The Batman comes out this Wednesday, March 2 in dark rooms. Incarnated this time by Robert Pattinson, the hero of DC, Batman, continues to fascinate the crowds, more than 80 years after his first appearance in a comic book. Here are 5 numbers around the “Batman” craze. »
10 films
Since 1966 and the first film where Adam West took over the role of Bruce Wayne, there have been a total of 10 live action films dedicated to the adventures of the batman. Tim Burton’s Tetralogy and Joel Schumacher, the Nolan trilogy where it is Christian Bale who embodies the sworn enemy of the Joker. In recent years, Ben Affleck has taken over the role of Batman, notably in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Eventually, Robert Pattinson took over. Ten films but without counting the incalculable number of animated films broadcast on small and big screen.
$100 million
This is the estimated cost of the film The Batman directed by Matt Reeves with Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz as headliners. To compare, The Dark Knight Rises and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice had an estimated budget of $250 million each. A fairly low budget for the 2022 film, but which is explained by the vision of Matt Reeves. In one weekend, the receipts for the feature film could exceed the budget allocated by Warner Bros.
$5 million
In Belgium, the Batman film that brought in the most at the box office is The Dark Knight Rises, the third installment of Christopher Nolan’s adaptation. The second opus had brought in more than 4 million dollars on Belgian territory. At the global level, it is also The Dark Knight Rises which is the master of the box office with more than a billion dollars collected.
1939
In 1939, Batman appeared for the first time in issue 27 of the magazine Detective Comics. A perfect copy of this issue was auctioned off and sold for $1.5 million. At the time, the number only cost 10 cents.
1m87
It’s the height of Bruce Wayne in the comics. He also weighs 95 pounds. Among the actors who played Batman on screen, it was Ben Affleck who was the strongest: 1m93 for 98 kilos. Michael Keaton was the shortest Batman while Robert Pattinson with his 1m85 is quite close to the height in the comics.