“The Batman” is still going strong three weeks into its theatrical run, with a tight grip on the top spot at the box office.
Robert Pattinson’s debut as the Dark Knight earned an additional $36.8 million for the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. It also slid past the $300 million mark ahead of projections.
The film is the highest-grossing movie of 2022 and the second highest since the beginning of the pandemic. (First place goes to “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”)
“The Batman,” directed by Matt Reeves, also picked up $49.1 million internationally this weekend, bringing its global total to $598.1 million. The only place “The Batman” seems to be stumbling is in China, where it earned $12.1 million in its first weekend. But about 43% of cinemas in China are closed because of the pandemic and “The Batman” still did slightly better than “Uncharted,” which also opened this weekend to $10.3 million.
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“The Batman” cost an estimated $200 million to make, not counting the many millions spent on marketing. But it is already a win for Warner Bros., which took at hit at the box office in 2021 because all of its films were released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max.
It also helps that marketplace competition has been slim. The biggest competitor this weekend was the anime “Jujutsu Kaisen 0,” which took in an estimated $17.7 million in its first weekend. The Japanese film is based on a best-selling manga and available to watch dubbed or with subtitles.
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The horror film “X” also debuted this weekend and is expected to earn around $4.4 million. Directed by Ti West, “X” is about a group of people who are terrorized while shooting a pornographic film.
Rounding out the top five: Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg’s “Uncharted,” which was No.3 in its fifth week, earning $8 million ($125.9 million to date), and Channing Tatum’s “Dog” at No. 5 ($4.1 million for the weekend, $54.2 million total).
Final numbers are expected Monday.