The Batman (2022)
75%RT Audience Score: 87%
Awards & Nominations: NA
A grim, gritty, and gripping super-noir, The Batman ranks among the Dark Knight’s bleakest — and most thrillingly ambitious — live-action outings.
It’s long, but The Batman looks and sounds great, and its grounded take on Gotham is a solid fit for this Caped Crusader.
Production Company(ies)
6th & Idaho, DC Entertainment, Dylan Clark Productions, HBO Max, Pearl Street Films, Roadshow Films, Verse, Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Type
Streaming, Streaming (Hbo Max), Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
London, England, United Kingdom; Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom; Chicago, Illinois, United States
MPAA / Certificate
PG-13
Year of Release
2022
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos, Dolby, Dolby Surround 7.1
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 56m
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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): Mar 4, 2022 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2022
Genre(s)
Action/Adventure
Keyword(s)
starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey
Worldwide gross: $770,945,583
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $770,836,163
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 153
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 84,060,650
US/Canada gross: $369,345,583
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $369,345,583
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 138
US/Canada opening weekend: $134,008,624
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $134,008,624
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 51
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $200,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $200,000,000
Production budget ranking: 110
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $107,700,000
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $463,136,163
ROI to date (est.): 151%
ROI ranking: 766
Zoë Kravitz – Selina Kyle
Jeffrey Wright – Lt. James Gordon
Colin Farrell – Oz, The Penguin
Paul Dano – The Riddler
John Turturro – Carmine Falcone
Director(s)
Matt Reeves
Writer(s)
Matt Reeves, Peter Craig
Producer(s)
Dylan Clark, Matt Reeves
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (494) | Top Critics (84) | Fresh (421) | Rotten (73)
Operatic, simmering, and replete with a smoky noir atmosphere, The Batman is an enthralling package of contradictions.
May 25, 2022
Eric Francisco
Inverse
TOP CRITIC
The film I imagine Ricky Fitts would grow up to make after the events of ‘American Beauty.’
March 24, 2022
Keith Uhlich
(All (Parentheses))
TOP CRITIC
What this film does achieve, however, is telling a solid new Batman story, one with some pretty compelling twists and a strong point-of-view on who, exactly, the Caped Crusader is. By default, that makes it one of the better Batman movies ever made. March 19, 2022
Liz Shannon Miller
Consequence
TOP CRITIC
Ultimately, this Batman accepts the thankless, death-defying role he’s stepped into, and the sacrifices that go with it. But that choice would be more compelling if it weren’t framed as a tacit acknowledgement of all the inevitable sequels to come…
March 11, 2022
Adam Nayman
The Ringer
TOP CRITIC
The movie’s inability to imagine its superheroes and supervillains with any meaningful psychological identity is of a piece with the failure to imagine ordinary people with any degree of individuality.
March 10, 2022
Richard Brody
New Yorker
TOP CRITIC
It’s not too surprising that this is Reeves’s film, since the recent Planet of the Apes trilogy is among the most rich, complex, and well-crafted franchises in cinematic history.
March 9, 2022
Alissa Wilkinson
Vox
TOP CRITIC
The way that everything is spliced and shaken together, and the mood — and it’s definitely a mood — makes this weighty, heavy, sublimely shot, excellently cast, always-engaging blockbuster feel new, and all things Batman with it.
June 25, 2022
Sarah Ward
Concrete Playground
THE BATMAN shows that even the best intentions may inspire mayhem, cause heck this is Gotham.
June 22, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Rosalie Kicks
MovieJawn
And even though at times the movie seems a little too male-centric, in times when this is almost prohibited, it felt good to feel those testosterone punches in such a quality, entertaining film. [Full review in Spanish]
June 15, 2022
Erick Estrada
Cinegarage
How many times can this story be told? Next time pray that the filmmakers aren’t this self-serious about their own vision and that the running time values your time outside of Gotham.
June 14, 2022 | Rating: C+
Nathaniel Rogers
The Film Experience
Lovers of action, fight sequences, digital effects, and mainstream fare may be driven to mental torture. [Full review in Spanish]
June 14, 2022
Javier Ocaña
El Pais (Spain)
Matt Reeves is a director with a vision. I’m glad I enjoy that vision, because Batman needs to have good movies.
June 9, 2022 | Rating: A-
Kent Garrison
Mad About Movies Podcast…
Plot
Centers on reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne and his dual role as Gotham City’s vigilante detective.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
As a rule, forensics analysts don’t just plug digital media straight into their computer. For one, it becomes inadmissible in court since it can argued maybe the cops put incriminating evidence on the drive. The other thing is it might trigger a logic bomb which is exactly what happens when Gordon pulls up the pictures on the “thumb” drive. In reality, the drive would go to the lab and be imaged for a copy that would then be looked through. A detective as seasoned as Gordon would know better.
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