The Batman Thursday Box Office Higher Than The Joker & Aquaman
The Batman's Thursday preview box office take is higher than its pre-pandemic DC peers Joker and Aquaman. The film, which officially opened in theaters this weekend, is debuting a new branch of the DC Extended Universe, introducing fans to a another version of the caped crusader, played by Robert Pattinson. The Batman was directed by Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' Matt Reeves and features Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano as The Riddler, Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon, Andy Serkis as Alfred, and Colin Farrell as The Penguin.
The Batman will reset the timeline of Gotham's prime vigilante hero, following Bruce Wayne while he's still in his first few years of fighting crime. When Gotham citizens are targeted by a serial killer known as The Riddler, Batman must reluctantly team up with Catwoman to track him down, even though their investigation is turning up dark secrets about the Wayne family's past. The film is poised to start a whole new Bat universe within the DCEU, including an impending HBO Max spinoff show featuring The Penguin.
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Per Variety, The Batman has raked in a total of $21.6 million in its Thursday previews, a number which also includes tickets from special event screenings on Tuesday and Wednesday. This is the second-highest opening day take from any film in the pandemic era right behind the box office juggernaut Spider-Man: No Way Home, which took in $50 million on its opening Thursday and became the first film since the beginning of 2020 to pass $1 billion worldwide. Not only that, but The Batman has also crushed much of its pre-pandemic DC competition, bringing in a higher total than Joker's $13.3
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