Warner Bros. film The Batman has placed number one in North American theatres, becoming the first film to exceed $100 million in its opening weekend.
According to Exhibitor Relations, the latest film in the Batman franchise, which stars English actor Robert Pattinson has raked in an estimated $128.5 million between Friday to Sunday.
The film, which cost an estimated $200million to produce, follows the caped crusader as he tracks down serial killer Paul Dano battling crime, corruption and his demons.
Spider-Man: No Way Home is the only other film produced in the pandemic era to surpass the $100million mark in its opening weekend, raking in $260million in ticket sales in December.
Coming in second place is Sony adventure film “Uncharted,” starring Tom Holland, raking in $11 million despite its domestic total passing $100 million.
Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s buddy comedy Dog, which saw Channing Tatum play a war-wounded US Army Ranger, placed third with $6million. The Ranger drives Lulu, a dog injured while working with the military in Afghanistan, to her former handler’s funeral.
In fourth place, 12 weeks since its release, is Spider-Man with $4.4 million in domestic ticket sales and almost $1 billion international earnings.
Down one place in fifth position is 20th Century’s murder mystery Death on the Nile at $2.7 million. The murder mystery stars Kenneth Branagh as the quirky Belgian detective Hercule Poirot in this latest take on the 1937 Agatha Christie novel.
Other films on the list are:
- “Sing 2” ($1.5 million)
- “Jackass Forever” ($1.4 million)
- “Cyrano” ($683,000)
- “Scream” ($570,000)
- “Marry Me” ($530,000)
