'The Batman' ຜ່ານ 'Shang-Chi' ດ້ວຍມູນຄ່າ 463 ລ້ານໂດລາທົ່ວໂລກ

The Batman soared to the top for the second weekend (of what will be at least a three-weekend reign) in a row. The Matt Reeves-directed and Peter Craig-penned DC actioner earned a devilish $66 million in weekend two (I’m guessing the Monday morning final grosses will be bigger) to bring its ten-day domestic cume to $238.5 million. In terms of Covid-era box office, The Batman’s second weekend is essentially tied with the $70 million *opening* weekends of Eternals ແລະ F9. It’s (obviously) the second-biggest non-opening weekend gross behind Spider-Man: ບໍ່ມີທາງກັບບ້ານ’s $84 million weekend-two gross. It’s already past Shang-Chi ($225 million after a $75 million Fri-Sun/$94 million Fri-Mon Labor Day launch) to be the second-biggest Covid-era (or, really, 2020-2022) Hollywood release save for Spider-Man: ບໍ່ມີທາງກັບບ້ານ (792 ລ້ານໂດລາ).

Spider-Man: 3 version 2.0 dropped a hearty 67% (partially due to Christmas Eve falling on a Friday) from a ridiculous $260 million debut, although it leveled out soon after. The Batman dropped 51% from a $134 million debut, a hold closer to the 43%-50% second-weekend drops of Batman Begins, Wonder Woman, Black Panther ແລະ Man ທາດເຫຼັກ. The Batman is the only “big” movie of note in theaters right now, but that’s still a terrific hold. Concerns about the 175-minute runtime and its “too dark for kids” tone seem to be irrelevant. Strong reviews, solid buzz and mostly positive post-debut media coverage (I have yet to see a single “What The Batman gets wrong about men, bats” article) has rendered the Robert Pattinson/Zoe Kravitz flick more than just another Batman movie.

The Batman is clearly not playing like another ຜູ້ຊາຍຂອງເຫຼັກກ້າ. That divisive (although unquestionably ambitious) Superman reboot dropped 67% from a $128 million debut and clocked out at $291 million domestic. The Batman should be past that by Sunday night, potentially zooming past the $300 million mark on day 17. If it continues to play like Alice on Wonderland, Oz: The Great and Powerful, Logan ແລະ Captain Marvel (to name three semi-recent first-weekend-of-March tentpoles), The Batman will end with $350-$390 million domestic, second only to Wonder Woman ($412.5 million) among non-Nolan DC flicks. $400 million domestic is possible but not guaranteed and certainly not the bar for success. I mean, with everything going right, even ຜູ້ປົກຄອງຂອງ Galaxy Vol. 2 ended with “just” $390 million domestic in summer 2017.

The Batman continued to play like a Batman movie overseas, namely in achieving a 50/50 split. It earned $66.6 million outside of North America, bringing its foreign total to $224.7 million. That gives it a $463 million worldwide cume, meaning it’ll top Godzilla Vs. ກົງ ($468 million in 2021) tomorrow or Tuesday to be Warner Bros.’ biggest global grosser since Joker ($1.073 billion in late 2019) and their second-biggest global grosser since Aquaman ($1.148 billion in late 2018). Joker didn’t play in China, while Aquaman ສ້າງລາຍຮັບໄດ້ 298 ລ້ານໂດລາສະຫະລັດ ແລະ Godzilla Vs. ກົງ grossed $188 million. Hollywood flicks have been inconsistent (at best) in China since 2018, with a handful of ການຟື້ນຄືນຊີວິດຂອງມາຕຣິກເບື້ອງ ($14 million) for every Guy ຟຣີ ($95 million). We’ll see where The Batman falls when it opens there on Friday.

The Batman is now past ຊາງ - ​​ຈີແລະນິທານຂອງວົງແຫວນສິບ ($430 million) to be the sixth-biggest Covid-era Hollywood earner, behind Godzilla Vs. ກົງ (468 ລ້ານໂດລາ), Venom: ຂໍໃຫ້ມີ Carnage (505 ລ້ານໂດລາ), F9 (721 ລ້ານໂດລາ), ບໍ່ມີເວລາທີ່ຈະຕາຍ (774 ລ້ານໂດລາ) ແລະ Spider-Man: ບໍ່ມີທາງກັບບ້ານ ($1.86 billion). Barring an unlikely crash after today, it’s almost certain to end up behind only the James Bond flick and the Spider-Man sequel, although it could absolutely end up passing the 007 movie if it pulls its weight in China starting this Friday. Yes, F9 earned $205 million in China, but honestly in this environment I’d be impressed with the over/under $65 million totals of ເທນ ແລະ ບໍ່ມີເວລາທີ່ຈະຕາຍທີ່ຢູ່ ແນ່​ນອນ, The Batman is smash with or without China.

If you’ll allow me some spitball math, The Batman is looking at a possible $730 million global cume not yet counting China. Yes, even a halfway decent run in China (solo Marvel/DC flicks tended to pull $90-$125 million prior to Covid) should push the film over $800 million worldwide. Once again, $1 billion is not the goal nor the bar for success for this $185 million franchise-starter. Simply put, the 2-D, stand-alone superhero franchise starter is playing like a pre-Avatar, ກ່ອນAvengers superhero franchise starter, adjusted for overseas expansion and inflation of course. Once it passes ຜູ້ຊາຍຂອງເຫຼັກກ້າ domestically, it’ll be the biggest-grossing clean slate reboot ever in North America. If it passes spider Man: Homecoming ($881 million in 2017, with an assist from Iron Man), it’ll be the biggest such thing worldwide too.