Opening March 4, 2022, "The Batman", produced by DC Films, earned $128,500,000 (domestic) and $120,000,000 (international), for a worldwide total of $248,500,000:
"...set in his second year of fighting crime, the film sees Batman uncover corruption in Gotham City...
"...while facing a killer known as the
'Riddler'...
"It's very much a point of view-driven, 'noir Batman' tale,"said the film’s director Matt Reeves.
"It's told very squarely on his shoulders and I hope it’s going to be a story that will be thrilling but also emotional.
"It's told very squarely on his shoulders and I hope it’s going to be a story that will be thrilling but also emotional.
"It's more Batman in his detective mode than we've seen in the films. The comics have a history of that. He's supposed to be the world's greatest detective...
"...and that's not necessarily been a part of what the movies have been.
“I'd
love this to be one where when we go on that journey of tracking down
the criminals and trying to solve a crime. It's going to allow his
character to have an arc so that he can go through a transformation."
