According to media reports, “The Batman” grossed $57 million on its first day of release in North America on March 4, and is expected to hit $120 million in its opening weekend. It will be the runner-up for North American openings during the pandemic, behind “Spider-Man: No Way Home” ($260 million).
Friday’s results for “The Batman” included a $21.6 million Thursday advance and fan screening.
While not comparable to “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”‘s $166 million opening, “The Batman”‘s performance during the pandemic is the highest of any DC Solo superhero movie in recent years.
It surpassed 2013’s “Man of Steel”‘s $116 million and 2019’s “Joker”‘s $96.2 million, and even surpassed 2017’s “Justice League”‘s $93.84 million.
Comparing the box office of other Batman movies, “Batman Begins” in Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Trilogy” only opened at $48.74 million, “The Dark Knight” and “The Dark Knight Rises” received $158 million and $158 million respectively. $160 million opening score.
And the four Batman movies in the 1980s and 1990s, the highest opening drawing is about 52 million US dollars.
North American general audience gave an A-rating
In terms of word of mouth, “The Batman” has a CinemaScore score of A-, 85% freshness on Rotten Tomatoes, 91% audience popcorn index, and IMDb 8.6 points.
The film has been released in 74 international markets since March 2, and has accumulated a total of 54 million US dollars so far.
It grossed $6.4 million on its first day in the UK, 24% more than “Joker” over the same period.
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