Batman
“Justice is always darkest before the dawn.”
Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman known as 'The Joker' seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale.
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Crime
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Batman performed
Budget
$35.0M
Worldwide Gross
$411.3M
Gross Profit
$376.3M
Return
11.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$46M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~32/68, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Fantasy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Batman / Bruce Wayne
Michael Keaton
Batman / Bruce Wayne
Joker / Jack Napier
Jack Nicholson
Joker / Jack Napier
Vicki Vale
Kim Basinger
Vicki Vale
Alexander Knox
Robert Wuhl
Alexander Knox
Commissioner Gordon
Pat Hingle
Commissioner Gordon
Harvey Dent
Billy Dee Williams
Harvey Dent
Alfred
Michael Gough
Alfred
Grissom
Jack Palance
Grissom
Alicia
Jerry Hall
Alicia
Bob the Goon
Tracey Walter
Bob the Goon
Mayor
Lee Wallace
Mayor
Eckhardt
William Hootkins
Eckhardt
If you liked Batman
The Dark Knight
2008
Batman Returns
1992
Batman Begins
2005
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
2023