to cross the $100-million mark in a single weekend. The feat was first achieved by `Spider-Man: No Way Home`, which launched last December to a historic $260 million.

Pattinson`s moody take on the Caped Crusader is shaping up to be a commercial winner for Warner Bros, which had shelled out $200 million to produce the film and spent many millions more in marketing and distribution costs. "Bringing `The Batman` to the big screen doesn`t come cheap, and achieving profitability won`t be easy," notes `Variety`.