In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Daniel Loria, Russ Fischer, and Shawn Robbins dedicate an hour to covering the upcoming release of  The Batman. The title is expected to become only the second film of the pandemic to enjoy a $100 million opening weekend, and the hosts discuss the film’s overall box office potential in an otherwise slow month of March. In the feature segment, the hosts look back at the box office and cultural impact of Batman at the movies. They cover the franchise’s biggest hits and missteps ahead of the latest entry hitting screens this weekend.Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:
Weekend Box Office Forecast: The Batman Paces for Second $100M+ Pandemic Debut with Potential for Much More
Batman: A Box Office History
Cinemark Reports $1.51B in 2021 Revenue, More Than Doubling 2020 Figures
What to Listen For
00:00 Intro
01:22 Cinemark Q4 earnings report
02:22 Pre-debut forecast for The Batman

08:10 Tim Burton’s Batman hit theaters in 1989
14:59 Three years later, The Batman Returns debuted
20:18 1995’s Batman Forever 

23:43 1997’s Batman and Robin

32:13 2005’s Batman Begins 
36:50 2008’s The Dark Knight

44:15 Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy
52:32 Zach Snyder’s Man of Steel

56:53 DC’s extended universe films