The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
87%RT Audience Score: 80%
Awards & Nominations: 13 wins & 68 nominations
The Lego Batman Movie continues its block-buster franchise’s winning streak with another round of dizzyingly funny — and beautifully animated — family-friendly mayhem
The Lego Batman Movie is a hilarious and action-packed adventure that will have you laughing from start to finish. Sure, it may not be the most emotional Batman movie out there, but who needs emotions when you have a Lego Batman singing about how awesome he is? The animation is top-notch and the jokes come at you faster than the Batmobile on a high-speed chase. It’s the perfect movie for kids and adults alike, and it’s definitely worth a watch if you’re in the mood for some lighthearted fun. Plus, who doesn’t love seeing Batman fight crime with a bunch of Lego bricks?
Production Company(ies)
Focus Features, Tohokushinsha Film Corporation, American Zoetrope
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Fox Studios, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for rude humor and some action
Year of Release
2017
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1 SDDS Datasat
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 12.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 46m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Feb 10, 2017 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 13, 2017
Genre(s)
Comedy/Adventure
Keyword(s)
Worldwide gross: $312,136,671
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $376,510,512
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 404
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 41,058,944
US/Canada gross: $175,936,671
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $212,221,159
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 321
US/Canada opening weekend: $53,003,468
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $63,934,695
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 157
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $80,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $96,498,886
Production budget ranking: 427
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $51,964,650
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $228,046,976
ROI to date (est.): 154%
ROI ranking: 757
Will Arnett
Batman, Bruce Wayne
Voice
Michael Cera
Robin, Dick Grayson
Voice
Rosario Dawson
Batgirl, Barbara Gordon
Voice
Ralph Fiennes
Alfred Pennyworth
Voice
Siri
‘Puter
Voice
Zach Galifianakis
Joker
Voice
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Director(s)
Chris McKay
Writer(s)
Seth Grahame-Smith, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Jared Stern, John Whittington
Producer(s)
Dan Lin, Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Roy Lee
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
13 wins & 68 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (316) | Top Critics (77) | Fresh (283) | Rotten (33)
The Lego Batman Movie mostly proves that this franchise has already descended into a disappointing formula. These movies flash a subversive hook, then straighten it out as they streak along.
March 8, 2018
Michael Sragow
Film Comment Magazine
TOP CRITIC
The result is an ideal movie for the school holidays, one that children of all ages will rock along with (Batman fancies his own singing) and adults will laugh at.
April 7, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/5
Stephen Romei
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
Emotion can reside in the unlikeliest packages. But there’s not a lot of it on show here. The animation, however, is terrific and fans of the original should love it.
April 5, 2017 | Rating: 3/5
Sandra Hall
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
It’s a bit over-the-top and a little too pleased with its own cleverness, but there is a lot of genuine, inoffensive fun in The Lego Batman Movie.
March 30, 2017 | Rating: 3/5
Wenlei Ma
News.com.au
TOP CRITIC
What’s missing is any trace of 1980s-style punk cynicism to underpin the pop playfulness; instead, there’s a complacency which is death to humour.
March 29, 2017 | Rating: 1.5/5
Jake Wilson
The Age (Australia)
TOP CRITIC
The ‘LEGO Movie’ spin-off spoofs the ethos and aesthetics of the Bat-films so well, it’s hard to imagine taking them seriously again.
February 17, 2017
Jason Bailey
Flavorwire
TOP CRITIC
The sequel is the very definition of too much of a good thing.
April 5, 2022 | Rating: 2/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
It’s Arnett’s show, taking the egotistical dope who was such a delight in The Lego Movie and making him even more absurd.
February 21, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
James Luxford
City AM
Despite the films flaw of its rapid pacing of jokes, The LEGO Batman Movie may not be the Batman film we wanted but surely the Batman film we needed.
February 18, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
David Gonzalez
Reel Talk Inc.
What initially appears to be a facile (if fun) piece of entertainment actually deepens as it progresses.
November 16, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
Zips along at a tremendous pace with in-your-face animation and some jokes but the overwhelming amount of CGI muffles some of the charm of the original, creating a less organic, homemade feel.
March 4, 2021 | Rating: 3/5
Richard Crouse
Richard Crouse
While the film’s story is a little overlong and complicated for a children’s movie, The LEGO Batman Movie gets to the center of Batman’s pain of losing his parents and his overall need for family.
December 23, 2020
Rudie Obias
Battleship Pretension…
Plot
There are big changes brewing in Gotham City, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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