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Batman ReturnsFollow

1992 • PG-13 • 2h 6m • Action, Crime, Fantasy • Warner Bros.

The Bat. The Cat. The Penguin.

🍅 81% 73%

68

3.60

7.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$45.70M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$163.00M

Final

Worldwide total

$267.00M

$104.00M international

Domestic legs3.6x

Budget$80M

1992 rank#1

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Cast & crew

Full Burton filmography

Tim Burton

Tim Burton Director

Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton Starring

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito Starring

Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer Starring

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken Starring

Pat Hingle

Pat Hingle Starring

ScreenplayDaniel Waters Produced byDenise Di Novi, Tim Burton CinematographyStefan Czapsky Music byDanny Elfman StudioWarner Bros. SeriesBatman

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jun 19-21 1 $45.7M — 2,644 $17,280 $45.7M

2 Jun 26-28 1 $25.4M −44.3% 2,644 $9,616 $96.8M

3 Jul 3-5 1 $13.8M −45.6% 2,644 $5,228 $123.1M

4 Jul 10-12 4 $7.7M −44.1% 2,644 $2,921 $137.5M

5 Jul 17-19 6 $4.3M −44.3% 2,052 $2,097 $145.5M

6 Jul 24-26 8 $2.8M −34.2% 1,806 $1,567 $150.6M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Thu Jun 18 #1 $2.0M — $2.0M — —

