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The film earned $66 million in its second
weekend of release, propelling its domestic tally to a robust
$238.5 million. After only 10 days on the big screen, "The
Batman" ranks as the highest-grossing movie of 2022, as well as
the second-highest grossing movie since the onset of COVID-19.
Only "Spider-Man: No Way Home," which has generated a stellar
$792 million in North America, has earned more money at the
domestic box office in the past two years.
Ticket sales for "The Batman" declined 41% from its debut, a
better hold than most comic book tentpoles -- especially in
pandemic times. Other COVID-era releases, such as "The Suicide
Squad," "Eternals," "Black Widow" and "Shang-Chi and the Legend
of the Ten Rings," plummeted anywhere from 53% to 71% in their
sophomore outings.
Positive reviews and strong word-of-mouth have kept audiences
coming back to "The Batman," which co-stars Zoe Kravitz as
Catwoman and Paul Dano as the Riddler. Directed by Matt Reeves,
the PG-13 "The Batman" -- which runs at a butt-numbing three
hours -- takes a gritty look at Bruce Wayne's earlier days as
"the world's greatest detective."
The $200 million-budgeted "The Batman" has been a needed
commercial smash for Warner Bros. After releasing its entire
2021 film slate simultaneously on HBO Max, "The Batman" is the
studio's first exclusive theatrical release in 12 months. Going
forward, Warner Bros. has announced plans to keep its movies in
cinemas for 45 days before putting its new titles on HBO Max.
Without any new nationwide releases, "The Batman" had no trouble
towering over domestic charts. In a distant second place, Tom
Holland's video game adaptation "Uncharted" nabbed $9.2 million
from 3,725 North American venues. After four weeks of release,
the PG-13 action-adventure has earned $113 million.
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