“The Batman” started its box office run with a $57 million opening day. Warner Bros.’ film is tracking for a weekend above $120 million.
The 2022 box office has its first juggernaut. After years of promotion and more than few delays due to COVID-19, “The Batman” 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. Compared to the franchise’s recent history, that figure would fall short of the opening weekend totals for Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” ($158 million) and “The Dark Knight Rises” ($160 million), as well as that of Zack Snyder’s crossover showdown “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” ($166 million).
