Theaters needed a hero, and they got one in a big way this weekend.
» The Batman » — which stars Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader and Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman — notched an estimated $128.5 million at the North American box office this weekend, according its studio Warner Bros. (Warner Bros., like CNN, is a unit of WarnerMedia.) The opening flew past industry expectations that had the movie making closer to $100 million. It stands as the best opening of 2022 so far. The total also represents one of the largest openings for the Dark Knight. And that’s saying something considering that Batman is one of cinema’s most popular brands. Films based on the character have hauled in more than $5 billion at the worldwide box office since 1989’s « Batman. » On a symbolic level, this type of opening is exactly what both Warner Bros.
