Matt Reeves The Batman has had an epic weekend at the worldwide box office, outperforming
it's expected numbers and making nearly $250 million worldwide so far.
But can it sustain this growth over the next few weeks and build a
framework for a potential Matt Reeves trilogy?
And how well do I think the film will do in it's theatrical lifetime?
In this video, I'm going to be discussing the box office results, giving
you my reaction to them, along with my prediction for the global number that the film could
make.
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But without further a do, lets dive into the box office results from the opening weekend
of The Batman.
So Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson’s The Batman has had a huge international weekend
on the box office charts, making $120 million from it's overseas markets.
In total it has made $248.5 million globally and this is an incredible
start for a movie that is for one, 3 hours long, 2, a detective noir film and 3, rated
15 in numerous international markers.
And in some of those markets, for instance in the UK,
it took in $6.4 million, which is 24% more then what 2019's Joker had at this point.
And according to more recent reports the film does not have
a budget of $100 million and in fact that was raised to just under $200 million due
to the pandemic and the marketing campaign.
But when looking at these early numbers it's already on the
way to making back it's budget plus add ons in just over one week.
The Batman also doesn’t open in China, one of the world's biggest theatrical markets,
until March 18th, so expect a bump in it's worldwide numbers around that
time too.
It of course won’t play in Russia after Warner Bros choose to not open there due to
the current situation in Ukraine, but it seems the
that numbers are going be pretty high when all is said and done.
In the US alone it made $128.5 million and that means it's further one of two movies
in the pandemic-era to cross the $100 million mark in a single weekend.
Obviously No Way Home would achieve these numbers due to it's family friendly target,
nostalgia effect, and MCU base, but making just over half of
that with a long runtime and again adult rating in multiple markets, makes this a big feat
for Warner Bros and Matt Reeves.
The predictions, which were raised multiple times leading up to the release of The Batman,
were projecting a worldwide box office of $225 million just a few days ago, but once
again the insiders have underestimated the appeal for
this film and those numbers will only go up.
The one thing that is interesting is whether the film will have the rewatchability over
the next few weeks, but honestly, I think most audiences
are realy responding well to this film and I can see that also being a non-issue.
The Batman recieved an A- cinemascore and currently has
a 90% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 8.6 on IMDB, so most seem to really enjoy
it.
Also, with it's current $248.5 million global total, The Batman has earned more in three
days than Uncharted managed in three weeks, meaning
in the next few days it'll become the highest grossing Hollywood movie of 2022.
And now the question comes back to, will it join the
billion dollar club.
I did a whole video talking about this a few back, and as I said in that, I believe the
Batman can cross that mark.
Now it doesn't have to and for this film to be
successful, you're looking at about $450 to $500 million to be crossed.
We know it's gonna pass that after these early numbers relatively soon, probabaly by the
end of next week at the latest, but could it now reach the billion
dollar mark?
Well, like I said previously, it's all down to repeat viewings.
I myself have seen the film 3 times in theatres already and plan
another 3 or 4 visits.
But hopefully others will do the same and if that does happen then I think a billion
is on the table.
So far, it's performing in a similar fashion to 2019's Joker
and that went on to gros over a billion at the global box office, so hopefully results
go in a similar direction over the coming weeks.
If it makes say $500 million by late next week,
then yes, I think there's a possibility.
But yeah, we'll have to see, but I definitely think it's on the table after this huge opening.
The current opening for The Batman also means that it's the fourth biggest opening for a
Batman film, behind that of Batman V Superman, The Dark knight and The Dark Knight Rises.
Of course, there's multiple factors that make
it fourth, whether it be the Dark Knight films being hyped sequels, it's a nudge from the
pandemic or the fact that BVS featured two of the
most iconic superheros going head to head.
Those numbers did dip after it's mammoth opening because of mixed reactions to the film too.
And before I get dragged for saying that, some of
you may remember that I'm someone who really enjoyed BvS, but at the same time, I understand
that not everyone loved that particular film and the results showed that in the following
weeks after it's release.
The Batman really is a fresh new take and a first film in a potential trilogy, so it's
great to see that most people accross the board are really supporting
this and really enjoying the film.
And it really solidifies Batman's reign at the box office over the decades.
Nolan's Batman did great, Snyder's Batman, while mixed in reaction from
audiences and inconsistent figures, still did pretty well, and now Matt Reeves Batman
is looking to follow that trend.
It's a character that benefits from re-interpretations and every
one has brought something interesting for fans, and their excitement has always been
there.
So hopefully this will continue and The Batman is on track to make some big money at the
global box office over the next few weeks.
But that was my video discussing the box office performance of Matt Reeves The Batman and
things are so far looking great for this potential new trilogy.
It's going to be interesting to see how the film holds up and if it has legs
going forward, but this start has given it a good advantage in making a lot more as the
weeks go on.
I think it can make a billion or slightly below, but again this all depends on repeat
viewings.
If it does make that sort of money, it can only mean more for the films that follow and
audiences have clearly expressed an interest and satisfaction in this new iteration.
So things are looking bright on the caped crusaders side.
And Matt Reeves is only gonna bring more stories in Gotham as we move into the future.
But what do you think of the current box office for Matt Reeves The Batman and how much do
you think it will make by the time it ends it's run in theatres.
Let me know down below in the comments section.
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