Fri Jun 19 #1 $16.1M +691% $18.1M 2,644 $6,078 1

Sat Jun 20 #1 $16.8M +4% $34.9M 2,644 $6,349 2

Sun Jun 21 #1 $12.8M −24% $47.7M 2,644 $4,852 3

Mon Jun 22 #1 $6.6M −49% $54.3M 2,644 $2,498 4

Tue Jun 23 #1 $6.2M −7% $60.5M 2,644 $2,335 5

Wed Jun 24 #1 $5.7M −7% $66.2M 2,644 $2,172 6

Thu Jun 25 #1 $5.1M −11% $71.3M 2,644 $1,930 7

Fri Jun 26 #1 $8.1M +59% −49% $79.5M 2,644 $3,074 8

Sat Jun 27 #1 $10.4M +28% −38% $89.9M 2,644 $3,947 9

Sun Jun 28 #1 $6.9M −34% −47% $96.8M 2,644 $2,596 10

Mon Jun 29 #1 $3.2M −53% −51% $100.0M 2,644 $1,227 11

Tue Jun 30 #1 $3.4M +5% −45% $103.4M 2,644 $1,283 12

Wed Jul 1 #1 $2.7M −20% −53% $106.1M 2,644 $1,028 13

Thu Jul 2 #1 $3.1M +14% −39% $109.2M 2,644 $1,174 14

Fri Jul 3 #1 $5.8M +87% −29% $115.0M 2,644 $2,193 15

Sat Jul 4 #1 $4.0M −32% −62% $119.0M 2,644 $1,500 16

Sun Jul 5 #1 $4.1M +2% −41% $123.1M 2,644 $1,535 17

Mon Jul 6 #1 $1.8M −55% −43% $124.9M 2,644 $694 18

Tue Jul 7 #1 $1.8M −1% −46% $126.7M 2,644 $690 19

Wed Jul 8 #1 $1.5M −15% −43% $128.3M 2,644 $585 20

Thu Jul 9 #1 $1.5M −3% −52% $129.8M 2,644 $569 21

Fri Jul 10 #- $2.3M +51% −61% $132.0M 2,644 $858 22

Sat Jul 11 #- $3.2M +40% −20% $135.2M 2,644 $1,197 23

Sun Jul 12 #- $2.3M −28% −44% $137.5M 2,644 $866 24

Mon Jul 13 #- $934.3K −59% −49% $138.4M 2,644 $353 25

Tue Jul 14 #- $1.1M +14% −41% $139.5M 2,644 $404 26

Wed Jul 15 #- $883.4K −17% −43% $140.4M 2,644 $334 27

Thu Jul 16 #- $808.4K −8% −46% $141.2M 2,644 $306 28

Fri Jul 17 #- $1.3M +60% −43% $142.5M 2,052 $632 29

Sat Jul 18 #- $1.8M +42% −42% $144.3M 2,052 $895 30

Sun Jul 19 #- $1.2M −36% −49% $145.5M 2,052 $570 31

Mon Jul 20 #- $532.7K −54% −43% $146.0M 2,052 $260 32

Tue Jul 21 #- $631.9K +19% −41% $146.6M 2,052 $308 33

Wed Jul 22 #- $513.3K −19% −42% $147.2M 2,052 $250 34

Thu Jul 23 #- $609.8K +19% −25% $147.8M 2,052 $297 35

Fri Jul 24 #- $855.1K +40% −34% $148.6M 1,806 $473 36

Sat Jul 25 #- $1.2M +37% −36% $149.8M 1,806 $650 37

Sun Jul 26 #- $801.4K −32% −32% $150.6M 1,806 $444 38

Mon Jul 27 #- $340.5K −58% −36% $150.9M 1,806 $189 39

Tue Jul 28 #- $383.0K +12% −39% $151.3M 1,806 $212 40

Wed Jul 29 #- $320.1K −16% −38% $151.6M 1,806 $177 41

Thu Jul 30 #- $342.0K +7% −44% $152.0M 1,806 $189 42

Fri Jul 31 #- $520.3K +52% −39% $152.5M 1,405 $370 43

Sat Aug 1 #- $734.5K +41% −37% $153.2M 1,405 $523 44

Sun Aug 2 #- $491.8K −33% −39% $153.7M 1,405 $350 45

Mon Aug 3 #- $226.2K −54% −34% $154.0M 1,405 $161 46

Tue Aug 4 #- $270.6K +20% −29% $154.2M 1,405 $193 47

Wed Aug 5 #- $206.4K −24% −36% $154.4M 1,405 $147 48

Thu Aug 6 #- $207.2K — −39% $154.6M 1,405 $147 49

Fri Aug 7 #- $249.3K +20% −52% $154.9M 766 $325 50

Sat Aug 8 #- $361.8K +45% −51% $155.3M 766 $472 51

Sun Aug 9 #- $253.9K −30% −48% $155.5M 766 $331 52

Mon Aug 10 #- $108.3K −57% −52% $155.6M 766 $141 53

Tue Aug 11 #- $130.3K +20% −52% $155.7M 766 $170 54

Wed Aug 12 #- $108.0K −17% −48% $155.9M 766 $141 55

Thu Aug 13 #- $114.8K +6% −45% $156.0M 766 $150 56

Fri Aug 14 #- $139.4K +21% −44% $156.1M 461 $302 57

Sat Aug 15 #- $201.4K +44% −44% $156.3M 461 $437 58

Sun Aug 16 #- $140.5K −30% −45% $156.4M 461 $305 59

Mon Aug 17 #- $61.4K −56% −43% $156.5M 461 $133 60

Tue Aug 18 #- $64.7K +5% −50% $156.6M 461 $140 61

Wed Aug 19 #- $53.5K −17% −50% $156.6M 461 $116 62

Thu Aug 20 #- $56.0K +5% −51% $156.7M 461 $122 63

Fri Aug 21 #- $82.4K +47% −41% $156.8M 331 $249 64

Sat Aug 22 #- $114.0K +38% −43% $156.9M 331 $344 65

Sun Aug 23 #- $70.1K −39% −50% $157.0M 331 $212 66

Mon Aug 24 #- $33.0K −53% −46% $157.0M 331 $100 67

Tue Aug 25 #- $34.5K +4% −47% $157.0M 331 $104 68

