DC blockbuster will become just the fifth Hollywood film in the past year to pass $500 million worldwide
Warner Bros./DC’s “The Batman” is continuing its red-hot performance at the box office, adding $18.7 million on its second Friday, with domestic totals set to pass $225 million by the end of Sunday. Though the Friday-to-Friday drop is 67% due to strong preview and opening day numbers, “The Batman” has a good chance of holding its weekend drop to below 55% of its $134 million opening weekend. That would mark one of the best second weekend holds for any film since theaters reopened and the best for any DC film featuring Batman since “The Dark Knight” in 2008. This result will also mean “The Batman” will become Warner Bros.’ highest grossing theatrical release since theaters reopened after the COVID-19 pandemic began, having eclipsed the $400 million global theatrical run of “Dune” in just eight days of domestic release.
