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The fictional superhero Batman, created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger has appeared in 13 live-action films. The character first appeared in two serials, Batman (1943) and Batman and Robin (1949). A separate television series then followed, starring Adam West, which spawned a spin-off film (1966). Decades later, four films were then released, directed by Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher and starring Michael Keaton in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), Val Kilmer in Batman Forever (1995) and George Clooney in Batman & Robin (1997). The series was rebooted in 2005 by Christopher Nolan and starred Christian Bale, with Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). It was rebooted again in 2016 as part of the DC Extended Universe starring Ben Affleck with the Zack Snyder's film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) with two follow ups Suicide Squad (2016) and Justice League (2017). Affleck will next appear in The Flash (2023) – alongside Keaton, who returns as his version of Batman for the first time since Batman Returns – and the final DCEU entry Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) in his last appearances as the character.

Robert Pattinson currently stars in a second official rebooted series that began with The Batman (2022) and will continue with The Batman Part II (2025).

Earliest films[]

Columbia film serials (1943-1949)[]

  • Batman (1943)
  • Batman and Robin (1949)

​Dozier TV show spinoff film (1966)[]

  • Batman (1966) (1st feature length movie)

​WB Motion Picture Anthology (1989-1997)[]

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# Title Release Date Worldwide Gross RT MC Rank for Year Weekends at #1
1 Batman June 23, 1989 $411.3 million 72% 69% 2 2
2 Batman Returns June 19, 1992 $266.8 million 81% 68% 6 3
3 Batman Forever June 16, 1995 $336.5 million 41% 51% 6 1
4 Batman & Robin June 20, 1997 $238.2 million 10% 28% 14 1

The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005-2012)[]

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# Title Release Date

Worldwide Gross

RT MC
5 Batman Begins June 25, 2005 $374.2 million 84% 70%
6 The Dark Knight July 18, 2008 $1.004 billion 94% 82%
7 The Dark Knight Rises July 20, 2012 $1.084 billion 87% 78%

The Batman Saga (2022-present)[]

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# Title Release Date Worldwide Gross RT MC
8 The Batman March 4, 2022 $770.9 million 85% 72%
9 The Batman Part II October 3, 2025 TBA TBA TBA

DC Extended Universe (2016-2023)[]

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# Title Release Date Worldwide Gross RT MC
1 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice March 25, 2016 $873.2 million 27% 44%
2 Suicide Squad August 5, 2016 $746.8 million 28% 40%
3 Justice League November 17, 2017 $657.9 million 40% 45%
4 The Flash June 16, 2023 $268.5 million 64% 55%
5 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom December 25, 2023

DC Universe (TBA-)[]

# Title Release Date Worldwide Gross RT MC
1 The Brave and the Bold TBA
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Serials The Batman (1943), Batman and Robin (1949)
Dozier TV series spin-off film Batman (1966)
Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher Films Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Batman Forever (1995), Batman & Robin (1997)
Christopher Nolan Films Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Spin-offs Catwoman (2004), Joker (2019), Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
DC Extended Universe Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Suicide Squad (2016), Justice League (2017), The Flash (2023), Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
Matt Reeves Films The Batman (2022), The Batman Part II (2025)
DC Universe The Brave and the Bold (TBA)
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