Wed Aug 26 #- $27.6K −20% −48% $157.0M 331 $83 69

Thu Aug 27 #- $29.7K +8% −47% $157.1M 331 $90 70

Fri Aug 28 #- $270.9K +812% +229% $157.3M 938 $289 71

Sat Aug 29 #- $433.1K +60% +280% $157.8M 938 $462 72

Sun Aug 30 #- $302.0K −30% +331% $158.1M 938 $322 73

Mon Aug 31 #- $95.1K −69% +188% $158.2M 938 $101 74

Tue Sep 1 #- $92.2K −3% +167% $158.3M 938 $98 75

Wed Sep 2 #- $81.1K −12% +194% $158.4M 938 $86 76

Thu Sep 3 #- $87.8K +8% +195% $158.4M 938 $94 77

Fri Sep 4 #- $208.8K +138% −23% $158.6M 948 $220 78

Sat Sep 5 #- $350.5K +68% −19% $159.0M 948 $370 79

Sun Sep 6 #- $336.0K −4% +11% $159.3M 948 $354 80

Mon Sep 7 #- $227.4K −32% +139% $159.6M 948 $240 81

Tue Sep 8 #- $74.3K −67% −19% $159.6M 948 $78 82

Wed Sep 9 #- $59.1K −20% −27% $159.7M 948 $62 83

Thu Sep 10 #- $58.1K −2% −34% $159.8M 948 $61 84

Fri Sep 11 #- $146.2K +151% −30% $159.9M 766 $191 85

Sat Sep 12 #- $246.4K +69% −30% $160.1M 766 $322 86

Sun Sep 13 #- $134.4K −45% −60% $160.3M 766 $175 87

Mon Sep 14 #- $56.8K −58% −75% $160.3M 766 $74 88

Tue Sep 15 #- $63.2K +11% −15% $160.4M 766 $82 89

Wed Sep 16 #- $52.0K −18% −12% $160.5M 766 $68 90

Thu Sep 17 #- $50.0K −4% −14% $160.5M 766 $65 91

Fri Sep 18 #- $125.7K +151% −14% $160.6M 698 $180 92

Sat Sep 19 #- $215.9K +72% −12% $160.8M 698 $309 93

Sun Sep 20 #- $112.9K −48% −16% $161.0M 698 $162 94

Mon Sep 21 #- $49.5K −56% −13% $161.0M 698 $71 95

Tue Sep 22 #- $56.2K +14% −11% $161.1M 698 $81 96

Wed Sep 23 #- $44.7K −20% −14% $161.1M 698 $64 97

Thu Sep 24 #- $44.0K −2% −12% $161.2M 698 $63 98

Fri Sep 25 #- $99.3K +126% −21% $161.2M 556 $179 99

Sat Sep 26 #- $177.1K +78% −18% $161.4M 556 $318 100

Sun Sep 27 #- $86.9K −51% −23% $161.5M 556 $156 101

Mon Sep 28 #- $38.6K −56% −22% $161.6M 556 $69 102

Tue Sep 29 #- $45.6K +18% −19% $161.6M 556 $82 103

Wed Sep 30 #- $35.4K −22% −21% $161.6M 556 $64 104

Thu Oct 1 #- $33.9K −4% −23% $161.7M 556 $61 105

Fri Oct 2 #- $88.4K +161% −11% $161.8M 500 $177 106

Sat Oct 3 #- $159.4K +80% −10% $161.9M 500 $319 107

Sun Oct 4 #- $76.5K −52% −12% $162.0M 500 $153 108

Mon Oct 5 #- $32.6K −57% −16% $162.0M 500 $65 109

Tue Oct 6 #- $39.5K +21% −13% $162.1M 500 $79 110

Wed Oct 7 #- $29.8K −25% −16% $162.1M 500 $60 111

Thu Oct 8 #- $28.5K −4% −16% $162.1M 500 $57 112

Fri Oct 9 #- $76.0K +166% −14% $162.2M 402 $189 113

Sat Oct 10 #- $140.2K +84% −12% $162.3M 402 $349 114

Sun Oct 11 #- $64.3K −54% −16% $162.4M 402 $160 115

Mon Oct 12 #- $30.0K −53% −8% $162.4M 402 $75 116

Tue Oct 13 #- $34.4K +15% −13% $162.5M 402 $86 117

Wed Oct 14 #- $25.1K −27% −16% $162.5M 402 $62 118

Thu Oct 15 #- $24.5K −2% −14% $162.5M 402 $61 119

Fri Oct 16 #- $61.6K +151% −19% $162.6M 365 $169 120

Sat Oct 17 #- $120.6K +96% −14% $162.7M 365 $330 121

Sun Oct 18 #- $48.2K −60% −25% $162.7M 365 $132 122

Mon Oct 19 #- $24.3K −50% −19% $162.8M 365 $67 123

Tue Oct 20 #- $26.1K +8% −24% $162.8M 365 $72 124

Wed Oct 21 #- $18.0K −31% −28% $162.8M 365 $49 125

Thu Oct 22 #- $18.4K +2% −25% $162.8M 365 $50 126

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$157.1M

Jun 18Jul 6Jul 23Aug 10Aug 27

Weekend grossWk 6 · $2.8M

$45.7M

$25.4M

$13.8M

$7.7M

$4.3M

$2.8M

W1W2W3W4W5W6

Theater countPeak 2,644 → 331 −87.5%

2,644 open331 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 6 · −34.2%

−44.3%

W1→2

−45.6%

W2→3

−44.1%

W3→4

−44.3%

W4→5

−34.2%

W5→6

Steepest −45.6%Best hold −34.2%

Run milestones

$100M in 11 days

$100M

Day 11

Jun 29

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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