The 2022 box office has its first juggernaut. After years of promotion and more than few delays due to COVID-19, “” finally hit movie theaters this weekend. The Warner Bros. release grossed a hefty $57 million from 4,417 locations in its opening day, though that’s a sum that includes $21.6 million from Thursday preview screenings.
The DC adaptation is tracking to open somewhere between $120 million and $130 million for the weekend. With more than $50 million already in the bank, “The Batman” is already the biggest opening weekend of 2022, with Sony’s “Uncharted” standing at a distant second with a $44 million three-day debut. It’s yet another demonstration that superhero appointment viewing is in a league of its own for moviegoers.
Compared to the franchise’s recent history, that figure would fall short of the opening weekend totals for Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” and “The Dark Knight Rises” , as well as that of Zack Snyder’s crossover showdown “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” . However, “The Batman” is not a sequel like those films; instead, it’s a whole cloth reboot of the property, with a new cast, a new mood and a new story.
Big-budget spectacles can tend to be front-loaded in their box office hauls and “The Batman” will be no exception. More than a third of its opening day grosses were earned through Thursday night previews. However, Warner Bros. hopes the DC adaptation will have longer staying power thanks to its positive reception.
“The Batman” sees Robert Pattinson as the seventh actor to don the cowl of the Caped Crusader in a live-action movie. The film also stars Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano as the Riddler, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth and Colin Farrell as the Penguin. Directed by Matt Reeves, the production proved to be a prolonged one due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a production budget ballooning past $200 million.
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Impressive
44 million is waaaay more than what I was expecting Uncharted to do 😧
I’d like my money back
It’s most definitely a movie that has repeated viewing power. I rarely see a film more than once at the cinema. I’m looking forward to seeing The Batman again because there is so much to take in.
These are some high hopes!
enamoramiento1 Oh it will. I'm going back next week.
That’s below Captain Marvel
Surprisingly good
Can't even get a set at 930 am
So opening day numbers includes Thursday previews which itself includes fan previews happened on tuesday and wednesday. How's that opening day collection when it's collected over 4 days? TheBatman
Is it normal practice to include early previews collection in opening day numbers
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That includes 21m from previews so not as impressive when you pick it apart
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