The Batman: Warner Bros. returns to theaters after controversial day-and-date HBO Max schedule for no. 7 in Deadline 2022’s Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament took a break during the pandemic, when theaters were closed for most of 2020-2021 and theatrical titles became more common on both the big screen and studios’ respective streaming platforms. Returning from that side, studios have largely returned to their theatrical release models and the downstream monetization they can bring. Not to mention their strength in launching IPs around the world with huge global marketing campaigns. When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top films, it’s not about how much a film costs at the box office. The true story is told as production budgets, P&A, talent royalties and other costs collide with box office and ancillary revenue from VOD to DVD and TV. To get closer to that mysterious end of the equation, Deadline is recapping our Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament for 2022, using data from experienced and trusted sources.

THE MOVIE

The dough
Warner Bros

If there was one tentpole that stood its ground during the pandemic, it was Matt Reeves’ reboot The dough with Robert Pattinson. What high stakes did this film not expect? Moreover, he follows the shadow of Christopher Nolan’s respect dark knight trilogy and the less well received Zack Snyder Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, Reeves has boldly created a noir version of the Caped Crusader that looks back to the batman year one Comics and Alfred Hitchcock films. The other selling point about it dusk The favorite of Pattinson’s cast was Batman, taking on villains namely Paul Dano’s Riddler, Colin Farrell’s Penguin and Zoe Kravitz’s Catwoman. The result? A two hour and 56 minute film, the longest Batman film of all time. The dough In mid-March 2020, production halted with the outbreak of Covid, leaving Reeves stranded in London with a quarter of the film in the can. He didn’t spend his free time rewriting, instead planning major production runs and rethinking the film’s tone – arguably the darkest of all Batman films. Production was scheduled to resume in September of that year, only to be halted three days later because Pattinson signed Covid; a standard behind-the-scenes story for any production facing a shoot before theaters reopen. Anyway if Batman Production-ready Warner Bros. has made a controversial move to switch its 2021 theatrical schedule to a day-and-date strategy with HBO Max. After widespread outrage across the city, Warners reverted to a theatrical release strategy The dough, and moviegoers immediately flocked back to see it. The film became the fifth-biggest domestic opening of all time in March, with $134 million and a $225 million worldwide debut. Warner Bros. ‘s newly installed film executives Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy soon after signed a multi-year first-look deal with Reeves. he purrs from his Batman Universe in an HBO Max series centered around Farrell’s penguin. Although James Gunn and Peter Safran are taking over DC from former boss Walter Hamada and planning their own Batman film, brave and daring reeves batman2, which is currently in the script stage, remains on track. The sequel is announced as part of the other world of Safran and Gunn’s DC Universe and hits theaters on October 3, 2025.

THE BOX SCORE

IT COMES AFTER

The dough arrived on HBO Max on April 18, 46 days after its theatrical launch, and in its first week of service, the service attracted 4.1 million viewers per Samba TV, surpassing the daily viewership of 2020. The Suicide Squad (3.5 million) and Wonder Woman 1984 (3.2 million). At this moment, The dough amassed nearly 99% of its $369.3 million at the domestic box office, highlighting the value of delayed home windows on a blockbuster title. The $150 million worldwide streaming TV revenue includes the amount Warners itself pays to get the film released on HBO Max. Note that each studio has a price list to calculate this cost based on a percentage of the box office. Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav has abandoned the business philosophy preached and practiced by former WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar, believing that a declining window hurts incremental revenue and the longevity of an image. Zaslav is right if The dough bringing in $177 million in profit.