The Batman | March 4, 2022 | Warner Bros. | Certified Fresh on RT | 7th Most Profitable Movie of 2023

[JonahVex]

I wonder if WB gives it a super bowl final trailer and hopes the casual audience draw explodes

[Eric the Minion]

25 minutes ago, JonahVex said:

I wonder if WB gives it a super bowl final trailer and hopes the casual audience draw explodes

Warner never does the Super Bowl. Ever.

[grim22]

Just now, Eric Knoxville said:

Warner never does the Super Bowl. Ever.

I think Batman Begins was the last time they did the Superbowl. BvS and WW84 had a small presence at the Superbowl thanks to Turkish Airlines and Tide, but WB have sat out the event for 17 years now.

[Warmaster506]

Shaping up to be a massive hit.   The start of a huge year for DC. 

[JWR]

Lord knows WB could use a big win after a rough 2021.

[WittyUsername]

24 minutes ago, JWR said:

Lord knows WB could use a big win after a rough 2021.

WB wrote off their 2021 before it even started. 

[BadOlCatSylvester]

26 minutes ago, WittyUsername said:

WB wrote off their 2021 before it even started. 

Yeah, their 2021 slate was frankly pretty bad from a marketability standpoint aside from Godzilla vs Kong. With their big day and date move, that slate could at least be used to boost their streaming service. Certainly better than quietly bombing in theaters.

[excel1]

Dune and Matrix could have done much better with different release strategies. 

[WittyUsername]

10 minutes ago, excel1 said:

Dune and Matrix could have done much better with different release strategies. 

Dune did fine. Better than anyone was expecting.

[Krissykins]

Officially rated a 15 here in the UK.

 

First Batman film to get this rating since Batman Returns, which has since been revised to a 12A.
 

(Remember it’s different from an R, no one under 15 can go, even if accompanied. I’m sure it’ll still do well, Joker did. But yes,

families eliminated) 

Edited February 4, 2022 by Krissykins

[Maggie]

Just now, Krissykins said:

Officially rated a 15 here in the UK.

 

First Batman film to get this rating since Batman Returns. 
 

(Remember it’s different from an R, no one under 15 can go, even if accompanied. I’m sure it’ll still do well, Joker did. But yes,

families eliminated) 

I'm pretty sure the appeal to kids that  young was minimal anyway.

[Spidey Freak]

16 hours ago, grim22 said:

I think Batman Begins was the last time they did the Superbowl. BvS and WW84 had a small presence at the Superbowl thanks to Turkish Airlines and Tide, but WB have sat out the event for 17 years now.

 

LMAO those BvS Turkish Airlines promos were the shizz and got people searching for flights to Gotham and Metropolis

 

 

Probably my favorite non-promo marketing pieces for superhero films. 

[Eric the Minion]

1 minute ago, Maggie said:

I'm pretty sure the appeal to kids that  young was minimal anyway.

I'll never forget when my mom took 10-year-old me to see Dark Knight. The complex emotions I had walking out were tremendous...though I'll fully admit 10-year-old me was a gigantic wuss, so that probably played a part in me being freaked out by the film.

[Krissykins]

5 minutes ago, Maggie said:

I'm pretty sure the appeal to kids that  young was minimal anyway.

Kids aged 10-15? I was into Batman when I was like 6 lol. 
 

That’s a sweeping statement. Plus, quite obviously, it doesn’t just cut out the kids, it can cut out their parents because they can’t take them. 

[JonahVex]

What age kids are you talking about? Cause i was in 6th grade when TDK came out and pretty much everyone was talking about it/wanted to see it 

[Spidey Freak]

13 hours ago, Maggie said:

I'm pretty sure the appeal to kids that  young was minimal anyway.

 

Hmm, I dunno. TDK and TDKR both had done more than The Avengers and Ultron which doesn't seem possible without a substantial contribution from families with smaller kids. I remember someone relatively famous whining about TDK's milder rating coz of The Joker's antics in the film.

[filmlover]

2 hours ago, grim22 said:

I think Batman Begins was the last time they did the Superbowl. BvS and WW84 had a small presence at the Superbowl thanks to Turkish Airlines and Tide, but WB have sat out the event for 17 years now.

Looks like the last time they've participated in the Super Bowl was 2006 (16 Blocks, V for Vendetta, Poseidon). List seems rather incomplete though.

 

List of Super Bowl commercials - Wikipedia

[JWR]

I was 10 when I saw The Dark Knight with my dad in IMAX and it was a blast. It was also the first DVD I remember buying for myself to own.

[WittyUsername]

Batman has always had a lot of appeal with kids. That’s why Batman Returns was so controversial back in the day. 

[Lighthouse]

50 minutes ago, Krissykins said:

Officially rated a 15 here in the UK.

 

First Batman film to get this rating since Batman Returns, which has since been revised to a 12A.
 

(Remember it’s different from an R, no one under 15 can go, even if accompanied. I’m sure it’ll still do well, Joker did. But yes,

families eliminated) 

It's not confirmed yet. Only the trailer has been rated.