Popular they may seem, Batman movies don’t make as much money as you’d think
- June 30th, 2008
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So this is sorta surprising. Despite how seemingly popular the Batman movies have been, that awful one starring George Clooney notwithstanding, they don’t seem to make all that much money. Adjusted for inflation, the first movie is still box office king with $436.4 million at the box office. Batman Begins pulled in $226.3 million.
The worst, of course, was that Clooney stinker, Batman and Robin, which did only $143.7 million at the box office. Worse, it actually cost the studio money! Yup, nothing like a -14 percent return on investment to nearly kill a franchise.
I’d complain that the Dark Knight comes out in Spain, where I’ll be, on August 13, a full month after it comes out in the U.S., but who’d listen? (Was that even a sentence?)
dhario (Who am I?)
5 months ago
i think the box office number is misleading - i assure you the studios are just fine. look at the revenues for post box-office showings and dvd/vod sales/rentals are pretty significant. keep in mind they also get paid for the number of times the movie appears on TV. also, i’m not sure of whether the above numbers include worldwide box office sales. the release windows for movies is very well controlled, and currently under pressure from alternate movie access.
although — i’m sure the clooney batman still never recovered their costs. :)